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St. Lucia election mirrors an increasing acceptance of island’s LGBTQ community
Alban Bagbin, speaker of Ghana's parliament
Ghana Parliament welcomes anti-LGBTQ lawmakers from Uganda

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St. Lucia election mirrors an increasing acceptance of island’s LGBTQ community
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Readers’ donations have freed a total of 56 victims of African homophobia
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Imprisoned gay Nigerian goes free, thanks to readers’ donations
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Word cloud showing the names (pseudonyms) of the 56 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.
Readers’ donations have freed a total of 56 victims of African homophobia
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We freed four Muslim men imprisoned when their imam called them gay
This new illustration of Sully was created with the help of ChatGPT and PhotoShop.
Imprisoned gay Nigerian goes free, thanks to readers’ donations

Africa

Anti-LGBTQ protest in Senegal. (File photo)
Senegal: The tale of a gay capital turned homophobic state
Alban Bagbin, speaker of Ghana's parliament
Ghana Parliament welcomes anti-LGBTQ lawmakers from Uganda
Makerere University's Main Building (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
Makerere University in Uganda suspends student over homophobic violence
Word cloud showing the names (pseudonyms) of the 56 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.
Readers’ donations have freed a total of 56 victims of African homophobia

Caribbean

Saint Lucia carnival scene (Photo courtesy of Saint Lucia Tourist Authority)

St. Lucia election mirrors an increasing acceptance of island’s LGBTQ community

Rainbow flag: St. Paul's Foundation for International Reconciliation needs your financial support for its work advancing LGBT rights. Click the image to donate.

To support LGBT rights, include St. Paul’s Foundation in your year-end giving

Non-binary and transgender young people, expelled from the Dominican Republic and welcomed at the premises of the Heritage for the Protection of Human Rights (HPDH) association in Ouanaminthe (Photo by @merlinjean)

Queer Haitian migrants need support amid mass deportations

Europe

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

Asia

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Mohammad Alamgir (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
Bangladesh police carry out midnight raid against LGBT rights defender
Ershad Halim (Photo courtesy of the University of Dhaka)
Gay teacher at Dhaka University pleads innocent after arrest on sex harassment charges
Costume party in Tomsk, Siberia. (Photo courtesy of Novaya Gazeta Europe)
Russia’s police hunt for gays, but find clowns

Middle East/North Africa

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Ibtissame (Betty) Lachgar (Photo courtesy of Chnge.org)
Coalition demands release of Morocco LGBT activist after 100 days in prison
Illustration from Damj's Facebook page.
More than 70 arrested in Tunisia’s anti-LGBT crackdown
Ibtissame (Betty) Lachgar (Photo courtesy of Chnge.org)
Morocco upholds 30-month sentence for activist’s blasphemous T-shirt

Americas

Saint Lucia carnival scene (Photo courtesy of Saint Lucia Tourist Authority)

St. Lucia election mirrors an increasing acceptance of island’s LGBTQ community

St. Lucia’s governing Labour Party defeats anti-LGBT challengers

Word cloud showing the names (pseudonyms) of the 56 prisoners for whom Project Not Alone has won early release.
Readers’ donations have freed a total of 56 victims of African homophobia
Rainbow flag: St. Paul's Foundation for International Reconciliation needs your financial support for its work advancing LGBT rights. Click the image to donate.
To support LGBT rights, include St. Paul’s Foundation in your year-end giving
This new illustration of Sully was created with the help of ChatGPT and PhotoShop.
Imprisoned gay Nigerian goes free, thanks to readers’ donations

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

WorldPride is happening in Washington, D.C., from May 17 to June 8. (Photo courtesy of CBS and Getty)

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