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Africa

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Europe

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World Bank ends Ugandan loan ban that sought to end LGBTQ repression
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Bangladesh third-gender person suffers arson attack
Lesbian couple in India can form a family, judge rules
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In Bangladesh, third-gender citizen hospitalized after armed attack

Middle East/North Africa

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Article 230 of the Tunisian penal code provides for up to three years in prison for same-sex intimacy. (Illustration courtesy of HRW)
Queer people suffer double punishment in Tunisian prisons
The Southwest Asia and Northern Africa (SWANA) region
LGBTQ advocacy group creates online safety guide for Middle East and North Africa
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Trans man on the run from Cameroon to Dubai to Ukraine, still seeking dignity

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Pride marcher in New Zealand poses with the flag of the tiny island nation Niue. (Claire-Eastham-Farrelly photo courtesy of NZTV)

Niue: Tally of nations with anti-homosexuality laws drops to 65

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