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A hijra household in Bangladesh. (Jack Taylor photo courtesy of the Telegraph)
Bangladesh’s third-gender Hijras struggle for basic rights
Tukiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched the anti-LGBTI repression last month. (Getty Images: Jeff J Mitchell photos courtesy of Getty / ABC.net.au)
UN human rights experts blast Turkiye for anti-LGBTI arrests
Ho Chi Minh Islam (Photo courtesy of X/Twitter)
Bangladesh think tank excludes trans activist from diversity panel amid pressure
British immigration enforcement officer (Photo courtesy of the BBC)
U.K. says arrestees helped straight Bangladeshi asylum-seekers pretend to be gay
These are some of the accounts blocked as "promoters of LGBT" by Turkey, according to the Turkish Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD)
Turkiye blocks news outlets and social media in widening anti-LGBT crackdown
In October 2025, Indonesian police arrested 34 men for allegedly holding a "gay sex party" at a hotel in Surabaya, the country's second largest city. (Juni Kriswanto photo courtesy of LGBTQ Nation / AFP /Getty Images)
Indonesia’s top Muslim body wants to replace ‘LGBT’ with term that includes sexual abuse
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
Bangladesh activists launch petition to end anti-LGBTQ discrimination
In October 2025, Indonesian police arrested 34 men for allegedly holding a "gay sex party" at a hotel in Surabaya, the country's second largest city. (Juni Kriswanto photo courtesy of LGBTQ Nation / AFP /Getty Images)
Appeal to Indonesia to stop listing ‘LGBTQ culture’ as a national threat
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
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’
Image from Centre T's Patreon site.
Under attack in Russia, trans support group still racks up successes
Supreme Court of India (Photo courtesy of India Today)
India Supreme Court ruling could shape the future of LGBTQ rights