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The convergence of homophobic legislation and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Africa creates a harrowing reality for gay men on the continent. Over the years, the global fight for LGBTQ+ rights and public health has made significant progress. However, several African countries continue to support and enforce laws that criminalize homosexuality.

Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni signed into law one of the world’s toughest pieces of anti-gay legislation on May 29th. It has immensely devastated LGBTQ+ communities across Africa, setting a dangerous precedent for countries like Kenya and Ghana to adopt similar laws. The Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 stipulates long prison sentences and capital punishments for “aggravated homosexuality,” defying pressure from Western governments and drawing sanctions from donors.

Slack has retired its integration with X (formerly Twitter) because of X’s API changes introduced earlier this year.

According to Slack, X’s API changes affected the functionality of the integration, which led to the decision to retire it.

Raquel Radford Baker, a veteran driver for Dallas Independent School District, had been on a school bus outside Seagoville North Elementary School on the morning of Sept. 29 with several students when one of them began to choke.

The incident was caught on camera in surveillance footage provided by the Dallas ISD.

BRUSSELS — The Turkish government on Monday submitted Sweden's NATO accession bid to the country's parliament for ratification, ending a months-long guessing game over whether Ankara intended to postpone its approval process further.