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9 February 2012Ugandan 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." -
8 February 2012Interview: Gays and the Libyan revolution, before and after (part one) 15 In the first part of this interview, Khaleed, a 31 year old Libyan LGBT activist, discusses his life as a gay man under Gaddafi's regime. -
7 February 2012Ugandan gay death penalty bill back in parliament 31 An infamous gay death penalty bill has been reintroduced to the Ugandan parliament today. -
6 February 2012Tunisian 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. -
2 February 2012South African lesbian killers sentenced to 18 years in prison 8 Four men convicted of murdering a lesbian near Cape Town have received 18-year prison sentences, days before the sixth anniversary of her death. -
29 January 2012UN 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 2012Gay Tunisians speak out 11 The socio-political upheaval Tunisia has undergone since the revolution has led many Tunisians to question their place within this new society – Tunisia’s often undiscussed LGBT community is no exception to this uncertainty. -
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. -
25 January 2012Peter Tatchell on arresting Robert Mugabe and interrupting Archbishop Carey 6 In Peter Tatchell's own words, his account of hijacking the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter Sermon in 1998 and his first attempt at a citizen's arrest of Robert Mugabe. -
24 January 2012Zulu king’s alleged anti-gay comment to be investigated 8 Anti-gay comments reportedly made by the king of the Zulu people are set to be investigated by South Africa's Human Rights Commission, but the royal family insists it was a mistranslation by a national newspaper.
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23 January 2012Ex-South African president: Ugandan anti-gay bill makes no sense 23 The former president of South Africa, Thabo MBeki, has criticised Uganda's infamous anti-gay bill, saying it does not "make sense" to intervene in people's private lives. -
23 January 2012Zulu prince: King’s ‘rotten gays’ comment was ‘mistranslated’ 23 Comments by the Zulu king that gay relationships were "rotten" have been dismissed as a mistranslation by the royal family.
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23 January 2012Zulu king: Gays are rotten 25 Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, King of the Zulu people, has reportedly said gay relationships are a new invention and are "rotten".
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11 January 2012Liberian Speaker rules out gay rights bills 32 The Speaker of Liberia's House of Representatives has said no gay rights bills will make progress during his tenure. -
6 January 2012Zimbabwe mayor rubbishes claims his pink bins were pulled 7 A Zimbabwe mayor has insisted his city council will use the twenty pink dustbins donated by a pro-gay rights group as soon as he can find prominent spaces for them. -
3 January 2012Comment: On running club nights and marathons 4 Sam Feller runs QueerlyOut, a gay club night in London and is training to complete a marathon this year in Rwamagana, East Rwanda to benefit the survivors of the 1994 genocide. -
29 December 2011Zimbabwe MP bailed after allegedly claiming Robert Mugabe had gay affairs 15 A Zimbabwean MP who was arrested last week after saying President Robert Mugabe had sex with other male politicians has been released on bail of $200 today, the state newspaper says. -
28 December 2011Muslim leader in Ghana offers anti-gay Christmas message 75 The National Chief Immam of Ghana issued a Christmas message this year which praised the efforts of Christians and members of other religions for their efforts to denounce homosexuality. -
22 December 2011Nigerian health minister says bisexuals “pose a challenge” to HIV efforts 15 Nigeria's health minister has warned that bisexual men pose a "challenge" to efforts to tackle the spread of HIV in the country, as the prevalence of HIV among gay and bisexual men in the country was found to have risen. -
21 December 2011Zimbabwe MP arrested for claiming Robert Mugabe “practised homosexuality” 63 A female member of parliament in Zimbabwe has been arrested after claiming the president, Robert Mugabe, had a sexual relationship with former president Canaan Banana.
