When Trump's U.S. government cut USAID funding, millions in vital health and emergency support programs for LGBT+ people across Africa disappeared.
At the same time, anti-LGBT+ laws are spreading across the continent, putting lives at dire risk. Our local partners are holding the line, but they can’t do it alone.
Donate now to keep lifesaving services running and help LGBT+ people in places like Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda survive this double threat to their lives and safety.
Trans Queer Fund in Kenya as they manage an increasing influx of requests from community members for support with rent, healthcare, education, and other essentials.
Kartekri CBO in Kenya as they provide lifesaving health services and mental health counselling to LGBT+ people in crisis.
Key Populations Uganda as they work to ensure that LGBT+ Ugandans can still access critical health services and counselling.
Rightify Ghana as they provide emergency support services like relocation to survivors of abuse and LGBT+ Ghanaians.
Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act criminalizes consensual same-sex acts with life imprisonment, punishes “aggravated homosexuality” by death, bans identifying as LGBT+, and criminalizes promotion of homosexuality with up to 20 years in prison.
In Ghana members of Parliament have re-intoduced an anti-LGBT+ bill that would further criminalize LGBT+ people, advocacy, and allyship. The bill has more political support than ever, and Ghana’s President has vowed to strengthen anti-LGBT+ legislation.
In Kenya, same-sex sexual activity remains criminalized under colonial-era laws with penalties including up to 21 years in prison. A member of Parliament also introduced a draft law called the Family Protection Bill, 2023, seeking to further criminalize LGBT+ people.
