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  • Published on 14:52 GMT

    Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill: Discrimination or family values?

    Lawmakers in Ghana earlier this month reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that was passed by the country's Parliament in February 2024, but not enacted. The legislation, known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, called for prison terms of …

    Source: Deutsche Welle - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 13, 2025

    Uganda: Mothers defy anti-gay law to support children

    In a country where identifying as gay can result in life imprisonment, and "aggravated homosexuality" carries the death penalty, some parents are defying the law and society to stand by their queer children, offering support where the Ugandan …

    Source: Deutsche Welle - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 9, 2025

    Habemus Papam: Who Is Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pope with Nigerian Connections?

    Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected as the new pope for the Catholic Church. The announcement was made shortly after 5:00 p.m. (UK time) on Thursday, May 8, when white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel. The newly elected …

    Source: The News Chronicle - Neutral
  • Published on May 9, 2025

    27 people arrested in a protest in Gambia over the sale of a former dictator’s assets

    BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Protests in Gambia over the sale of a former dictator’s assets led to the arrests of at least 27 demonstrators and two journalists, who were later released, police said Monday. The protests in the West African country’s capital of …

    Source: Associated Press - Neutral
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    We have freed 46 LGBTQ prisoners. We need help to free 12 more

    Readers’ donations will make a huge difference in 12 LGBTQ prisoners’ lives. Word cloud shows the names of the 46 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.   Ten gay men and two lesbians  deserve to be set free in Cameroon and Nigeria, …

    Source: Erasing 76 Crimes - Center-left
  • Published on May 9, 2025

    BRICS nations and Israel: Hype, Hope and Helplessness

    Patrick Bond Bond A bond is a stake in a debt issued by a company or governmental body. The holder of the bond, the creditor, is entitled to interest and reimbursement of the principal. If the company is listed, the holder can also sell the bond on a stock …

    Source: CADTM - Left-wing
  • Published on May 9, 2025

    Today-History-May09

    Today in History for May 9: In 1092, England's Lincoln Cathedral was consecrated. In 1265, the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy, was born. Today in History for May 9: In 1092, England's Lincoln Cathedral was consecrated. In …

    Source: The Squamish Chief - Pending
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    What you need to know about Robert Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, of the United States

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops was elected the first pope from the United States in the 2, …

    Source: WSBT 22 - Indiana - Center-right
  • Published on Dec 12, 2013

    State-sponsored homophobia: mapping gay rights internationally

    Though debates around gay marriage in Europe and North America can be fierce, some campaigners are concerned they may have overshadowed the lack of basic rights afforded to gay and lesbian citizens in other countries. We look at where imprisonment is still …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on May 13, 2025

    Thandiswa Mazwai found refuge in the pen

    South African songwriter and activist Thandiswa Mazwai discusses growing up in apartheid with Subi Shah. Critically acclaimed South African singer Thandiswa Mazwai is in London for one week only. It’s late, cold and I am ill, but I need to take my chance …

    Source: New Internationalist - Left-wing
  • Published on May 13, 2025

    The South’s hottest new books for your summer reading list

    Michael Farris Smith, author of “Blackwood” and “Salvage This World,” delivers a dark, gritty tale of good vs. evil laced with prophesy, biblical imagery, grief, violence and redemption set in the backwoods of Mississippi. The story centers on the search …

    Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia - Neutral
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts

    Five novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 14. And So I Roar by Abi Daré Abi Daré’s poignant second novel, And So I Roar, charts the parallel …

    Source: The Conversation - Neutral
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    The Forgotten Word: Sex

    “There are only two genders!” Up goes the battle cry from certain quarters of the right and from the president whose line they toe with such perfect servility. Over at Facebook, it was 54 genders before it was 72 before it was … whatever it is today.  In …

    Source: The Dispatch - Center-right
  • Published on May 12, 2025

    What Does ‘Being Best’ Mean to Melania Trump Now?

    Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post First lady Melania Trump exits the room after an event Thursday at the White House. The Washington Post 12:10 JST, May 12, 2025 There she was. In the White House. Black leather pencil skirt. Pencil-thin heels. White …

    Source: The Japan News - Neutral
  • Published on May 10, 2025

    From The Wedding Banquet to Kylie Minogue: your complete entertainment guide for the week ahead

    Going out: Cinema The Wedding Banquet Out now A remake of the 1993 film, director Andrew Ahn’s romcom premiered at Sundance earlier this year, bringing together IVF, a green card marriage and a Korean wedding banquet for a comedy of errors starring Bowen …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on May 10, 2025

    ‘Shot in cold blood’: Country on the brink

    South Africa has been rocked by a disturbing trend of violent attacks against LGBTQ individuals following the recent assassination of the world’s first openly gay imam. Muslim leader Muhsin Hendricks, 58, was attending a wedding in Haley Place, Bethelsdorp …

    Source: Cairns Post - Neutral
  • Published on May 10, 2025

    What ails majority of Kenyan families and how we can fix it

    The world marks the United Nations International Day of Families next Thursday May 15. How can we ensure we all stay focused on what ails the Kenyan family and not be hijacked by narrow agendas financed by foreigners? As the cradle of humanity, Kenya has …

    Source: The Standard - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Pope Leo XIV, an American Cardinal, named as new head of the Catholic Church

    The Papal Conclave has chosen to elect Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new head of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church; he will be known as Pope Leo XIV. White smoke was released from the Sistine Chapel confirming a new Pope late on Thursday May …

    Source: Hello! - Pending
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Which Conclave Character Is New Pope Robert Prevost Most Like?

    It only took roughly 24 hours for Robert Prevost, the first American-born pope in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history, to be named Pope Francis’s successor. That suggests the real papal conclave was a lot less dramatic than the Oscar-winning Conclave, …

    Source: Vanity Fair - Left-wing

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