Erasing 76 Crimes / Colin Stewart, editor

More than 70 arrested in Tunisia's anti-LGBT crackdown Tunisia has launched a campaign of arrests targeting  the nation's queer citizens.

More than 70 arrested in Tunisia’s anti-LGBT crackdown

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Tunisia #Damj

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Generous readers helped free two imprisoned LGBTQ truck drivers They came to the attention of an Erasing 76 Crimes journalist / LGBTQ rights activist who traveled to Maroua and Bertoua prisons in the spring to deliver food

Generous readers helped free two innocent LGBTQ truck drivers from African prison

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#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Cameroon #ProjectNotAlone #Prison

Global Black Pride will be held in Paris in 2026 Global Black Pride is a cultural, political, artistic, and festive event that, since 2020, has aimed to promote the legacy and visibility of Afroqueer communities, particularly those from diasporas or...

Global Black Pride will be held in Paris in 2026

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #France #Paris #Pride #GlobalBlackPride

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NYC mayoral front runner under fire over backing from Uganda homophobe. 'Good luck', says ‘Kill the Gays’ leader Rebecca Kadaga to Zohran Mamdani.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Mamdani #Kadaga #AHA #Uganda

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Russian police raid ‘kissing party‘

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#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Russia #KissingClub #Moscow

Cameroon LGBT people detained amid post-election unrest The tensions following the Oct. 12 presidential election in Cameroon plunged the country into a spiral of repression. Under the guise of maintaining order,

LGBT people imprisoned amid post-election unrest in Cameroon

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Cameroon

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Lesotho project aims to stop gender-based violence An international commission of lawyers and court officials has kicked off an initiative aimed at reducing violence against women and LGBTQI+ people in the

Women and queer people face violence and discrimination across Lesotho in southern Africa.

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Supporters of LGBTQ Syrians aim to revive Mawaleh, 'a defiant glitterbomb of resistance' Queer Syrians have survived war, persecution, and exile. Yet their voices remain almost entirely absent from recovery efforts and public dialogue, say

Supporters of LGBTQ Syrians aim to revive Mawaleh magazine, ‘a defiant glitterbomb of resistance’

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Syria #Mawaleh

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Anti-LGBTIQ violence in Uganda continues to worsen, report says A new report by the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) has revealed a significant increase in the number of cases in Uganda in which

Anti-LGBTIQ violence in Uganda continues to worsen, report says

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#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Uganda

UN anti-AIDS leader tells off Ugandan homophobes trolling her son online Winnie Byanyima tells Ugandan 'weak trolls and bots': 'Stay out of our family affairs.'

UN anti-AIDS leader tells off Ugandan homophobes trolling her son online

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #UNAIDS #Uganda #Byanyima #homophobia

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Ugandan anti-LGBTQ pastor uses Charlie Kirk murder to sell books Pastor Martin Ssempa, Uganda’s most prominent homophobic cleric, has been using the murder of American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk to promote

Ugandan anti-LGBTQ pastor uses Charlie Kirk murder to sell books

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #CharlieKirk #Uganda #Homophobia #Ssempa

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The world cannot afford to lose UNAIDS Over the past two decades, UNAIDS, the United Nations agency that coordinates the fight against AIDS, has seen dramatic reductions in fatalities related to

The world cannot afford to lose UNAIDS

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #AIDS #HIV #UNAIDS #Uganda

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Trans people face violence across Middle East and North Africa, new report finds Transgender individuals in the Middle East and North Africa are ensnared in a vicious cycle of state-sponsored criminalization, systemic legal

Trans people face violence across Middle East and North Africa, new report finds.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights  #MENA #NorthAfrica #MiddleEast 

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Our website set free an innocent gay prisoner. Now donations are needed to keep it running.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Cameroon

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If political promises matter, Guyana is about to repeal its anti-gay laws With national elections over, LGBTQ+ advocates in Guyana say they are ready to work with the new administration to remove Guyana from its status as the only

If political promises matter, Guyana is about to repeal its anti-gay laws

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Guyana

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Bisexual U.S. deportee in hiding in homophobic Gambia

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Trump #bisexual #Ghana #Gambia #deportation #deportees

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Shams vs. Shams: Rupture in Tunisian gay rights advocacy group The Tunisian LGBTQI+ rights group Shams has long been divisive and controversial, not only with conservative Tunisians, but also with other Tunisian human

Shams vs. Shams: Rupture in Tunisian gay rights advocacy group as Shams co-founder and a current leader trade accusations of illegality.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Tunisia #France

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Transgender Kenyans win a major court victory Although transgender rights are under attack in the United States and the United Kingdom, transgender people in Kenya have won a major court victory.

Transgender Kenyans win a major court victory

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Kenya #trans #transgender

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Here's how a lesbian couple regained their dignity in Cameroon In a country where homosexuality is still criminalized,  Cameroonian lesbians Fleur and Wanda embody the courage and resilience that's needed to survive and

Here’s how a lesbian couple regained their dignity in Cameroon.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Cameroon #lesbian #ProjectNotAlone #GrandCampMaisie

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West Africa pushes tally of nations with anti-gay laws to 65 Burkina Faso's new anti-gay law provides up to 5 years in prison for homosexuality

West African military regime pushes tally of nations with anti-gay laws to 65

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #BurkinaFaso #Africa #homophobia

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Deportation to a human rights wasteland? Uganda is not so unlike Trump's America Five months after U.S. officials' "administrative error" led to the wrongful deportation of immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador for nearly three

Deportation to a human rights wasteland? Uganda is not so unlike Trump’s America

#Uganda @RealDonaldTrump #AbregoGarcia #deportation #humanrights #UnitedStates

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He fled Jamaica after surviving an anti-gay shooting. U.S. is trying to send him back. Immigration agents are seeking to deport a 40-year-old Jamaican asylum-seeker who fled to the United States in 2021 after being nearly shot to death in

He fled Jamaica after surviving an anti-gay shooting. U.S. is trying to send him back.
#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights  #Jamaica #asylum #deportatoin
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Scamsters prey on LGBTQ+ activists from the Global South, inviting them to fake conferences in Canada The scamsters offered scholarship aid if activists paid hefty application fees and sent personal data

Scamsters prey on LGBTQ+ activists from the Global South, inviting them to fake conferences in Canada

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #scams #Canada #Ghana #Pakistant #Uganda

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Ukraine government introduces bill to combat anti-LGBT discrimination, hate speech Ukraine's government has introduced a bill that would strengthen penalties for discrimination, hate crimes, and hate speech, including protections for sexual

Ukraine government introduces bill to combat anti-LGBT discrimination, hate speech

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #homophobia #Ukraine

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From fear to freedom: A quiet rebellion on Qtalk LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Foundation

After a police raid, traumatized gay man finds hope for the future with help from Qtalk

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #homophobia #Nigeria #Qtalk

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Uganda: Mothers defy anti-gay law to support children Two years after Uganda passed its controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act, a quiet but determined resistance is rising: mothers standing by their LGBTQ+ children.

Ugandan mothers defy anti-gay law to support their LGBTQ children

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #homophobia #Uganda

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The hashtag war on homosexuality in Nigeria Online conversations are growing, but deeply rooted beliefs in Nigeria still dominate public opinion.

Online conversations about sexuality are no longer taboo in Nigeria, but deeply rooted homophobia still dominates public opinion.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #homophobia #Nigeria

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Six months later, 4 Muslim men are still in prison without trial for watching a gay video Four young gay Muslim men are facing two-year prison sentences in northern Cameroon because they were spotted watching gay movies. They have already served

Six months later, 4 Muslim men are still in prison without trial for watching a gay video

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #homophobia #Cameroon #ProjectNotAlone #fundraiser

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Tally of nations with anti-homosexuality laws drops to 64 as Caribbean court strikes down St. Lucia’s anti-sodomy law

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #homophobia #Caribbean

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Double your donation to help end 7-month homophobic imprisonment without trial Accused but not convicted of homosexuality, Algernon and Mo have been held in Maroua Prison since December

Double your donation to help end 7-month homophobic imprisonment without trial.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #homophobia #Cameroon #ProjectNotAlone #fundraiser

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