We are dealing with a global war on LGBTQ+ rights—and a global war requires global solutions.
such as the recent attacks on queer communities in Egypt are common across the continent.
While some countries move towards the decriminalization of homosexuality and try to eliminate anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, some countries have passed harsher legislation harming LGBTQ+ communities, especially targeting the queer youth in those countries.. is highlighting some cases and reflecting on what this means for queer rights in America and globally.
Queer activists around the world have protested this law as it endangers the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals globally. Many fear that the success of homophobic forces will spark similar efforts elsewhere. In, a crowd of hundred people protested outside of the United Nations Information Centre in Pretoria.
PaPa De DeLovie Kwagala, another Ugandan LGBTQ+ rights activist and photographer, who also participated in this protest told, “World leaders should put pressure on Museveni to not sign the bill because it’s not only a Ugandan issue, it is an African continent issue.” They continue, “Queer people don’t owe anyone anything, but we also deserve to live just like everyone else. You can’t strip all our rights. This is a world emergency.
In Kenya, similarly to its neighboring country Uganda, the school system is built upon the white, Christian missionary schools from the colonial era. Nonetheless, the enforcement of heteronormative standards in schools is not limited to Christian-influenced schools. As Mahmood, a student attending a Muslim school in Uganda told
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