Mogae would not stick his neck out for gays
- 14 Mar 2011 14:02 - Faranaaz Parker
- Former Botswana president Festus Mogae has admitted that while in office he put his political career ahead of gay rights.
To be black and gay in Soweto
- 04 Mar 2011 11:08 -
- In an edited extract from Edenvale, Mark Gevisser introduces Edgar and Phil and what it was like to lead a double life under apartheid.
Gay footballers, please stand up
- 01 Mar 2011 06:48 - John Leicester
- Two decades into the 21st century, the day when a top athlete's sexuality is not news at all still seems so distant. It cannot come fast enough.
Sepp Blather does it again
- 17 Dec 2010 00:00 - Owen Gibson
- Anger over Fifa president's remarks about gay football fans in Qatar.
Call to arrest shocks gay activists
- 06 Dec 2010 09:43 - Jody Clarke
- Gay rights activists in Kenya have condemned their prime minister for saying that anyone engaging in homosexual activities should be arrested.
Gay bishop quits after 'constant strain'
- 15 Nov 2010 09:47 - Riazat Butt
- The rift in the Anglican communion over homosexuality was reopened after its first openly gay bishop resigned.
Patriarchy polices heterosexuality
- 12 Nov 2010 10:13 - Raymond Suttner
- South Africans are rightly proud of having what is probably the most progressive Constitution in the world. But rights can never be taken for granted.
Gay Ugandans targeted after outing
- 29 Oct 2010 10:04 - Jody Clarke
- Containing names and addresses, a hostile report has left people in fear of their lives.
Bishop Okoh's war on homosexuality
- 27 Jul 2010 07:34 - Savitri Hensman
- Nigeria's most senior Anglican cleric uses distorted readings of the Bible to support his viscerally homophobic message.
Homosexuality and the battle for Africa's soul
- 04 Jun 2010 15:50 -
- Complex anxieties are at play in the wave of homophobia that's currently sweeping over the continent, writes Mark Gevisser.
Persecuted Zimbabwean gays caught up in power struggle
- 28 May 2010 06:00 - Jason Moyo
- Ellen Chademana and Ignatius Muhambi hid their faces as they emerged from a Harare court late on Wednesday, hiding from two photographers.
UN rights chief condemns conviction of Malawi gay couple
- 21 May 2010 11:43 - Staff Reporter
- The UN's top human rights official has condemned the sentencing of two gay men in Malawi as "blatantly discriminatory".
Malawi court sentences gay couple to 14 years in prison
- 20 May 2010 10:33 - Staff Reporter
- A Malawi court has sentenced a gay couple to the maximum 14 years in prison for unnatural acts and gross indecency.
Malawi court convicts gay couple
- 18 May 2010 13:06 - Raphael Tenthani
- A gay couple in Malawi was found guilty on Tuesday of unnatural acts and gross indecency after a trial that drew worldwide condemnation.
'Little backing' for Uganda anti-gay Bill
- 09 Apr 2010 11:11 - Staff Reporter
- A Ugandan parliamentary panel said on Friday there is little backing for the country's widely condemned anti-gay Bill.
Malawi churches says homosexuality is 'sinful'
- 20 Mar 2010 10:41 - Staff Reporter
- Malawi church leaders say that homosexuality is "sinful" and urge Western nations to withdraw threats to halt aid to the Southern Africa country.
Obama condemns Uganda anti-gay bill as 'odious'
- 05 Feb 2010 08:28 - Staff Reporter
- US President Barack Obama has denounced as "odious" a proposed anti-gay law in Uganda that has drawn international condemnation.
Malawi backs trial of newly wed gay couple
- 19 Jan 2010 11:35 - Staff Reporter
- Malawi on Tuesday defended the country's first trial of a newly wed gay couple charged with "gross indecency".
Uganda backtracks on anti-gay law after outrage
- 14 Jan 2010 07:53 - Staff Reporter
- Uganda has indicated it will bow to international pressure and amend draconian anti-homosexual legislation.
Homophobia on the Bill
- 04 Dec 2009 13:52 - Xan Rice
- As a gay Ugandan, Frank Mugisha has endured insults from strangers, hate messages on his phone, police harassment and being outed in a tabloid.
