‘A Direct Attack’: US, European Anti-Rights Groups Descend on ‘Family Values’ Events in Africa

‘A direct attack’: US, European anti-rights groups descend on ‘family values’ events in Africa

Ultra-conservative groups from the US and Europe are attending a “family values” conference in Kenya this week – one of several planned in Africa this year – in what activists are describing as a “direct attack” on LGBT and women’s rights.

The latest report Rainbow Map & Index published by Ilga-Europe shows a worrying fact: LGBT+ rights are falling back in several European countries. While France is falling back to 15th place, Hungary bans pride marches, the UK is tightening its gender legislation and Georgia is adopting an anti-propaganda LGBT+ law. An alarming trend that the NGO is calling for an urgent halt. Read the article Report 2025 of Ilga-Europe: a worrying decline in LGB…