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The 2019 Pride parade in Kyiv, Ukraine, included Western diplomats and a group of uniformed soldiers from the war with Russia-backed separatists in the east. (Photo courtesy of DW)

Ukraine government introduces bill to combat anti-LGBT discrimination, hate speech

Draft law proposes tougher penalties for hate crimes in Ukraine

Spotlight on queer African writing and fashion
Their love affair was private, but it landed 2 women in jail in Niger for ‘public indecency’

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Most of the mothers DW spoke with are devoutly religious and meet regularly to share advice, pray, and support each other. (Photo courtesy of DW)
Uganda: Mothers defy anti-gay law to support children
Cameroon LGBTQI groups stage impactful cultural event
In mid-June, Kyiv saw the first Equality March since Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. More than 1,500 people joined. (Anastasiia Shepielieva photo courtesy of DW)
LGBTQ+ soldiers fight for Ukraine and for respect
Jason Jones (Photo courtesy of Daily Express)
Challenge to Trinidad anti-gay law heads toward climactic ruling

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Six months later, 4 Muslim men are still in prison without trial for watching a gay video
This illustration of Algernon and Mo was created with the help of ChatGPT and PhotoShop.
Double your donation to help end 7-month homophobic imprisonment without trial
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Sully was attacked because he’s gay. Police in Nigeria arrested him, not the attackers.
We decided to feed a starving gay prisoner to keep him alive until donations set him free

Africa

Spotlight on queer African writing and fashion
Their love affair was private, but it landed 2 women in jail in Niger for ‘public indecency’
Alio Daouda is the Minister of Justice of the Junta in Niamey (Photo @nigerdiaspora.net)
Acquittal of 2 lesbians in Niger leads to uproar over judicial independence
Uganda's Kenneth-Mwehonge at the IAS2025 conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act has devastated fight against HIV

Caribbean

Kenita Placide (Photo courtesy of Twitter)

Caribbean court strikes down St. Lucia’s anti-homosexuality law

Guyana Pride march. (Photo courtesy of Demerara Waves)

As elections approach, Guyana activists demand decriminalization of homosexuality

The Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, before it was destroyed earlier this month (Christopher Miller photos courtesy of The New York TImes)

LGBTQ+ Haitians mourn the loss of Hotel Oloffson, an inclusive refuge

Europe

The 2019 Pride parade in Kyiv, Ukraine, included Western diplomats and a group of uniformed soldiers from the war with Russia-backed separatists in the east. (Photo courtesy of DW)
Ukraine government introduces bill to combat anti-LGBT discrimination, hate speech
Senegal demands cancellation of LGBTQ event
In mid-June, Kyiv saw the first Equality March since Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. More than 1,500 people joined. (Anastasiia Shepielieva photo courtesy of DW)
LGBTQ+ soldiers fight for Ukraine and for respect
Employee of the LGBT bar Pace in custody in Russia. (Alexander Klimov photo courtesy of Ural56.ru)
Toll of Russia’s LGBT ‘extremism’ prosecutions: 101 convictions

Asia

Rafiqul Islam (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
Human rights activists protest killing of gay Bangladesh man
Tunisian LGBTQ rights protest.
Tunisia and Malaysia arrest dozens of queer people in escalating crackdowns
Flag of Bangladesh
Banker and professor charged with the murdering gay Bangladeshi electrician
Winnie Byanyima, a Ugandan national and the global executive director of UNAIDS, is urging the United States to continue its support of Pepfar's fight against HIV / AIDS. (Photo courtesy of Eagle News)
UNAIDS chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by U.S. cuts that will mean millions more deaths

Middle East/North Africa

Tunisian LGBTQ rights protest.
Tunisia and Malaysia arrest dozens of queer people in escalating crackdowns
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Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country
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

Americas

Six months later, 4 Muslim men are still in prison without trial for watching a gay video

Project Not Alone is raising money to set them free

Kenita Placide (Photo courtesy of Twitter)
Caribbean court strikes down St. Lucia’s anti-homosexuality law
This illustration of Algernon and Mo was created with the help of ChatGPT and PhotoShop.
Double your donation to help end 7-month homophobic imprisonment without trial
Guyana Pride march. (Photo courtesy of Demerara Waves)
As elections approach, Guyana activists demand decriminalization of homosexuality

Oceania

Logo of Outright International

Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country

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

WorldPride is happening in Washington, D.C., from May 17 to June 8. (Photo courtesy of CBS and Getty)

Whose Pride is it, anyway?