Positive steps

Image from Mawaleh in 2012
Supporters of LGBTQ Syrians aim to revive Mawaleh, ‘a defiant glitterbomb of resistance’
Ukrainian flag
Ukraine moves closer to enacting a law against anti-LGBTI bias
Bob doing construction work shortly after his release. (Photo by Steeves Winner)
Betrayed by gay lover, then imprisoned, Bob has finally been set free
Lovonova’s unique Pride products are a Guadeloupean dream come true
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