Europe

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
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Courtesy of the institution's Facebook page)
Proposed Ukraine law would expand ban on anti-LGBTQ discrimination
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
Police in riot gear at Pride parade in Turkey in June 2026. (Photo courtesy of Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/picture alliance/DW)
Turkey: 162 targeted in anti-LGBTQ+ raids
‘My son is trans. So what?’ says Ghana commentator KKD
Marseilles Pride marchers in France devote a moment of silence to Eric Lembembe last month. The signs state, "Proud in Marseilles. Dead in Cameroon." (Click image for video, in French.)
Why LGBT rights activists oppose U.N. resolution against anti-LGBT laws
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
Around 5,000 people took part in the Kyiv Pride march on June 21. (Photo courtesy of N.Y. Daily News)
Ukraine LGBTQ people notch wins in court, setbacks in parliament
LGBTQ rights protest (Gary Ashe photo courtesy of Picture Alliance/dpa/PA Wire)
Ukraine LGBTQ people face sexual violence in Russia-occupied territories
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
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U.S. rejects United Nations resolution against AIDS
Illustration courtesy of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law
Like Russia, Kazakhstan now blocks access to LGBTQ news
Rainbow flags decorate the Paris City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Tetu)
France, do not turn your back on LGBTQI communities around the world!
African and global figures by the dozens urge Senegal to talk, not enforce anti-gay law
Fighting hate on the ballot: Queer resistance in elections in 2026