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SA GAY PARTY DROPS OUT OF ELECTION RACE: South Africa’s recently formed gay and lesbian political party has dropped out of this year’s election race. Last
AFRICA’S ANTI-GAY CRACKDOWN: IS KENYA NEXT?: The Kenyan parliament has demanded that the government explain why gays and lesbians are not being
ACTIVISTS STRIKE AGAINST UGANDA’S ANTI-GAY LAW: In a major development, a group of prominent activists and scholars in Uganda have lodged a challenge
SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST AFRICAN SEMINAR ON LGBTI RIGHTS: It appears that the South African government is planning to host a potentially ground-breaking
ARE SEX VENUES HARMING THE GAY COMMUNITY?: A British LGBT rights campaigner has controversially argued that gay sex venues like saunas and steam-baths
GAY GROUPS BACK SA GOV STANCE ON UGANDA: In a surprising move, six leading LGBTI NGOs have backed the South African government’s “quiet diplomacy”
IS MUGABE PLANNING UGANDA-STYLE ANTI-GAY LAW?: According to the Zimbabwean media, President Robert Mugabe may be planning to introduce an anti-gay law
SCHOOL PUPILS DEMAND EQUALITY FOR LESBIAN GIRLS: Tembisa high school pupils in the east of Johannesburg have joined a protest against their school for
WORLD BANK SUSPENDS $90 MILLION LOAN TO UGANDA: The World Bank has confirmed that it has put a planned loan to Uganda on hold due to the country’s
SA GOV WON’T COMMENT ON UGANDA LAW, BACKS QWELANE: The South African government has confirmed that it won’t condemn Uganda’s anti-gay