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George Freeman Browne and Edwin Bolaji Deen together in Spain (Photo by George Freeman).
Spain: Two LGBT+ activists who fled Sierra Leone share their stories
Anti-LGBT countries get to guard human rights for the U.N.
Nighttime arrests in Senegal. SeneNews used this image to illustrate its article about the 35 arrests.
Senegal adds 35 arrests to its ongoing anti-gay repression
Trans woman Daniela Fuentes, deported to the Central African Republic, where she has no connection and doesn't speak the language. (Photo courtesy of AP)
Trump deports trans woman to African nation where she’s at risk

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Secretary Marco Rubio meets with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., April 21, 2026. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)

Postponement of elections worries Haitian LGBT+ rights advocates

For Global Black Pride a reported 10,000+ people gathered in Paris on Sept. 12 to celebrate and also combat LGBTphobia and racism. The march through Paris followed a banner proclaiming "We the People". (Photo courtesy of Global Black Pride via Instagram)

As funding drops, Global Black Pride is accused of financial misdeeds

Armed security guard protects Haiti's acting prime minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aime, center, after an event in July that marked one year since a severely outgunned Multinational Security Support Mission began trying to restore order in the capital city. (Odelyn Joseph photo courtesy of AP and NPR)

Haiti’s wary LGBT+ activists brace for first elections in 10 years

Europe

George Freeman Browne and Edwin Bolaji Deen together in Spain (Photo by George Freeman).
Spain: Two LGBT+ activists who fled Sierra Leone share their stories
Tukiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched the anti-LGBTI repression last month. (Getty Images: Jeff J Mitchell photos courtesy of Getty / ABC.net.au)
UN human rights experts blast Turkiye for anti-LGBTI arrests
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Left-wing French politicians dance around Senegal’s anti-gay repression
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U.K. says arrestees helped straight Bangladeshi asylum-seekers pretend to be gay

Asia

A hijra household in Bangladesh. (Jack Taylor photo courtesy of the Telegraph)
Bangladesh’s third-gender Hijras struggle for basic rights
Tukiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched the anti-LGBTI repression last month. (Getty Images: Jeff J Mitchell photos courtesy of Getty / ABC.net.au)
UN human rights experts blast Turkiye for anti-LGBTI arrests
Ho Chi Minh Islam (Photo courtesy of X/Twitter)
Bangladesh think tank excludes trans activist from diversity panel amid pressure
British immigration enforcement officer (Photo courtesy of the BBC)
U.K. says arrestees helped straight Bangladeshi asylum-seekers pretend to be gay

Middle East/North Africa

Anti-LGBT countries get to guard human rights for the U.N.
Tukiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched the anti-LGBTI repression last month. (Getty Images: Jeff J Mitchell photos courtesy of Getty / ABC.net.au)
UN human rights experts blast Turkiye for anti-LGBTI arrests
Running through the streets on Beirut after an explosion in August. (Hassan Ammar photo courtesy of AP / NY Times)
Lebanon: Queer people shut out of wartime shelters
These are some of the accounts blocked as "promoters of LGBT" by Turkey, according to the Turkish Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD)
Turkiye blocks news outlets and social media in widening anti-LGBT crackdown

Americas

Secretary Marco Rubio meets with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., April 21, 2026. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)

Postponement of elections worries Haitian LGBT+ rights advocates

Haiti has endured ten years without elections

Trans woman Daniela Fuentes, deported to the Central African Republic, where she has no connection and doesn't speak the language. (Photo courtesy of AP)
Trump deports trans woman to African nation where she’s at risk
For Global Black Pride a reported 10,000+ people gathered in Paris on Sept. 12 to celebrate and also combat LGBTphobia and racism. The march through Paris followed a banner proclaiming "We the People". (Photo courtesy of Global Black Pride via Instagram)
As funding drops, Global Black Pride is accused of financial misdeeds
Turkish police arrest LGBT rights protesters opposed to this month's crackdown. (Photo courtesy of Getty / BBC)
Turkey’s anti-LGBT crackdown expands; activists fight back

Oceania

Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Christian nations repeal them

Young participant at Coming Out's rally for LGBT* rights holds a sign that states "Let's Live in Peace." (Photo courtesy of Coming Out)

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