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Africa

Wendy and Diana celebrate the dropping of charges. (Photo courtesy of SMUG / X)
Ugandan authorities drop case against two women accused of kissing in public
Cabo Verde, Africa’s outlier in LGBTQ freedom
Sister Deborah
Ghanaian musician Sister Deborah shatters myths about homosexuality
LGBTQI+ Ugandans are full of pride despite lack of Pride events

Caribbean

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

Leïla from Secret’s Out (credit: @mytvcaraïbes)

LGBTQIA+ Kréyòl Pride to bring people together in Guadeloupe and beyond

Map of countries criminalizing homosexuality, June 2026

Homosexuality is now illegal in 66 nations

Europe

Police confront gay pride rally in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2017. (Olga Maltseva photo courtesy of AFP/ Getty Images)
‘Propaganda’ laws force Russian LGBTQ community underground
The HIV retrovirus.
U.S. rejects United Nations resolution against AIDS
Illustration courtesy of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law
Like Russia, Kazakhstan now blocks access to LGBTQ news
Rainbow flags decorate the Paris City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Tetu)
France, do not turn your back on LGBTQI communities around the world!

Asia

Police confront gay pride rally in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2017. (Olga Maltseva photo courtesy of AFP/ Getty Images)
‘Propaganda’ laws force Russian LGBTQ community underground
Thana Road IN Faridpur (Photo courtesy of WIKIpedia CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh watchdog protests anti-lesbian police operation
The HIV retrovirus.
U.S. rejects United Nations resolution against AIDS
Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Christian nations repeal them

Middle East/North Africa

Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Christian nations repeal them
Cairo 52 Lawsuit
Egyptian court victory for trans people seeking gender transition
Two men holding hands. (Photo courtesy of Mimoun Kabdani)
Surviving hate: Gay man speaks out after street attack in Morocco
Spotlight on Mauritania, where LGBT people hide their identities for fear of stigma

Americas

African asylum seekers in Toronto in 2023. (Richard Lautens photo courtesy of Toronto Star / Getty)

Canada gives Ugandans facing deportation a second chance to stay

Cites deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda

In October 2024, anti-LGBTQ protesters demanded a ruling from the Ghana Supreme Court on the anti-LGBTQ bill that Parliament passed in February. The bill expired without a presidential signature. (Photo courtesy of X/Twitter)
Trump drops US support for human rights of LGBTQ Africans
The HIV retrovirus.
U.S. rejects United Nations resolution against AIDS
Muslim nations add anti-gay laws as Christian nations repeal them

Oceania

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

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