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Uganda Parliament drops proposed sexual offenses bill
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Africa

Ugandan human rights defender Frank Mugisha appeals for support from allies abroad. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)
Ugandan LGBTI+ rights activist Frank Mugisha wins international award
Ugandan member of parliament Anna Adeke (Photo courtesy of Ugandan Parliament)
Uganda Parliament drops proposed sexual offenses bill
Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)
LGBTQ+ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump devastated
Fueling digital LGBT+ rights activism in East Africa

Caribbean

How one nonbinary Haitian activist built community through micro-credit

After Trump cuts, 20 LGBT+ organizations in Haiti had to close

Non-binary and transgender young people, expelled from the Dominican Republic in 2025 and welcomed at the premises of the Heritage for the Protection of Human Rights (HPDH) association in Ouanaminthe (Photo by @merlinjean)

In mourning and under fire, Haitians mark International Trans Visibility Day

Europe

Russian version of the film "Call Me By Your Name"
Russia escalates crackdown on LGBT content with fines and arrests
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his buddy, Relarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (Photo courtesy of the Atlantic Council)
Belarus adopts law against positive accounts of gay sex
Turkey puts LGBT activists on trial, threatens 3-year prison terms
Young participant at Coming Out's rally for LGBT* rights holds a sign that states "Let's Live in Peace." (Photo courtesy of Coming Out)
LGBTQ+ news from Russia, Ukraine and Vanuatu

Asia

Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)
LGBTQ+ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump devastated
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his buddy, Relarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (Photo courtesy of the Atlantic Council)
Belarus adopts law against positive accounts of gay sex
Marhamah Rosli (Photo: Bernama photo courtesy of Qnews / Malaysian National News Agency)
Don’t say ‘LGBT’, says Malaysia official. Say ‘deviant culture’ instead
Cover illustration from the annual report about 2025 from JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France.
Bangladesh grows even more dangerous for its LGBTQI+ citizens

Middle East/North Africa

Cairo 52 Lawsuit
Egyptian court victory for trans people seeking gender transition
Two men holding hands. (Photo courtesy of Mimoun Kabdani)
Surviving hate: Gay man speaks out after street attack in Morocco
Spotlight on Mauritania, where LGBT people hide their identities for fear of stigma
LGBTQ rights advocacy is only possible in secret in Libya. (Photo courtesy of Kuchu Times / Zoonar.com)
Spotlight on Libya, where the LGBTQ community hides in the shadows

Americas

Ugandan human rights defender Frank Mugisha appeals for support from allies abroad. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)

Ugandan LGBTI+ rights activist Frank Mugisha wins international award

Frank Mugisha recognized for work fighting homophobia in Uganda

Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)
LGBTQ+ rights activists ask Canada to help restore what Trump devastated
Zambia: One grim example of how Trump has slashed anti-AIDS efforts
How one nonbinary Haitian activist built community through micro-credit

Oceania

Young participant at Coming Out's rally for LGBT* rights holds a sign that states "Let's Live in Peace." (Photo courtesy of Coming Out)

LGBTQ+ news from Russia, Ukraine and Vanuatu

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LGBTQ rights in 2026: What to expect around the world

Map of the 65 countries where sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal. YELLOW countries have sodomy laws that are currently being challenged before local courts. Sri Lanka, in PINK, currently has a bill before its parliament to repeal its sodomy law. Indonesia, in ORANGE, has laws that criminalize homosexuality only in some subnational jurisdictions. All states in RED have nationwide sodomy laws and no known legislative efforts or court challenges to remove them.

LGBTQ rights update: 2025 tally and 2026 preview