A Zambian magistrate has acquitted a gay rights activist charged with an offence against public morality over pro-gay comments he made on television.
Ugandan doctor and gay rights activist Paul Semugoma has been granted an exceptional work permit after being detained when his visa expired.
Home affairs has sought leave to appeal an interim court order that Ugandan gay rights activist Paul Semugoma be allowed to enter SA.
South African artist Zanele Muholi’s two shows come from different directions at the central issue: the (im)possibility of the task of mourning.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has commisioned reports from doctors to aid his decision on whether to sign anti-gay legislation into law.
As the Winter Olympics begin, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hopes that a successful event will enhance the country’s international reputation.
Russia was ready to put on a grand show for the Winter Games when the Olympic torch arrived in Sochi despite concerns about gay rights and corruption.
The Equal Rights Party, one with a focus on gender and sexual issues, will contest the national elections this year.
Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Africa’s leading literary figures, has outed himself in response to a wave of homophobic laws across the continent.
British actor Hugh Laurie has prompted an outcry in Russia with a Twitter proposal to boycott vodka over President Vladimir Putin’s gay rights stance.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is "walking on banana peels" as he "moderates" his controversial Bill against homosexuality.
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a Bill banning gay marriage and same-sex partnerships.
Uganda has passed a law that makes some gay acts punishable by life in prison, says a spokesperson for the legislature.
India’s Supreme Court has reinstated a ban on gay sex in the world’s largest democracy, following a four-year period of decriminalisation.
Gay rights activists have paraded through India’s capital to demand an end to the stigmatisation of gays, lesbians and transgenders in the country.
Gay people were painted as the enemy in the ruling party’s election campaign, so what hope of rights now?
Cher claims to have rejected an invitation to perform at the Sochi Winter Olympics in protest against anti-gay laws in Russia.
Amnesty International has once again highlighted the plight of gay people in Zambia as two men accused of same-sex sexual conduct prepare for trial.
Justice Minister Sidiki Kaba has ruled out legalising homosexuality in Senegal despite being a former leading activist for gay rights, say reports.
Fifa says it has asked 2018 World Cup hosts Russia to explain in more detail its controversial new law banning "homosexual propaganda."
Around the time South African lesbian Duduzile Zozo was murdered, so was Cameroonian activist Eric Lembembe.
Cameroon’s rights groups have pressed the government to carry out a proper investigation into the gruesome murder of a prominent gay rights activist.
Gay rights campaigner Eric Lembembe has been found dead in his Yaounde home after being tortured, says Human Rights Watch.
Hours after arriving in Africa, Barack Obama’s backing of equal gay rights has highlighted the reality of a continent that largely criminalises gays.
Russia’s police have detained more than 20 gay rights activists involved in a "kissing protest" outside parliament.
The ban on foreign gay couples adopting has underscored a growing rift with the West over gay rights under President Vladimir Putin.
Rhodes students and staff are livid after “racist, xenophobic” posters were displayed on campus.
Refugees and asylum seekers face a host of challenges when crossing borders, but the obstacles are particularly pronounced for LGBTI persons.
Zambian police have arrested a gay couple after the family of one of the men reported the relationship to authorities.
The government has condemned all forms of violence against homosexuals following the assault of a gay man in a Cape Town township.
Refugees are often treated badly in South Africa, writes Junior Mayema — even if it’s not always as horrific as being dragged behind a police van.
The Obama camp has outlined its argument on why the US Supreme Court should strike a federal law that defines marriage as between a man and woman.