Europe

Logo of ILGA, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association.
Russia makes it a crime to work with ILGA World on behalf of LGBTQ rights
U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
Trump regime takes its anti-transgender campaign global
Map of the 65 countries where sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal. YELLOW countries have sodomy laws that are currently being challenged before local courts. Sri Lanka, in PINK, currently has a bill before its parliament to repeal its sodomy law. Indonesia, in ORANGE, has laws that criminalize homosexuality only in some subnational jurisdictions. All states in RED have nationwide sodomy laws and no known legislative efforts or court challenges to remove them.
LGBTQ rights update: 2025 tally and 2026 preview
Although Ukraine in general does not acknowledge same-sex marriages, a court recognized the marriage Tymur Levchuk and Zorian Kis, a Ukrainian diplomat stationed in Israel. Zoryan Kis, First Secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel, and his partner Tymur Levchuk. The couple had lived together since 2013 and were legally married in the United States in 2021.. (Photo courtesy of Teenergizer)
2025 LGBTQ rights update: Anti-trans hysteria mars Europe’s LGBTQ gains
LGBTQ+ Germans on edge because of right wing’s advances in 2025
Guadeloupean performer Admiral T is known for his homophobic lyrics.
Homophobic song by Guadeloupe artist Admiral T removed from streaming platforms
Logo of the conference Shaping Tomorrow: Queer Asylum in Europe
LGBTQ rights reports ‘mean the difference between life and death’
Biphobia is an issue when viewing new Guadeloupe film ‘Dream On’
Costume party in Tomsk, Siberia. (Photo courtesy of Novaya Gazeta Europe)
Russia’s police hunt for gays, but find clowns
Photographer recording the World Health Summit.
Lawmakers from across the globe meet to fight HIV/AIDS
As Europe’s AIDS rate climbs, LGBT+ immigrant advocates seek to boost use of PrEP
Archbishop Sarah Mullally (Alberto Pezzali photo courtesy of AP)
Archbishop of Uganda protests appointment of LGBTQ+ ally to lead Anglican Church
2024 promotion for the previous Global Black Pride in Atlanta. (Photo courtesy of GO Magazine)
Global Black Pride will be held in Paris in 2026
On beyond homophobia: Russian police raid ‘kissing party‘
Graham Linehan (Photo courtesy of the BBC)
Transgender victims of hate speech deserve protection, not more hate
Anti-LGBTQ+ activists clash with police as they try to interfere with a gathering of the LGBTQ+ community for the Tbilisi Pride Festival in Tbilisi in July 2023. (Photo courtesy of AFP via Getty Images)
Pro-Russia government in nation of Georgia peddles LGBT conspiracy theories