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Rightify Ghana trains dozens of queer youth leaders in advocacy

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Queer youth leaders attend Rightify Ghana workshop. (Photo courtesy of Rightify Ghana)
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Africa

Location of Sierra Leone in West Africa. (Map courtesy of CountryReports.org)
Sierra Leone activists flee abroad as police hunt them
The new Rufisque Courthouse was inaugurated on January 27, 2024. (Photo courtesy of the General Delegation for the Promotion of the Diamniadio and Lac Rose Urban Hubs)
Senegal Police admit using anal exams on female suspects
Queer youth leaders attend Rightify Ghana workshop. (Photo courtesy of Rightify Ghana)
Rightify Ghana trains dozens of queer youth leaders in advocacy
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Cameroon: After anti-gay raids, court frees 2, sends 6 back to prison

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

‘My son is trans. So what?’ says Ghana commentator KKD
Marseilles Pride marchers in France devote a moment of silence to Eric Lembembe last month. The signs state, "Proud in Marseilles. Dead in Cameroon." (Click image for video, in French.)
Why LGBT rights activists oppose U.N. resolution against anti-LGBT laws
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Russia designates North Caucasus women and queer rights group ‘extremist’
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Under attack in Russia, trans support group still racks up successes

Asia

Mousumi Hijra (Photo courtesy of Green Online)
Murder suspected in death of sexual minority leader in Bangladesh
Dhaka University established in 1921, is the oldest active university in Bangladesh (Photo courtesy of ThePrint and Dhaka University)
Bangladesh students expelled over homosexuality allegations
Logo of NC SOS, a support group for women and queer victims of violence in the North Caucasus region.
Russia designates North Caucasus women and queer rights group ‘extremist’
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Under attack in Russia, trans support group still racks up successes

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
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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

Longtime Jamaican activist celebrates long-term marriage

Jamaica-Canadian comment: ‘My marriage is not a threat to any heterosexual union’

The three friends celebrated their release from prison but, for their safety, they did not want their names or faces to be used in this article. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
Cameroon: Freed from prison, 3 women go into business — with readers’ help
Messed-up map shows U.S. regime doesn’t know or care where it’s killing millions
A health clinic in Johannesburg that was closed in 2025, following cuts in U.S. aid. (Joao Silva photo courtesy of The New York Times)
Study finds that Trump’s funding cuts led to closing 1,700 HIV treatment sites

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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