LGBTQ+ prayer services are springing up across Kenya, as activists try switching religion from a tool of oppression to one of empowerment.

It's happening with Canadian help. My seventh Travers Fellowship report: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/kenya... With clip of longer video:

People with pre-colonial gender identities say Ghana's anti-gay bill uses Christianity to weed out indigenous cultural practices. They want to learn from two-spirit people in Canada on how to reclaim their identities.

My fourth Travers report: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen... #LGBTQ+

Human-rights activists in #Ghana warn that an anti-gay bill is threatening the young democracy's institutions, as economic woes have politicians tapping into anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment. thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/ghana...

My 3rd article in the Travers series published by @cdnpress.bsky.social

Mon article en français :
De l'intérieur d'une prison au Cameroun, deux jeunes détenus sous le délit d'homosexualité témoignent d'une société où l'homophobie laisse les personnes LGBTQ+ exploitées par une police corrompue.
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