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Employee of the LGBT bar Pace in custody in Russia. (Alexander Klimov photo courtesy of Ural56.ru)

Toll of Russia’s LGBT ‘extremism’ designation keeps rising, HRW says

Russia has piled up 101 anti-LGBT convictions, Human Rights Watch report says

Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Anita Among was a forceful advocate of the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023. She “single-handedly turned the lives of LGBTQ Ugandans into living hell when she facilitated the ‘Kll the Gays Law of 2023", said activist Sarah Mutiga. (Abubaker Lubowa photo courtesy of Reuters/WSJ) (Abubaker Lubowa photo courtesy of Reuters/WSJ)
Number of victims of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act keeps growing
Bangladesh third-gender person suffers arson attack

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Africa

Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Anita Among was a forceful advocate of the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023. She “single-handedly turned the lives of LGBTQ Ugandans into living hell when she facilitated the ‘Kll the Gays Law of 2023", said activist Sarah Mutiga. (Abubaker Lubowa photo courtesy of Reuters/WSJ) (Abubaker Lubowa photo courtesy of Reuters/WSJ)
Number of victims of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act keeps growing
We decided to feed a starving gay prisoner to keep him alive until donations set him free
Queer couple’s ‘love-bomb’ campaign sparks backlash in Ghana
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Caribbean

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Challenge to Trinidad anti-gay law heads toward climactic ruling

Homophobic Jamaican singer Sizzla plans return to Canada in September

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Europe

Employee of the LGBT bar Pace in custody in Russia. (Alexander Klimov photo courtesy of Ural56.ru)
Toll of Russia’s LGBT ‘extremism’ designation keeps rising, HRW says
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Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country
Gaëlle (Photo courtesy of Facebook)
Trans man on the run from Cameroon to Dubai to Ukraine, still seeking dignity
World Bank President Ajay Banga (Photo courtesy of AP)
World Bank ends Ugandan loan ban that sought to end LGBTQ repression

Asia

Employee of the LGBT bar Pace in custody in Russia. (Alexander Klimov photo courtesy of Ural56.ru)
Toll of Russia’s LGBT ‘extremism’ designation keeps rising, HRW says
Bangladesh third-gender person suffers arson attack
Lesbian couple in India can form a family, judge rules
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Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country

Middle East/North Africa

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Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country
Article 230 of the Tunisian penal code provides for up to three years in prison for same-sex intimacy. (Illustration courtesy of HRW)
Queer people suffer double punishment in Tunisian prisons
The Southwest Asia and Northern Africa (SWANA) region
LGBTQ advocacy group creates online safety guide for Middle East and North Africa
Gaëlle (Photo courtesy of Facebook)
Trans man on the run from Cameroon to Dubai to Ukraine, still seeking dignity

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Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country

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U.S. aid cuts eliminate the prospect of defeating H.I.V. / AIDS soon
Western anti-LGBTQ groups exert growing influence in Africa
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Oceania

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Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country

Pride marcher in New Zealand poses with the flag of the tiny island nation Niue. (Claire-Eastham-Farrelly photo courtesy of NZTV)

Niue: Tally of nations with anti-homosexuality laws drops to 65

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