Asia

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
Government Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Photo courtesy of Facebook)
Bangladesh students expelled and jailed over alleged homosexuality
Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)
LGBTQ+ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump devastated
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his buddy, Relarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (Photo courtesy of the Atlantic Council)
Belarus adopts law against positive accounts of gay sex
Marhamah Rosli (Photo: Bernama photo courtesy of Qnews / Malaysian National News Agency)
Don’t say ‘LGBT’, says Malaysia official. Say ‘deviant culture’ instead