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David Kato, Murdered
> David Kato1969 – 2011 The Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato has been murdered aged 42. The BBC News obituary can be found here.
Outburst Cultural Day, November 27th
>Outburst, serving the black LGBT community in London, have announced a cultural day event at Camberwell on November the 27th. Click here for more details.
Justin Fashanu in Extra Time
>Born in 1961, Justin Fashanu was brought up by foster parents and by the children’s charity Barnardos. At 14 he signed schoolboy forms with Norwich… Read More »Justin Fashanu in Extra Time
Gay Pride and Prejudice in Kenya
>Ishmael, an openly gay Kenyan man living in the small coastal town of Mtwapa, just north of Mombasa, says that many gay men have come… Read More »Gay Pride and Prejudice in Kenya
Dakar: From Africa’s Gay Capital to Centre of Homophobia
>In colonial times, Senegal’s metropolis Dakar was famous for its open and tolerated homosexual prostitution market, and as late as in the 1970s, as many… Read More »Dakar: From Africa’s Gay Capital to Centre of Homophobia
Black British Lesbian History Project: Contributions and Volunteers Needed
>Like so much of LGBT History the specific experience of black British lesbians is being lost. The books are out of print and the memories… Read More »Black British Lesbian History Project: Contributions and Volunteers Needed
South African Lesbian Football Team Offers Sanctuary
>Many people see South Africa, with its famously liberal constitution, as a bastion of sexual freedom on the continent. But in some townships, gay women… Read More »South African Lesbian Football Team Offers Sanctuary
Georges Kanuma Dies
>Georges Kanuma 1972 – 2010 The Burundian AIDS and Human Rights activist Georges Kanuma died on 14 April after a short illness. – Burundi: Message… Read More »Georges Kanuma Dies
Event: Gay Africa
>GAY AFRICA is a response to the human rights and sexuality crisis sweeping the continent. In Uganda they propose to execute gays, in Malawi they… Read More »Event: Gay Africa