Rights groups in Uganda have expressed concern about a new draft law which would make it a crime for people to identify as LGBT. Also on the programme, the UN has warned of a looming global water crisis because of pollution and excessive consumption, ahead of its first big conference on the subject in decades; and we hear from one of the first women who join ... Show More
May 2023
En Ouganda, la vie cachée de la communauté LGBT
Violences, arrestations, thérapies de conversion, rejets des membres de leur famille… En Ouganda, déjà considéré comme l’un des pays les plus répressifs envers la communauté LGBT, le Parlement a validé le 2 mai 2023 une proposition de loi anti-homosexualité, allant jusqu’à la pei ... Show More
19m 30s
Apr 2023
Gay in Uganda: A life or death situation
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni must this week either sign, veto, or send back to parliament one of the world’s toughest anti-gay bills. Whatever he decides, life for the country’s LGBTQ community is a dangerous endeavor. A corruption scandal at FC Barcelona and the war of wor ... Show More
11m 35s
Mar 2020
The fight against Poland’s ‘LGBT free zones’
New laws are being passed across Poland taking aim at the LGBT community. They’ve been called “LGBT free zones” as a shorthand. While they don’t necessarily mean that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are being thrown into prison, they are having a chilling effect on ... Show More
19m 38s
Jun 2023
Special episode: Pride and prejudice – LGBTQ+ around the world
It’s Pride month – which can mean big parties and big protests. But elsewhere in the world, members of the LGBTQ+ community fear to do either as repercussions for visibility are great. In this special episode, we look at LGBTQ+ reality around the world, from the restrictive laws ... Show More
10m 3s