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Archbishop Laurent Mbanda of Rwanda now leads the anti-gay church coalition Gafcon, the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans. (Photo courtesy of AFP/Getty/BBC)
Anti-gay Anglicans ease off their challenge to female archbishop
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LGBTQ rights in 2026: What to expect around the world
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
Although Ukraine in general does not acknowledge same-sex marriages, a court recognized the marriage Tymur Levchuk and Zorian Kis, a Ukrainian diplomat stationed in Israel. Zoryan Kis, First Secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel, and his partner Tymur Levchuk. The couple had lived together since 2013 and were legally married in the United States in 2021.. (Photo courtesy of Teenergizer)
2025 LGBTQ rights update: Anti-trans hysteria mars Europe’s LGBTQ gains
Donald Trump on the campaign trail in 2016 (David Becker photo courtesy of Reuters)
Annus Horribilis: After the grim revelations of 2025, what next?
Archbishop Sarah Mullally (Alberto Pezzali photo courtesy of AP)
Archbishop of Uganda protests appointment of LGBTQ+ ally to lead Anglican Church
Graham Linehan (Photo courtesy of the BBC)
Transgender victims of hate speech deserve protection, not more hate
Jason Jones (Photo courtesy of Daily Express)
Challenge to Trinidad anti-gay law heads toward climactic ruling
British officials meet Ugandan and Kenyan activists to target far-right homophobia
Students at Bethel Church's School of Supernatural Ministry students worship enthusiastically. (Max Whittaker photo courtesy of SFGate)
Exporting conversion therapy
Ugandan LGBTQ community turns to U.K. to rescue anti-HIV work U.S. has abandoned
Uganda musician Papa Cidy says he came out of the closet because he's "tired of hiding myself."
Uganda musician Papa Cidy comes out: ‘Tired of hiding’
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Bisexual risks death in Nigeria, seeks asylum in the U.K .
Anita Among, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda. (Photo courtesy of NTV)
U.S sanctions speaker of Ugandan Parliament, but not for anti-gay moves. Yet.
Protest targets Ugandan plan to praise anti-LGBT law in England
A warm welcome greets LGBT+ Ukrainians at Pride march in the U.K.