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2022 turned out to be a major year for the advancement of LGBT rights with huge developments in every corner of the world. To celebrate this progress and highlight some …
2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 3: Africa and Oceania Read More
SECOND IN A SERIES: Acting on orders from U.S. President Joe Biden, the nation’s international anti-AIDS programs have focused on the needs of sexual minorities abroad, including LGBTQI communities in …
Update on U.S. advocacy for LGBTQI rights amid the fight against AIDS Read More 2021 has been a year of slight progress in the fight against anti-LGBTQ laws, with many nations fiercely resisting any acknowledgement that their LGBTQ citizens deserve the same rights as …
2021 in review: A little progress against anti-LGBTQ laws, lots of resistance Read More
The Supreme Court of the island nation of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa, is deliberating whether to overturn the country’s law that provides up to a five-year prison …
Mauritius: Island nation’s Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of anti-LGBT law Read More
Imminent rulings by the ancient Privy Council court in London will help determine whether marriages of same-sex couples will be permitted in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and more than a …
London ruling on same-sex marriage could have international impact Read More
This past year has been tough for everyone, gay and straight, but it had some bright spots too. Below is a list of 42 encouraging developments for LGBTQ+ people in …
LGBTQ+ year in review: 42 examples of good news in 2020 Read More
Year in review: 2019 has been a mixed year for opponents of the anti-gay laws that still oppress LGBTQ people in dozens of countries worldwide.
Anti-gay laws in 2019: You win some, you lose some Read More
A human rights activist on the island nation of Mauritius off the east coast of Africa is challenging the country’s anti-gay law before the Supreme Court of Mauritius.
Activist seeks to overturn anti-gay law of African island Mauritius Read More
Four LGBT rights activists in the island nation of Mauritius off the east coast of Africa are taking legal action against that country’s anti-gay law.
Mauritius activists seek to overturn anti-gay law Read More
Angola’s repeal of its anti-gay law last month could lead to the repeal of all remaining anti-homosexuality laws in southern Africa, an international law professor suggests.
Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law Read More
The organizers of the canceled Pride March in the offshore East African island nation of Mauritius are seeking international support to persuade their government to oppose anti-LGBT violence.
Threats blocked Mauritius Pride; petitioners say ‘Enough!’ Read More
A new organization has joined the fight against human rights violations and discrimination suffered by sexual and gender minorities (SGM) in French-speaking countries. Two members of the group introduce it …
A new LGBTQI+ coalition for French-speaking nations Read MoreSeveral countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made progress in recognizing the human rights of LGBTI people, but much work remains to be done in the region’s 29 countries that still …
Tally of LGBTI rights, wrongs in 29 sub-Saharan countries Read More
Most tolerant countries The Afrobarometer network, which conducts public opinion surveys in Africa, recently listed the continent’s most and least homophobic countries. In these four African countries, the majority of …
Africa’s most and least homophobic countries Read MoreThis week marks the first official week of publication of the French-language affiliate of the “Erasing 76 Crimes” this blog. “76 Crimes en français,” which has been published in beta …
New blog targets French-speaking nations’ anti-LGBTI laws Read MoreThe issue of African countries imprisoning LGBTI people for their sexual orientation wasn’t on the agenda at this week’s United States/Africa summit in Washington, D.C. Instead, President Obama spoke about …
32 anti-gay African leaders, 32 smiling Obama photos Read More