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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

Freedom, art, music and human dignity once thrived there in the midst of Port-au-Prince

LGBT+ lives at risk in areas of Congo controlled by M23 rebels
Madagascar rejects UN recommendations on LGBTQ discrimination

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Africa

LGBT+ lives at risk in areas of Congo controlled by M23 rebels
Madagascar rejects UN recommendations on LGBTQ discrimination
Senegal: Conservatives keep pushing for tougher anti-homosexuality law
Cameroon LGBTQI groups stage impactful cultural event

Caribbean

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

Haiti: Gay youth stabbed by his mother is still alive

Haiti: Setback for LGBT+ rights in the Caribbean

Europe

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
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Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country

Asia

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
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
Bangladesh third-gender person suffers arson attack
Lesbian couple in India can form a family, judge rules

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

Americas

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

Freedom, art, music and human dignity once thrived there in the midst of Port-au-Prince

Haiti: Setback for LGBT+ rights in the Caribbean
This new illustration of Sully was created with the help of ChatGPT and PhotoShop.
Sully was attacked because he’s gay. Police in Nigeria arrested him, not the attackers.
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

Oceania

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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)

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