Around 3.5% of Malawi’s nearly 21 million people who identify as LGBTQ face discrimination when seeking health care, even though the country’s constitution guarantees the right to health for all citizens. shorturl.at/0X2VF

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Kenya has recorded its first-ever Mpox case. The ongoing outbreak of mpox continues to primarily affect men who have sex with men (MSM) in most countries. At present there is no signal suggesting sustained transmission beyond these networks.

There are an estimated 167,000 female sex workers, and about 32,000 as men who have sex with men, a new estimate of Kenya’s key population indicates.

🚨 Urgent: Rising Mpox Cases Demand Immediate Action! Mpox is spreading rapidly from the DRC to Uganda and Kenya, now with a more dangerous variant. The 2022 outbreak, mainly affecting MSM, has shown that early detection and swift action are crucial. GBGMC is conducting the

Police launch investigations into the death of popular Tiktoker 'Abuja Area Mama' bit.ly/3YE3P2T

Cindy Ngamba, who lives in the U.K., was granted refugee status in 2021 because she could have been imprisoned for being gay in Cameroon nbcnews.to/46DB4p4

St Hannah's Girls School has been ordered to pay a student Sh250,000 compensation for expelling her over alleged claims she was a lesbian bit.ly/3M5pHgd

INVITATION: A special WEBINAR on MPOX in AFRICA: Perceptions, Awareness, and Knowledge among Gay, Bisexual, and MSM in Africa The Africa CDC reported that mpox has now been detected in at least 13 African countries. Compared with the same period last year, the agency said cases

A police commander in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, has been removed from her post following controversial comments in which she linked an alleged gang-rape victim to sex work bit.ly/3YMHujM

Can trusted authorities change minds on anti-LGBTQ norms? Evidence from an experiment in Ghana shows that pro-LGBTQ messaging from traditional and co-partisan leaders yields modest effects, while messaging from religious leaders exhibits no discernible impact.

Gay dating app, Grindr, is teaming up with African LGBTIQ organisations to share information on health, human rights bit.ly/4dQxU3O

A first as Michelle Karla becomes the first transgender woman to reach the final of the Miss Universe Mauritius pageant bit.ly/3AGX5Y2

A Kenyan man facing deportation, and whose claim for asylum was rejected on basis he could not prove he was bisexual, gets relief as he is granted a one year temporary stay in Canada bit.ly/3YVs9NT

September is Bisexual Visibility Month! The month of September is dedicated to bisexual identity, relationships, and community! Notably, this month is about challenging bisexual erasure which is the invisibilisation of bisexual identity, and microaggressions against

LGBTQ activists in Ivory Coast raise alarm regarding a surge in verbal and physical attacks against gay and transgender individuals, exacerbated by social media. bit.ly/4cYdvc1

Two men in Zimbabwe face the possibility of spending a year in prison after accidentally revealing to police that they’re a gay couple bit.ly/4eimk1f

Meet the born-again Christian who brought down Namibia's sodomy laws bit.ly/3ZgA3S9

WATCH: For many years, filmmaker Tyson Conteh has followed the lives of sex workers in his hometown of Makeni, in Sierra Leone bit.ly/3TtMG8E

A vital tool in HIV prevention, particularly for high-risk populations, PrEP has seen significant uptake among sex workers in Africa bit.ly/4dfdD7d

“It’s not true. I am not gay. But I have no problem wearing makeup in public. I feel very comfortable, brave, and confident with it. Whatever you want to make of it is up to you. I will not stop you from judging me. If you think I’m something I’m not, whether you’re right or