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‘Second-class citizens’? Namibia rules against gay couples

January 21, 2022January 20, 2022 The African Mirror 0 Comments Namibia High Court, prohibition, same-sex marital status, gay couples, same-sex relations

NYASHA FRANCIS NYAUNGWA NAMIBIA’S High Court ruled against two gay couples fighting for recognition of their marriages, with the judge

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Britain extends pardons to all men convicted under scrapped gay sex laws

January 7, 2022January 6, 2022 The African Mirror pardons, men convicted, scrapped gay sex laws, bisexual British men, Britain, gay men

RACHEL SAVAGE GAY and bisexual British men convicted over any consensual same-sex relations under now-abolished laws will be able to

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In Burkina Faso, trans people self-medicate in ‘dangerous’ transition

January 7, 2022January 6, 2022 The African Mirror Aicha Sylla, self-medicate, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, trans people

SAM MEDNICK IT took Aicha Sylla three attempts to get a prescription for hormones in Burkina Faso so she could

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Senegalese lawmakers draft tougher laws against LGBT

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 The African Mirror Senegalese lawmakers, tougher laws, LGBT+ activities

A group of Senegalese lawmakers has drafted a law that would tighten already repressive laws against same-sex relations, lengthening potential

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Chile same-sex marriage vote celebrated as historic

December 9, 2021December 8, 2021 The African Mirror Chile, same-sex marriage

ANASTASIA MOLONEY LESBIAN and gay couples celebrated in Chile after winning a decades-long fight for the right to wed, joining

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Italian boxer Testa comes out as gay after Olympic success

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 The African Mirror Italian boxer, Irma Testa, Tokyo Games, sexual orientation

ITALY’S Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Irma Testa has come out as gay, saying her success at the Tokyo Games earlier

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Queer migrants find their spiritual sanctuary

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 The African Mirror Queer migrants, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Braamfontein, LGBT Ministry, spiritual sanctuary

Behind a book that highlights how important their faith is for LGBTQIA+ migrants, refugees and asylum seekers is a very special ministry in the heart of Johannesburg.

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Botswana appeals court upholds ruling that decriminalised gay sex

November 29, 2021December 1, 2021 The African Mirror Botswana appeals court, High Court ruling, decriminalised gay sex

BOTSWANA’S Court of Appeal on Monday upheld a 2019 ruling that decriminalised gay sex, effectively striking off two sections of

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Escape from Kabul: a gay man dodges death at the hands of the Taliban

November 29, 2021November 28, 2021 The African Mirror Afghanistan, gay man, sharia law, Taliban

HUGO GREENHALGH THE Taliban seized power in Afghanistan more than 100 days ago, following the fall of the capital Kabul on

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Hamilton plans to wear Progress Pride helmet in Saudi Arabia

November 20, 2021November 22, 2021 The African Mirror Muslim-majority countries, Qatar GP, Gulf Arab state, Progress Pride helmet, Lewis Hamilton

ALAN BALDWIN Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he will wear his rainbow-coloured Progress Pride helmet at next month’s Saudi Arabian

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