ANGELIQUE KIDJO CONDEMNS AFRICAN HOMOPHOBIA
Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo has powerfully spoken out against the recent wave of homophobia that has spread across some countries in Africa. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Kidjo said: “The homosexual issue has been brought up front by religious groups in Africa but we have had homosexuals for centuries in Africa and nobody talked about […]
IS JOBURG PRIDE BROKE?
The organisers behind last year’s Johannesburg Pride continue to be embroiled in controversy, with the event’s finances and management now being questioned. Mambaonline has learned that the venue at which the event was held, the Sandton Sports Club, is in debt to one of its suppliers, apparently because Joburg Pride has not paid its bills […]
ZIM TRANS WOMAN TOILET CASE DISMISSED
A transgender Zimbabwean woman who was on trial for using a female bathroom in a Bulawayo hotel can breathe a sigh of relief. Ricky Nathanson had been facing a charge of “criminal nuisance” for using the toilet but, on Tuesday, the case against her was dismissed. According to Mojalifa Mokoele, Program Manager at the Sexual […]
ANTI-GAY VIOLENCE ON THE RISE IN RUSSIA
In the run up to the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch has reported a “deteriorating situation of widespread and concerted abuse against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and activists” in Russia. LGBT victims of violence and groups have told Human Rights Watch that stigma, harassment, and violence in their everyday lives […]
IVORY COAST HIV / LGBT ACTIVISTS IN HIDING
The authorities in the Ivory Coast must urgently investigate the unprecedented wave of homophobic attacks in Abidjan, which has forced many HIV workers to go into hiding, says Amnesty International. On 25 January, the office of Alternative Côte d’Ivoire – an organisation working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex people (LGBTI) […]