The lessons of 2025 should shape LGBTQ rights strategies for 2026 and beyond “When the United States suddenly withdrew from its role as a leader in global LGBTQ+ advocacy, it left a huge void.” (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters) COMMENTARY In this commentary, Fabrice Houdart, the  executive director of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors, discusses what LGBTQ rights …

Three months after the West African nation of Burkina Faso enacted a law against gay sex, it military-dominated government has sentenced the first man for violating that law and sentenced him to two years in prison. By Melanie Nathan The African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) has received confirmation of a case in Burkina Faso in which a foreign national was convicted …

Junior is a young Senegalese man who lives with a secret. The truth is, Junior is gay. Just like every other gay person in Dakar, he is afraid of not only rejection, but of persecution, even imprisonment. That situation is a far cry from a few decades ago, when some Senegalese men openly identified themselves as neither male nor female, …

Nairobi’s queer safe houses are pushed to the brink as LGBTQ+ refugees flee hunger in Kakuma camp hit by aid cuts. Food rations at refugee camps were cut after funding was slashed. LGBTQ+ refugees have fled Kakuma Camp because of hunger and abuse. Nairobi safe houses have been unable to cope with the number of arrivals NAIROBI – Terry Namalo, …