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Ethiopian LGBTQ activist Robel Meseret Hailu. (Photo courtesy of Fatteh / Robel Hailu)
Ethiopia’s fearless gay activist chooses to keep the faith
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
Veteran LGBTI rights attorney Alice Nkom remains locked in a legal dispute with Cameroonian authorities who accuse her of “financing terrorism” — a charge she vehemently denies, declaring that her principled stand is in defense of the rule of law in Cameroon.
2025 LGBTQ rights update: African activists resist growing repression
Photographer recording the World Health Summit.
Lawmakers from across the globe meet to fight HIV/AIDS
Logo of Outright International
Outright launches important reports on LGBTQ rights in every country
Students at Bethel Church's School of Supernatural Ministry students worship enthusiastically. (Max Whittaker photo courtesy of SFGate)
Exporting conversion therapy
Woman in South Africa walks past a wall covered with ads supporting the fight against HIV/ AIDS. (Denis Farrell photo courtesy of AP / Cruxnow.com)
UN says US aid cuts are hurting global fight against AIDS
Map of LGBT Rights in Africa — BLUE: Same-sex marriage is legal and discrimination based on sexual orientation prohibited. (Note: The little blue islands are Spanish, French, and UK territories); MAUVE: Limited recognition of foreign same-sex marriages; ORANGE: Same-sex sexual relations are illegal
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Africa
Religious leaders carry anti-LGBTQ signs during July 2023 march against same-sex marriage in Malawi. (Photo courtesy of VOA)
Malawi court refuses to overturn anti-LGBTQ+ laws
LGBTQ rights supporters celebrate decriminalization of sodomy in 2025. (Photo courtesy of @EqualNamibia on X)
Joy in Namibia as court decriminalizes gay sex
Johannesburg Pride Parade 2023 (Guillem Sartorio photo courtesy of Getty Images/AFP/Pink News)
Africa Pride 2024 will celebrate love in the face of hatred and homophobia
Sharon Lewin, president of the International AIDS Society (Max Mason-Hubers photo courtesy of IAS)
Upsurge of African anti-gay laws risks upsurge of AIDS
Namibia president dies. What does that mean for LGBTQ people?
Berlin Pride 2023. (Photo courtesy of Reuters)
2024 global forecast for LGBTQ+ rights
Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination Executive Director Essy Adhiambo. (Courtesy photo)
Global LGBT activists gather for Human Rights Campaign summit in DC
Map of the 67 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 efforts to remove them. 
Legal challenges to anti-LGBTQ laws are under way in at least 10 nations