Europe

Global Day of Action will protest Uganda’s harsh anti-gay bill
THe French National Assembly (Photo courtesy of l'Assemblée Nationale)
French legislators appeal for justice in the Congo
Jean-Marc Berthon, newly appointed French ambassador for LGBTI rights. (Photo courtesy of ADHEOS)
Conference in Paris aims to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide
LGBTQ Russians flee to the West
Bangladeshi human rights defender Shahanur Islam (left) meets with Jean-Marc Berthon, the French ambassador for LGBT+ rights.
Bangladesh activist and French leaders confer in support of LGBTQ+ rights
Black immigrants face violence and repression in Tunisia. (Photo courtesy of Working for Our Wellbeing)
African LGBTQ refugees, seeking Europe, find terror in Tunisia
Miss TIzzy (Photo courtesy of @MissTizy / Instagram)
The life of a Russian drag queen in the Putin era
Pope Francis (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Pope doubles down against homophobia, says anti-gay laws are a sin
Pope Francis: "Persons with homosexual tendencies are children of God. God loves them. God accompanies them … condemning a person like this is a sin. Criminalising people with homosexual tendencies is an injustice.” (Andrew Medichini photo courtesy of AP)
Pope says homosexuality is not a crime
Activist rejects ‘white saviour’ label, says he protested in Qatar by request
‘Self-centered Westerners turned LGBTQ+ people into World Cup losers’
Chechnya’s top homophobe urges anti-LGBT Arabs to fight in Ukraine
2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 6: Global Trends
LGBTQ rights advocate protests in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2016.
2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 5: Europe
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 68
Tunisia: Activists seek to block anti-gay sportscaster from visiting Europe