This Week at Pan Africa ILGA

16/04/2012

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

QAYN Releases New Publication - Struggling Alone: The Lived Realities of Women who have Sex with Women in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria The Queer African Youth Networking Center (QAYN) is pleased to announce the release of a new publication: Struggling Alone: The Lived Realities of Women who have Sex with Women in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nusg3fT1sk

Two women and a man arrested in the Gambia on gay charges Three people have been arrested in the Gambia this week on indecency charges related to homosexuality. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nusbCtS1k7 Briefing on the arrest and detention of Cynthia Ndikuma and her partner On the 05th April 2012, MOLI registered the arrest of two women identify as being lesbians. http://ilga.org/ilga/fr/article/nuhBh5r1ic Africa: Aid, Resistance and Queer Power If aid is not in the interests of African peoples', why would aid conditionality be a tool for African social justice? http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nunfq591FH The gay community still persecuted in Namibia The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-sexual and Intersex community (LGBTI) believes that they are still treated as second-class citizens, despite Namibia gaining independence from the apartheid regime of South Africa more than 20 years ago. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nunaEHq1Fd Mr Gay world comes to South Africa AFTER Mr Gay Ethiopia entered the Mr Gay World contest, his father cut off communication between them. Mr Gay Zimbabwe withdrew, fearing the publicity was making life difficult for his mother. But Mr Gay Namibias family accompanied him to the airport for a warm sendoff when he left for the competition, which culminated in him and 21 other contestants being late for the finals at a Johannesburg casino on Sunday. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nuhxkos16t New amfAR Awards Combat HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, and Stigma in Africa As violence, stigma, and discrimination toward gay men, other men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender individuals in many countries in Africa continue to attract worldwide attention, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, on Tuesday announced a fifth round of Africa community awards to support frontline groups working directly with local MSM and transgender populations. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nuhpHRB1h3 First & only museum of gay & lesbian art launches With the recent accreditation by the State of New York as an official Museum, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art (MoGLA) has become the first and

only museum of gay and lesbian art in the world. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nus79Dt1Jr GLAAD, Miss Universe Announce Policy Change To Allow Transgender Women GLAAD and the Miss Universe Organization today announced that the competition would become open to transgender women. The announcement comes just weeks after contestant Jenna Talackova was disqualified from the Miss Canada pageant because she is transgender. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nuhixNw1Qy TOOLS FOR CHANGE Job Opportunity: GATE Policy Officer HIV/AIDS Global Action for Trans* Equality is hiring a policy officer HIV/AIDS in the Africa or Asia/Pacific regions. Offre demploi: GATE Policy Officer HIV/AIDS Lorganisation Global Action for Trans* Equality recrute un responsable en charge des politiques VIH/SIDA dans les rgions Afrique ou Asie/Pacifique. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/numv1LY1nx The Global Network of People Living with HIV is looking for selfnominations for Y+ Advisory Group members starting in July 2012 The Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+) is a network for all people living with HIV. Its mission is to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV. The organisations vision is a powerful and united worldwide social movement of people living with HIV. http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/nuheWK11hP