Map of LGBT Rights in Oceania — BLUE: Same-sex marriage legal and sexual orientation/gender identity discrimination prohibited; PURPLE: Foreign same-sex marriages recognized, no discrimination protections;GREEN: Sexual orientation discrimination prohibited; YELLOW: Sodomy illegal; YELLOW with GREEN outline: Sodomy illegal, but some sexual orientation discrimination prohibited; RED: Constitution bans same-sex marriage, but homosexuality is legal, no discrimination protections; GREY: Sodomy legal, same-sex marriage not permitted, no discrimination protections
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Oceania and Australia
John Dramani Mahama, Ghana's new president. (Photo courtesy of Bloomberg)
Ghana’s new president says anti-LGBTQ bill not needed if schools teach family values
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba (Photo courtesy of Chimp Reports)
What to believe? Uganda’s possible next president vows to repeal Kill the Gays Law
Sunil Babu Pant was the first openly gay member of Parliament in Nepal, cultural emissary for inclusive (Pink/Rainbow/LGBT+) tourism in Nepal; and founder of the Blue Diamond society, the first LGBTIQ rights organization in Nepal. (Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Blade)
LGBT migrants face abuse and danger in homophobic countries
Protesters in Red Square, Moscow, in 2013 carry a banner declaring "Homophobia is the religion of bullies". (Evgeny Feldman photo courtesy of AP)
LGBTQ+ Russians live in fear following new laws and court rulings, activists say
Global update: The struggle for LGBTQ rights continues in Asia
Map of the 65 countries where sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal. YELLOW countries have sodomy laws that are currently being challenged before local courts. Sri Lanka, in PINK, currently has a bill before its parliament to repeal its sodomy law. Indonesia, in ORANGE, has laws that criminalize homosexuality only in some subnational jurisdictions. All states in RED have nationwide sodomy laws and no known legislative efforts or court challenges to remove them. 
West African nation of Mali becomes the world’s 65th to criminalize homosexuality
Graphic from the 2020 report “Hate Speech Spreads Like Wildfire” on hate speech in social media in the Middle East and North Africa.
Facebook opens the door to more anti-LGBTQ lies and hate speech
Over the years, Uganda murals keep fighting gender-based violence
Mau Hijra (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
Bangladesh LGBT advocates demand investigation of trans woman’s death
Map of LGBT Rights in Africa — BLUE: Same-sex marriage is legal and discrimination based on sexual orientation prohibited. (Note: The little blue islands are Spanish, French, and UK territories); MAUVE: Limited recognition of foreign same-sex marriages; ORANGE: Same-sex sexual relations are illegal
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Africa
Nigeria’s first androgynous model Prina Boo is changing the narrative
Cameroonian LGBTI rights attorney Alice Nkom responds to accusations against her.
‘I am not afraid’, says LGBTI rights attorney accused of financing terrorism in Cameroon
2024 LGBTQ Rights Global Progress – Latin America and Caribbean
Housemate of LGBTQ+ activist sentenced to 50 years for murdering him
French groups join Africans in lawsuits against murder music singer