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Human Rights Watch 5 December 2011 Violence and Discrimination against Black Lesbians and Transgender Men in South Africa This 93-page report is based on more than 120 interviews conducted in six provinces. Human Rights Watch found that lesbians and transgender men face extensive discrimination and violence in their daily lives, both from private individuals and [...]

Monica Mark, The Guardian 29 November 2011 Bill passed by senate in defiance of western pressure against legislation curbing gay rights A bill banning same sex marriages was passed by the Nigerian senate on Tuesday. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, and one of the few that hasn’t bowed to western pressure to drop legislation [...]

Amnesty International 24 November 2011 The Cameroonian authorities must immediately release two men who have been sentenced to five years in prison by a court in Yaounde for homosexual acts, Amnesty International said today. A third man was sentenced without being present after jumping bail. The men were arrested in July after police alleged they [...]

IRIN News 15 November 2011 Rights groups in Nigeria fear a same-sex marriage bill being discussed in parliament could boost already prevalent discrimination against homosexuals. The bill goes much further than banning same-sex marriage; it threatens to ban the formation of groups supporting homosexuality, with imprisonment for anyone who “witnesses, abet[s] or aids” same-gender relationships, [...]

Pambazuka News 22 September 2011 A lesbian member of Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) was physically assaulted and beaten on 2 September. The attack comes after continued reports of harassment and threats towards LGBT people in the area by known individuals. On Friday 2 September 2011, a lesbian member of Gays and Lesbians of [...]