Religion and LGBTI+ rights in the Commonwealth

Religion and LGBTI+ rights in the Commonwealth

It is undeniable that religion and LGBTI+ rights have what can only be described as a ‘difficult relationship’. Across the Commonwealth, leaders from many different mainstream religions have argued that their faith justifies discrimination, stigma and even violence...
TCEN Statement on Uganda

TCEN Statement on Uganda

The Commonwealth Equality Network (TCEN) stands in solidarity with Uganda’s LGBTQI+ community as we learn of the Ugandan Government’s actions to deregister and suppress non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that support LGBTQI+ people.  LGBTI+ people in...
TCEN Statement on Uganda

TCEN Statement

The Commonwealth Equality Network (TCEN) is alarmed and concerned about recent reports from Zambia of a wave of discrimination and attacks against LGBTI+ people and stands in strong support of the Zambian LGBTI+ community. Over the past couple of months, there has...
TCEN Statement on Uganda

TCEN Statement

The Commonwealth Equality Network (TCEN) stands shoulder to shoulder with our friends, siblings and colleagues in Uganda. The shuttering of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), Uganda’s leading civil society organisation fighting for the rights of LGBTI Ugandans, is...