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21 February 2012
Africa sends its first black contestants to Mr Gay World 79 Africa has more finalists in the Mr Gay World competition than ever before this year with representatives from Namibia, South Africa, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.
17 February 2012
Liberian senator tables ‘gay death penalty’ bill 64 The former first lady of Liberia has reportedly tabled a bill which could make homosexuality in the country punishable by death in her new capacity as a senator.
15 February 2012
Activist calls Libyan anti-gay comment at UN an ‘attack on human rights’ 8 A gay activist and journalist from Tripoli, Libya has responded to reports that a Libyan delegate to the UN Human Rights Council claimed gays threatened the continuation of the human race.
15 February 2012
Gambian president: Gay rights ‘destroy culture’ 64 Yahya Jammeh, the President of the Gambia, has said those who think gay rights are human rights in the African state are making a "great mistake".
14 February 2012
Ugandan gay rights workshop ‘raided’ 18 Amnesty International has called on Uganda to end its "outrageous harassment" of activists after a cabinet minister reportedly raided a workshop being held by gay and trans rights advocates.
14 February 2012
Libya: UN delegate says gays ‘affect continuation of humanity’ 35 Gays threaten the continuation of the human race, Libya's UN delegate has reportedly told the organisation's Human Rights Council in the country's first appearance since Gaddafi was overthrown.
9 February 2012
Ugandan government ‘does not support’ anti-gay bill 24 The Ugandan government has distanced itself from the infamous bill which was reintroduced this week saying: "The facilitation of this debate should not be confused for the government's support for this bill."
7 February 2012
Ugandan gay death penalty bill back in parliament 31 An infamous gay death penalty bill has been reintroduced to the Ugandan parliament today.
6 February 2012
Tunisian human rights minister: No free speech for gays 68 Tunisia's human rights minister Samir Dilou has attacked new online magazine Gayday and said gays need ‘medical treatment’ in a TV interview.
29 January 2012
UN secretary general: African governments must respect gay rights 36 The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told African leaders that they must respect gay rights in an unusually outspoken declaration made at an African Union summit in Ethiopia.
26 January 2012
‘Disrespectful’ gays demanded Zulu king’s apology 19 While the question of what exactly the Zulu king said about gays in a speech on Sunday remains, the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa said the gay rights group who demanded an apology showed the king disrespect.
19 August 2011
Cameroon men arrested for ‘looking feminine’ 18 The lawyer for two men facing trial in Cameroon for homosexuality offences says they were arrested for looking feminine.
15 August 2011
Amnesty: Cameroon must release men on gay sex charges 10 Amnesty International has called for Cameroonian officials to immediately release two young men charged with homosexuality offences.
22 June 2011
David Cameron says UK will pressure Africa on gay rights 274 After kicking off his speech with a risqué joke about queens, prime minister David Cameron told guests at a Downing Street LGBT reception that the government would keep working on LGBT issues.
7 June 2011
Amnesty fights for Cameroonian man jailed for three years on charges of being gay 35 Thousands of Amnesty International supporters are appealing to the authorities in Cameroon for the immediate release of a man jailed for charges of "homosexuality and attempted homosexuality".
14 April 2011
Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe calls Britain ‘gay filth’ 47 Homophobic Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe called Britain's tolerance of gay rights "unnatural" and "filth" at the funeral of his deputy intelligence chief today.
3 March 2011
Homophobia reportedly widespread in UK African communities 9 According to Mambo, the African healthier lifestyle magazine published by Terrence Higgins Trust, hostile attitudes towards gay men and lesbians within UK African communities is on the rise.
21 November 2010
Pope says male prostitutes could use condoms as first step in their ‘moralisation’ 27 Sexual health charities, politicians and gay rights campaigners have welcomed what appears to be a relaxation in Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to the use of condoms.
16 November 2010
Elton John to guest-edit The Independent 2 Elton John is to guest-edit a special edition of The Independent for World AIDS Day.
28 October 2010
Ugandan MP says anti-gay bill ‘will be law soon’ 27 David Bahati, the Ugandan MP who tabled a bill calling for gays to be jailed or executed, says he is confident his bill will soon become law.

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