This Week at Pan Africa ILGA

13/02/2012

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NEWS/ACTUALITIES Gay Rights Activists Tense Over Reported Return Of Kill The Gays Bill Ugandan gay rights activists are tense regarding tomorrows reported re-tabling in parliament of the infamous Anti Homosexuality Bill 2009. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/noe8tiL1cK Gay Humanists "Appalled" That The Anti-Homosexual Bill Is To Be Debated By The New Ugandan Parliament Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) is appalled to learn that Uganda's new parliament is expected to debate the notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nokrxje1XH Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Bill A Grave Assault On Human Rights Ugandas Parliament today re-introduced a proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill which Amnesty International considers a grave assault on human rights http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/noktrsf1Q4 Tunisia Rights Minister Pledges To Deny Freedom To Gays Human rights minister Samir Dilou attacks Gayday magazine and agrees gays need medical treatment in TV interview. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nofDFid1le My Life As A Gay Man Under Gaddafi First of a two-part interview with Libyan LGBT activist Khaleed about his life before and after the revolution in Libya. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nokujce1o1 Homophobic Protestors Stage Demos In Sierra Leonean Capital A group of Muslims held the third anti-gay protest in the Lumley district of Freetown, Sierra Leone, saying they were committed to combating the promotion of LGBT rights. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nofM1H81QV Nairobi Mayors Proposal To Decriminalise Sex Work Causes Anxiety Sex work and human rights activists, who have been in the limelight after a promise by Nairobis mayor about reviewing prostitution by-laws, are now anxious he may

have changed his mind. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nofHZK91pj East African Regional Parliament Temporarily Shelves Gay Friendly Law Proposal The Sectoral Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs of the East African Legislative Assembly has shelved the gay friendly East African Community HIV and Aids Prevention and Management Bill 2010. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/noe7MDT1Do Transgender And Intersex Groups Form Pan-African Alliance Three African transgender and intersex rights advocacy organizations (Gender DynamiX, Support Initiative for People with atypical Sexual Development and Transgender and Intersex Africa) have formed an alliance to enhance the trans and intersex movement on the continent. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/noe7MDT1Do Namibian Gay Hamutenya Speaks Out Wendelinus Hamutenya talks about his personal experiences, winning the Mr Gay Namibia title and homosexuality in Namibia. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/noeqcod1tk Transformative Leaders Wanted Nomthandazo Mankazana, Governance Programme Officer at Gender Links, writes a feature for The New Age on the acceptance of LGBTI people in Africa. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/noeajx3134

Steave Nemande, the voice of the voice less, founder member of Alternatives Cameroon, he received several awards for promoting homosexuals rights in Cameroon and in Africa. http://ilga.org/ilga/fr/article/nog9SNq13K

Alternatives-Cameroun Press-release A press release on the insecurity and homophobic situation that now prevails in Douala, at the Centre Access in particular.

http://ilga.org/ilga/fr/article/nofTfP21Of Cape Town Nightclub Owner Found Dead, Police Investigating Bruno Bronn, owner of gay nightclub Bronx, who was dead on Tuesday morning in his house with his hands bound. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nopLLWl1do TOOLS FOR CHANGE NAAAS: 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS The National Association of African American Studies opens 2012 call for papers which relate to any aspect associated with race, gender and sexuality.Application deadline: 28 April 2012 http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/novzEDz1PG ILGA Lesbian Health Brochure Now Available In Spanish, Bahasi and Filipino The French, Dutch and English version of Lesbian Health: Myths and Realities were released in September 2011. We are now pleased to inform you that ILGA has completed the Spanish version. Local groups adapted and translated it into Bahasi (Indonesia), and Filipino. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nnLplkJ1CS