• Human Rights

    The human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people are violated every day, in ways ranging from discrimination and violation of the right to form a family to torture and execution. While international law recognizes the human rights, freedom, and equality of every human being, many countries and leaders claim that LGBTI people do not qualify for basic human rights. Laws criminalizing consensual sex between adults of the same sex exist on six continents, and discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status is legal in most countries. The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights launched an initiative in 2013 called Free & Equal, a global education campaign working to destigmatize LGBTI people and promote respect.

ADDED ON: 06/03/2023

The Pentagon Just Caved to the Right’s Anti-LGBTQ Pressure Campaign

The US military became the latest organization to fold under right-wing backlash to Pride Month on Wednesday, when Pentagon brass forced the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada to cancel a drag…

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ADDED ON: 06/02/2023

Being LGBTQ+ in Latin America: Four stories of bravery and resilience

June is Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States and around the world. The month commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when LGBTQ+ people protested police raids of gay…

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ADDED ON: 06/01/2023

Uproar after Uganda enacts anti-gay law

Uganda's latest anti-Homosexuality law is one of the world's most brutal legislations that seeks to restrict homosexual rights in Uganda and punish offenders. When lawmakers initially passed the bill in March, President Museveni had it…

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ADDED ON: 06/01/2023

Anti-LGBTQ disinformation surges online in East Africa

Anti-LGBTQ bills in Kenya and Uganda have unleashed an unprecedented wave of online disinformation targeting the community, with experts accusing political leaders of spreading falsehoods that put lives at risk. Social media…

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ADDED ON: 05/31/2023

Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law spurs bipartisan uproar in US

Leaders in Congress are forcefully condemning a sweeping new anti-gay law in Uganda, calling on the Biden administration to reconsider assistance to the East African nation. “Uganda’s appalling Anti-Homosexuality Act is the…

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ADDED ON: 05/31/2023

Russian legislators are targeting transgender people. It’s the latest move that copies GOP talking points from the US

A new Russian bill could ban transgender healthcare in the country, a move that mirrors legislation being proposed and enacted by Republican lawmakers across the United States. The bill, put forward on…

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ADDED ON: 05/31/2023

Japanese court rules against same-sex marriage ban in major win for LGBTQ+ equality

On Tuesday (30 May), Nagoya District Court became the second to rule against Japan’s banning of same-sex marriage, despite the country’s prime minister Fumio Kishida claiming the ban wasn’t discriminatory to the…

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ADDED ON: 05/30/2023

LGBTQ Russians flee to Argentina seeking refuge from discrimination, Ukraine war

Anastasia Domini and her wife Anna Domini walked hand in hand on a recent sunny day in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires while their four restless children played nearby. Same-sex couples are a…

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ADDED ON: 05/30/2023

‘I feel deeply afraid’: Turkey’s LGBTQ community dreads future under Erdogan

Turkey’s LGBTQ community fear being exposed to more homophobic hate after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made them into his favorite target for his bitterly divisive re-election campaign. The Islamic-rooted leader constantly…

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ADDED ON: 05/30/2023

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality", drawing Western condemnation and risking sanctions from aid donors. Same-sex relations were already…

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ADDED ON: 05/29/2023

Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent

In recent years several African countries have decriminalised same-sex relationships. But they’re not representative of the continent. In fact, queer rights at times appear to be eroding in much of the continent, with Kenya and Uganda most…

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ADDED ON: 05/28/2023

Author Arinze Ifeakandu shines a light on gay Nigerian lives

Nigerian author Arinze Ifeakandu has often dreamed of a society where gay people do not have to hide their love or live in fear of homophobic hate. But LGBTQ+ people are pushing…

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