SPOTLIGHT
Robel Meseret Hailu made history as the first Ethiopian contestant in Mr Gay World before helping to launch the advocacy group House of Guramayle, creating a support network for LGBTQ+ people under constant...
Coming out can carry devastating consequences in Ethiopia, but ‘coming in’ offers an alternative path to solace and solidarity in a society that remains deeply hostile to the LGBTQ+ community.
FEATURES
The former Sauti Sol singer reflects on his journey from secrecy to liberation and why he’s comfortable being seen as an LGBTQ role model even if he sometimes...
None of the local NGOs have condemned — or even acknowledged — new evidence of human rights violations documented by LGBTQ+ advocacy group House of Gu...
NEWS
In our March round-up of must-read LGBTQ+ news, Fatteh spotlights Botswana’s same-sex marriage battle, religious homophobia in Senegal, Nigeria’s secret...
In February’s round-up of must-read LGBTQ+ news, Fatteh spotlights Ghanaian bishops, Angolan trans activists, South Africa’s ballroom scene and stories...
Advocates say the proposed law has created an ‘atmosphere of terror’ among the local LGBTQ+ community and warn that, if passed, it would intensify hostility...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of must-read LGBTQ+ news features Nigerian club kids, South African preachers, Gabonese singers and stories from Egypt, Ghana...
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Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features Nigerian filmmakers, Ugandan students, Egyptian football execs and stories from Namibia,...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features a trans Ghanaian musician, Ugandan cabinet ministers, a South African Pride parade...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features a trans Ghanaian musician, Ugandan cabinet ministers, a South African Pride parade...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features a singer from Côte d'Ivoire, a Nigerian governor, Ethiopian asylum-seekers, and stories...
The landmark ruling is the first known directive of its kind in Africa, according to Kenyan advocacy group Jinsiangu which supported the trans woman petitioner...
Fatteh’s monthly round-up of LGBTQ+ news from the continent features blackmailers in Ghana, Kenyan lobbyists, agitators in Morocco, Nigerian ministers...
Revellers from Horn of Africa countries Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti and the global diaspora assembled in the Austrian capital to celebrate...
The majority of the 47 countries on the UNHRC voted in favour of keeping an expert focused on the protection of LGBTQ people. However, 15 countries voted...