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Map of the 67 countries where sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal. Such laws apply in parts of Indonesia, so it is shown here in orange.
67 countries where homosexuality is illegal
21 varieties of traditional African homosexuality
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Africa

Nigeria: 69 ‘gay wedding’ suspects to be released on bail
Cameroon: Money is tight, so LGBTI activists prepare to work smarter
Cameroon: She searches her husband’s phone and discovers he is gay
Office of TranzNetwork after the attack. (Photo courtesy of Chapter Four Uganda/X (Twitter)
Arson destroys offices of Ugandan trans organization

Caribbean

Haiti: ‘Cultural awareness as a tool to heal psychological wounds’

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Guadeloupe: The challenge of bringing together the LGBT+ community

Black lesbian eco-feminists fight for victims of Caribbean pesticide poisoning

Europe

Cameroon: Money is tight, so LGBTI activists prepare to work smarter
Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships. (Photo courtesy of Parliament Magazein)
United front against homophobic Ugandan law? Europe says no.
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (Photo courtesy of the Washington Blade)
Ukraine military has a new transgender spokesperson
Ukrainian troops (Photo courtesy of LGBTQ Nation)
Russia fears gay ‘super-soldiers’ fighting for Ukraine

Asia

International legal advocates urge Bangladesh to protect human rights lawyer
Golam Kibria, a gay school teacher, was allegedly murdered by Islamic extremists in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 20.
Activists call for justice after gay man murdered in Bangladesh
LGBTQ fears grow in Malaysia as Islamists shatter reform hopes
LGBT Afghans fled from the homphobic brutality of the Taliban, but now are stuck in Pakistan, seeking asylum elsewhere. (Illustration courtesy of HRW / Outright International)
LGBTQ Afghans who fled from the Taliban are stuck in Pakistan

Middle East/North Africa

Photo circulating on social media depicting members of the Soldiers of God' movement. (Photo courtesy of aawsat.com)
Violence and anti-gay bills target LGBTQ people in Lebanon
An Iraqi prison cell (John Holmes illustration courtesy of HRW)
Iraqi legislation would impose death penalty for gay sex, imprison trans Iraqis
Egyptian legal experts expose violations of LGBTQ peoples’ rights
Nations with anti-LGBT laws: 52% Muslim, 42% Christian

Americas

Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships. (Photo courtesy of Parliament Magazein)

United front against homophobic Ugandan law? Europe says no.

European Union balks at Ugandan aid cutoff  

Haiti: ‘Cultural awareness as a tool to heal psychological wounds’
This is how Secret's Out presents itself on its Instagram account @secretsout.g
Guadeloupe: The challenge of bringing together the LGBT+ community
Black lesbian eco-feminists fight for victims of Caribbean pesticide poisoning

Oceania

Same-sex couple Karla Eggleton and Lara Sadaraka are mothers of Kayla Pouana Ngaroa Ki Ivanui Pafuti Sadaraka-Eggelton.. Eggleton is the CEO of Destination Cook Islands. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Maule-ffinch / Pink News)

How the Cook Islands freed its LGBTQ+ community

Tatryanna Utanga, executive officer of the Te Tiare Association (Photo courtesy of the Te Tiare Association via Cook Islands News)

Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 67 as Cook Islands votes for repeal

2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 6: Global Trends