Parliament finally passes bill to criminalize LGBTQ Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 that criminalizes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer– LGBTQ activities. Under this new law, people who publically declare that they belong to the LGBTQ community face between 2-10 years …
Read More »Decolonising the academy in Africa
Nigerian historian and thinker Toyin Falola speaks to Olayinka Oyegbile Nigerian intellectual and historian Toyin Falola’s latest book is called `Decolonizing African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency, and Voice’. It sets out to respond to the urgent need to eliminate the vestiges of colonialism (the domination of foreign powers) in the …
Read More »US top court in landmark ruling to protect LGBT workers
Washington, United States | AFP | The US Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for the gay and transgender communities Monday when it ruled that employers cannot discriminate against workers because of their sexual orientation. In a blow to the administration of President Donald Trump, the court ruled by six votes …
Read More »Reviving Anti-gay Bill
Why it’s a costly waste of time for Ugandans Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Father Simon Lokodo, the ethics and integrity Minister’s planned re-introduction of the anti-homosexuality bill in Parliament has been described by human rights activists as “a waste of time and an unmitigated self-inflicted disaster for Uganda.” …
Read More »Homosexuality not Genetic, says study
Lokodo pleased, LGBTs say study misunderstood Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s Minister for Ethics and Integrity Fr. Simon Lokodo has welcomed results of a recent massive study that shows that the so-called ‘gay gene’ is a total myth. “Of course there is no person born gay,” said Lokodo …
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