Positive steps

Rihanna (Photo courtesy of Loop News Barbados)
With a boost from Rihanna, Barbados rejects homophobia
Nigeria’s first collection of queer-themed poems: ‘Brilliant’
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo courtesy of The Independent)
U.K.: ‘Deep regret’ for laws against gay sex
In a world where dozens of countries (shown in red) have anti-LGBT laws, about 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy.
We’re down to 74 countries where homosexuality is illegal
Supporters of LGBT rights demonstrated in 2018 outside Trinidad's Hall of Justice. Jason Jones, who filed the original suit to overturn Trinidad's anti-gay laws, is in the center.
Trinidad court overturns anti-sodomy law
Taib, who is queer Ethiopian-Kenyan in Toronto (Mikael Owunna photo courtesy of The New York Times)
Photos of African LGBTQ diaspora as ‘radical self-love’
Nigeria: Police arrest homophobic robbery suspect
Location of Zimbabwe in southern Africa
Zimbabwe progress toward LGBT role in HIV fight
Gay teen ejected by his family, then welcomed back. Here’s how.
Police and Nigerian chief vow action against anti-gay blackmail
Sexual health, religion and law for gay Nigerians
Location of Belize
Appeal of Belize decriminalization ‘effectively over’
Nigerian writer launches LGBT visibility campaign
Nigeria bans their love, but same-sex couples persist
Colors of the Transgender Legal Defense Project banner. (Image courtesy of the Transgender Legal Defense Project)
Trans activists welcome new Russian gender rules
Meet Frankie Edozien, writer of Nigeria’s first gay memoir