Asia

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
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
Illustration courtesy of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law
Like Russia, Kazakhstan now blocks access to LGBTQ news
Map of countries criminalizing homosexuality, June 2026
Homosexuality is now illegal in 66 nations
Bangladesh students detained, expelled over alleged homosexuality
Rainbow flags decorate the Paris City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Tetu)
France, do not turn your back on LGBTQI communities around the world!
Fighting hate on the ballot: Queer resistance in elections in 2026