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Edwin Bolaji Deen (left) and his partner, George Reginald Freeman Browne, in happier times. (Photo courtesy of Daybreak Newspaper)
Sierra Leone activists reach Spain, fleeing arrest and death threats
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
Woman in Mozambique (Steve Evans photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Caught between silence and visibility: LGBTQ+ life in Mozambique
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Gay Nigerian web series returns to YouTube despite government threats

Caribbean

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)

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

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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
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Proposed Ukraine law would expand ban on anti-LGBTQ discrimination
Turkish police on Sept. 15, 2026, push back journalists covering a protest in favor of LGBTQ rights outside Istanbul's courthouse. (Ozan Kose photo courtesy of AFP / Le Monde)
LGBTI+ rights activists in Turkey seek international support during crackdown

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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
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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
Turkish police on Sept. 15, 2026, push back journalists covering a protest in favor of LGBTQ rights outside Istanbul's courthouse. (Ozan Kose photo courtesy of AFP / Le Monde)
LGBTI+ rights activists in Turkey seek international support during crackdown
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Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Christian nations repeal them

Americas

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

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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
Each knot in this installation in front of the XXXX capitol building stands for a XXX who was killed. (Ray Valle Nagashiro photo courtesy of Outright In this photo from the cover of the Outright International report, each knot stands for a person who was killed because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. This installation was erected in front of the Palace of Justice in Lima, Peru, (Ray Valle Nagashiro photo courtesy of Outright International)International)
A third of LGBTQ groups say 2025’s drastic cuts will force them to close
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

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

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