For the first time in more than eight years of World Wide Wave that we have been able to bring you a queer story from Yemen. It has taken several months for this story of […]
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Algeria in North Africa is the world’s 10th largest country by area with 44 million people. Under French rule until 1962, it is a majority Muslim country where Sharia law has been applied since 1966. […]
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The Kingdom of Morocco, located in North Africa, has long been a major tourist destination. The once French ruled country continues to criminalise same sex activity and also sexual activity outside of wedlock. And now […]
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In some countries, sexuality is used as a weapon. Countries where sexual orientation and gender identity are either outlawed or unaccepted, LGBTI people can experience black mail or town gossip. Nigeria is one such place. […]
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From the day we are born, we strive to forge our own identity. The parts of our life that make us both fit in and stand out. But the process is a whole lot more […]
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Two Saudi men, in a loving relationship for 16 years, lived a quiet and comfortable life together – avoiding attracting the kind of attention that could land them in jail, or even the death penalty, […]
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Historically, the northern African country of Tunisia has not had a great track record on LGBTI rights. But a revolution and the excitement of what democracy might bring has given hope to the local LGBTI […]
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We recently covered the Presidential election in Tunisia where and openly gay lawyer is running to lead the country BUT being opposed by a collective of LGBTI groups. But what is happening culturally in Tunisia that […]
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Tunisia is not known at all for its progressive LGBTI rights agenda. In fact, they still retain and enforce age-old ‘sodomy’ laws, jailing LGBTI people for sexual relations. Enter a white knight – an openly gay human […]
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In recent time we have been able to bring you some positive stories from Africa about advances in LGBTI rights. You might even think there is a tide of change swelling in Africa. In this […]
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