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More than 70 arrested in Tunisia’s anti-LGBT crackdown

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Transgender Ghanaian artist Angel Maxine has released a new video, "Coward."
Trans Ghanaian artist releases protest song ‘Coward’
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Supporters of LGBTQ Syrians aim to revive Mawaleh, ‘a defiant glitterbomb of resistance’
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Ukraine moves closer to enacting a law against anti-LGBTI bias

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Betrayed by gay lover, then imprisoned, Bob has finally been set free
Here’s how a lesbian couple regained their dignity in Cameroon
From fear to freedom: A quiet rebellion on Qtalk

Africa

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Congolese LGBTQ activist assaulted after speaking out on radio
As Europe’s AIDS rate climbs, LGBT+ immigrant advocates seek to boost use of PrEP
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Archbishop of Uganda protests appointment of LGBTQ+ ally to lead Anglican Church
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Generous readers helped free two imprisoned LGBTQ truck drivers

Caribbean

Lovonova’s unique Pride products are a Guadeloupean dream come true

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Martinique: Photographer Adeline Rapon celebrates Afro-Caribbean queer visibility

Whipped and held captive in Haiti: Ovide’s ordeal

Europe

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
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Global Black Pride will be held in Paris in 2026
On beyond homophobia: Russian police raid ‘kissing party‘

Asia

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Kazakhstan parliament passes ‘Anti-LGBT Propaganda’ law
Hijras crying after being physically assaulted by an organised group while returning from the Boalkhali Police Station in Chittagong, after submitting a complaint against the same group for demanding extortion money. (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
Bangladesh police arrest dozens of third-gender people
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Bangladeshi repression extends far beyond LGBTQ community
A scene from last month's Euro-Mediterranean Summer Universities of Homosexualities (UEEH) human rights gathering in Vic-en-Bigorre, France. (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
In Bangladesh, anti-gay intimidation, violence and persecution are escalating

Middle East/North Africa

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More than 70 arrested in Tunisia’s anti-LGBT crackdown
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Morocco upholds 30-month sentence for activist’s blasphemous T-shirt
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Supporters of LGBTQ Syrians aim to revive Mawaleh, ‘a defiant glitterbomb of resistance’
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Trans people face violence across Middle East and North Africa, new report finds

Americas

As Europe’s AIDS rate climbs, LGBT+ immigrant advocates seek to boost use of PrEP

Shunning top-down strategies, AIDS fighters turn to LGBT+ communities for PrEP promotion

Archbishop Sarah Mullally (Alberto Pezzali photo courtesy of AP)
Archbishop of Uganda protests appointment of LGBTQ+ ally to lead Anglican Church
NYC mayoral front runner under fire over backing from Uganda homophobe
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Transgender victims of hate speech deserve protection, not more hate

Oceania

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

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