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Bangladesh LGBT activists call for repeal of gay sex laws
Ani Zonneveld, founder and president of Muslims for Progressive Values.
Islamic group urges Muslims to follow Pope’s model of love for LGBTQ people
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
Court kills ‘rogue and vagabond’ laws that target Ugandan sexual minorities  
At this month's PrideJA 2017, Dane Lewis, executive director of J-FLAG (left) poses with Khavoy Brown, co-coordinator of Montego Bay Pride 2017. (Photo courtesy of Khavoy Brown)
Jamaica: homophobia’s last stand
Court strikes down St. Kitts and Nevis buggery law
Magistrate tells Cameroon LGBTI rights conference to be more discreet
South Korea’s Supreme Court ends military ban on consensual gay sex
As many as 20,000 people gather in Singapore for the Pink Dot festival, which seeks recognition of the human rights of LGBTI people. (Photo courtesy of Yahoo)
Singapore ban on gay sex is unenforceable, top court rules
Botswana Court of Appeals unanimously upholds decriminalization of gay sex
Logo of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
UN agency: Gay and trans criminalization fuels HIV / AIDS
How to help LGBTQ+ people affected by St. Vincent volcano
Ugandan activists call for decriminalization to fight AIDS
World health agency: Fight AIDS by repealing anti-gay laws