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Rape of minor reveals how unprepared Cameroon is for male-on-male crime
A scene from last month's Euro-Mediterranean Summer Universities of Homosexualities (UEEH) human rights gathering in Vic-en-Bigorre, France. (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
In Bangladesh, anti-gay intimidation, violence and persecution are escalating
‘This isn’t home for me anymore’: A decade under Nigeria’s anti-gay law
Davis Mac-Iyalla (Photo courtesy of Mamba Online)
W. African human rights activists oppose Burkina Faso’s new anti-gay law
Here’s how a lesbian couple regained their dignity in Cameroon
Clare Byarugaba outside Uganda House in London (Photo courtesy of Diva Magazine and Clare Byarugaba)
Meet the Ugandan LGBTQIA+ activist bringing visibility in a time of crisis
Q Bee Chihera-Meki, programs director of Trans and Intersex Rising Zimbabwe (Photo courtesy of IAS)
Zimbabwean government backs plan to protect rights of intersex people
Two students murdered at Nigerian boarding school for being gay
Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Bangladesh university students tortured, expelled over alleged sexuality
This image was used on the scammers’ website. An Xtra investigation determined it is a photo of a real event that was altered to include the name and logo of a fake charity. (Photo courtesy of Xtra)
Scamsters prey on LGBTQ+ activists from the Global South, inviting them to fake conferences in Canada
Panel discussion at the Égides conference (Laeticia Clouzot photo courtesy of Égides)
International French-language LGBTQI conference focuses on positivity
The 2019 Pride parade in Kyiv, Ukraine, included Western diplomats and a group of uniformed soldiers from the war with Russia-backed separatists in the east. (Photo courtesy of DW)
Ukraine government introduces bill to combat anti-LGBT discrimination, hate speech
Spotlight on queer African writing and fashion
Davis Mac-Iyalla (Photo courtesy of Mamba Online)
This African chief is gay, defiant, visible and yet traditional
Most of the mothers DW spoke with are devoutly religious and meet regularly to share advice, pray, and support each other. (Photo courtesy of DW)
Uganda: Mothers defy anti-gay law to support children
This illustration of innocent Muslim prisoners Sol, Sabir, Yabby and Dom was created from written descriptions of them with the help of ChatGPT and PhotoShop.
Six months later, 4 Muslim men are still in prison without trial for watching a gay video