This Week at Pan Africa ILGA

14/08/2012

Dear Members of Ethiopian Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transsexual Community Ethio LGBT We hope this email finds you well! It's time to give you a heads up on what's happening on ilga.org. This weekly newsletter is sent to 3285 LBGTI and allied organizations in the world, in English and French. To post an article on ilga.org, update your groups page, add pictures and a logo on ILGAs directory, apply to become a member of ILGA or renew your membership fees, please log in using peaceseeker@ethiolgbt.com, the email we have for the person acting as contact between ILGA and your group: Selam NEWS/ACTUALITIES Ugandan Police Raid Beach Pride Party Arrest LGBT Activists For several weeks and with great excitement Ugandan LGBT activists have been building a Beach Pride event. The idea was to celebrate with friends and to hold a private party for those who wanted to attend. Activists kept the Pride event under wraps and a few of us bloggers in the international community, who had knowledge of it, decided not to report the event until it was successfully over.

ILGA is saddened by the loss of Cameroonian activist, colleague and friend, Stphane Tchakam ILGA is saddened and shocked by the sudden death of Stphane Tchakam this Monday August 13, 2012. Co-founder of Alternatives Cameroon and Chief Editor of Le Jour, one of the main daily newspapers in Cameroon, Stephane was a well respected journalist and an ardent activist for LGBTI and Human rights. ILGA est entrist par le dcs de Stphane Tchakam, militant camerounais, collgue et ami ILGA est entrist et choqu par la mort soudaine de Stphane Tchakam ce lundi 13 aot 2012. Co-fondateur d'Alternatives Cameroun et Rdacteur en Chef de Le Jour, un des principaux quotidiens du pays, Stphane tait un journaliste respect et un ardent militant des droits humains et des droits des LGBTI. Gender violence requires broader lens Victoria John's report on the murder of Thapelo Makhutle made for shocking reading, writes Melanie Judge. Kenya: How to Win War Against HIV/Aids This year's biggest world AIDS conference closed in Washington DC last week. Aimed at sharing best practices and ground breaking research on combating the spread of HIV, a common thread that ran through most research papers in the conference journal was the negative linkage between high HIV transmission and criminalization of same gender sexual acts. Kenya: Comment gagner la guerre contre le VIH / sida Cette anne, le plus grand du monde confrence sur le sida ferme Washington DC la semaine dernire. Visant partager les meilleures pratiques et de recherche rvolutionnaire sur la lutte contre la propagation du VIH, un dnominateur commun qui traverse la plupart des documents de recherche la confrence journal tait le lien ngatif entre la transmission du VIH de haute et de la criminalisation des actes sexuels de mme sexe. Homicide: Autopsy Report Says Tanzania Activist, Maurice Mjomba Was Murdered The autopsy report sent to Identity Kenya now confirms that Tanzania's LGBT activist Maurice Mjomba was murdered. Gay And Proud in Uganda LGBTI activists stage the country's first Pride Parade. Ethiopia LGBT community wants rights Halle and Salma are typical university students in Ethiopia. They love to hang out with friends, watch the Olympics and be happy. But they are separated from the rest of society as a result of their being lesbians.

TOOLS FOR CHANGE Nominations open for 2013 David Kato Vision & Voice Award Nominations for the 2013 David Kato Vision & Voice Award are now open. Closing date for nominations is 31 August 2012. Les nominations sont ouvertes pour le Prix David Kato Vision & Voice 2013 Les nominations pour le Prix David Kato Vision & Voice 2013 sont maintenant ouvertes. La date limite de nominations est fixe au 31 Aout 2012. The IDAHO 2012 Report is out! With mobilization stretching across all continents and over 100 countries, the 2012 edition of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia broke new records. Le Rapport IDAHO 2012 disponible! Avec une mobilisation stendant sur tous les continents et plus de 100 pays, ldition 2012 de la Journe Internationale contre lHomophobie et la Transphobie a battue de nouveaux records. Please send your news to Pan Africa ILGA's secretariat. Envoyez, s'il vous plat, vos actualits au secrtariat de Pan Africa ILGA.