Europe

British officials meet Ugandan and Kenyan activists to target far-right homophobia
French Caribbean influencer pursues an anti-LGBT career on YouTube
David Kato (Photo courtesy of AP)
EU leader in Uganda pays tribute to murdered gay-rights activist David Kato
Woman in South Africa walks past a wall covered with ads supporting the fight against HIV/ AIDS. (Denis Farrell photo courtesy of AP / Cruxnow.com)
UN says US aid cuts are hurting global fight against AIDS
Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N’Diaye were honoured by Spanish city A Coruña for the heroic act (Photo courtesy of A Coruña City Hall/Twitter/LGBTQ Nation)
Senegal immigrants honored for intervening to stop a gay bashing in Spain
European human rights court rules against Russia for blocking LGBTIQ websites
Clubgoers detained by Russian security forces (Photo courtesy of LGBTQ Nation)
Russia is creating a database of LGBTQ+ citizens, report says
Andrei Kotov in custody in Moscow (Photo courtesy of X @Mediazzzona via The Advocate)
Russian man accused of ‘LGBT extremism’ dies in custody
U.S. President Donald Trump displays a newly signed executive order on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Reuters)
Trump’s reactionary orders harm trans and intersex people worldwide, says ILGA World
Hungary's homophobic Prime Minister Viktor Orban: losing support? ( Elekes Andor photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Some progress, some setbacks in Europe
Map of LGBT Rights in Oceania — BLUE: Same-sex marriage legal and sexual orientation/gender identity discrimination prohibited; PURPLE: Foreign same-sex marriages recognized, no discrimination protections;GREEN: Sexual orientation discrimination prohibited; YELLOW: Sodomy illegal; YELLOW with GREEN outline: Sodomy illegal, but some sexual orientation discrimination prohibited; RED: Constitution bans same-sex marriage, but homosexuality is legal, no discrimination protections; GREY: Sodomy legal, same-sex marriage not permitted, no discrimination protections
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Oceania and Australia
Protesters in Red Square, Moscow, in 2013 carry a banner declaring "Homophobia is the religion of bullies". (Evgeny Feldman photo courtesy of AP)
LGBTQ+ Russians live in fear following new laws and court rulings, activists say
Jail cell of the Zabaikalsky Investigative Department. (Photo courtesy of Chita.ru and the Zabaikalsky Investigative Dept.)
Owner of Siberian gay club charged with ‘extremism’ and placed under house arrest
On Martinique, an LGBT association campaigns in the midst of a social crisis
Rainbow photo illustrating Moscow Times article about Yekaterinburg.
Russia’s anti-queer pressure forces LGBTQ+ support center to close
Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Reinette Klever with Gen. Jeje Odongo, Uganda's foreign affairs minister. (Photo courtesy of New Vision and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Refugees could be put at risk in Uganda under proposed Dutch deal