Positive steps

Self-portrait by Adeline Rapon (Instagram: @adelinerapon).
Martinique: Photographer Adeline Rapon celebrates Afro-Caribbean queer visibility
Shieys Chepkosgei (Photo courtesy of The Star)
Transgender Kenyans win a major court victory
Here’s how a lesbian couple regained their dignity in Cameroon
Clare Byarugaba outside Uganda House in London (Photo courtesy of Diva Magazine and Clare Byarugaba)
Meet the Ugandan LGBTQIA+ activist bringing visibility in a time of crisis
Q Bee Chihera-Meki, programs director of Trans and Intersex Rising Zimbabwe (Photo courtesy of IAS)
Zimbabwean government backs plan to protect rights of intersex people
From fear to freedom: A quiet rebellion on Qtalk
The 2019 Pride parade in Kyiv, Ukraine, included Western diplomats and a group of uniformed soldiers from the war with Russia-backed separatists in the east. (Photo courtesy of DW)
Ukraine government introduces bill to combat anti-LGBT discrimination, hate speech
Most of the mothers DW spoke with are devoutly religious and meet regularly to share advice, pray, and support each other. (Photo courtesy of DW)
Uganda: Mothers defy anti-gay law to support children
Cameroon LGBTQI groups stage impactful cultural event
In mid-June, Kyiv saw the first Equality March since Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. More than 1,500 people joined. (Anastasiia Shepielieva photo courtesy of DW)
LGBTQ+ soldiers fight for Ukraine and for respect
Jason Jones (Photo courtesy of Daily Express)
Challenge to Trinidad anti-gay law heads toward climactic ruling
Advocates believe they found new allies for LGBTI rights in Cameroon
From trauma to hope: Chikezie’s healing journey on Qtalk
Clare Byarugaba (left) and Pope Francis
LGBTQ rights activists mourn and praise Pope Francis
Lesbian Visibility Week arrives amid international anti-LGBT rights backlash
Surviving in silence: Qtalk provides guidance for trans woman in northern Nigeria