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LGBTQ+ Nigerians fear violence after sharia court death sentence

July 22, 2022August 10, 2022 The African Mirror LGBTQ+ Nigerians, homosexual acts, death by stoning, Death sentence, homophobic violence, Sharia court, violence

PELUMI SALAKO A Nigerian sharia court’s decision to sentence three men to death by stoning for homosexual acts could trigger

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Nigerian man sentenced to death by stoning for being gay

July 4, 2022August 22, 2022 The African Mirror Islamic sharia court, death by stoning, homosexuality, Nigerian man

ARDO HAZZAD AN Islamic sharia court in Nigeria’s northern state of Bauchi has sentenced three men to death by stoning

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#JusticeForSheila highlights the precarious lives of queer people in Kenya

May 19, 2022May 18, 2022 The African Mirror #JusticeForSheila, queer people, LGBTI, homophobic violence

KENYA is one of 32 countries in Africa that criminalise homosexuality. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and

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LGBTI refugees seeking protection in Kenya struggle to survive in a hostile environment

May 18, 2022May 17, 2022 The African Mirror LGBTI refugees, hostile environment, refugee-hosting country, gender identity, sexual orientation

KENYA is now the second biggest refugee-hosting country in Africa. Of its over half a million refugees, over a thousand

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We are here, we exist – say Kenyan intersex persons

May 17, 2022May 16, 2022 The African Mirror Kenyan intersex persons, gender ambiguity, intersex persons

AGAINST a background of stigma, violence, and discrimination, intersex persons in the country say their inclusion in the national census in 2019 was a step in the right direction. They speak out about what it means for them… [This story was provided to bird by Storify, an agency under Africa No Filter]