Tag Archives: LGBTQ

Indonesia’s parliament is debating a bill to ban LGBTQ+ content online which, if passed, could lead to job losses in the media and social media industries, while also restricting the community’s access to specialised services such as health. The third-largest democracy in the world is a big market for digital platforms with 143 million active social media users — more than half …

Ministry of Justice adds the LGBTQ advocacy group to list of ‘undesirable organisations’ Logo of ILGA World, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. Russia’s Ministry of Justice has added the LGBTQ advocacy federation ILGA World to its list of “undesirable organisations,” which opens the way for people convicted of working with ILGA World inside Russia to be …

Seven human rights groups were ordered shut ahead of Ugandan elections Anthony Masake, executive director of Chapter Four Uganda. (Photo courtesy of X / Twitter) Chapter Four Uganda—a respected, non-partisan human rights organization known for defending marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ people—has been ordered to cease operations by the Ugandan government, along with six other human rights organizations. Uganda’s National Bureau …

Survey of nations with anti-homosexuality laws This article about Libya is one of a series of short articles on LGBTQ rights advocacy and abuses in nations with anti-LGBTQ laws. They are based on Outright International’s country overviews, which track each nation’s record on LGBTQ rights. In a small way, those overviews fill the gap that the Trump administration created when …

One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region 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 …

One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 Crimes, surveys the status of LGBTQ rights and marriage equality in this series. (Click here to subscribe to his LGBTQ Global newsletter.) Map of LGBT rights in Oceania. BLUE: Same-sex marriage legal. PURPLE: Some foreign same-sex marriages …

Bangladeshi LGBTQ rights activist addresses European asylum conference. Logo of the conference Shaping Tomorrow: Queer Asylum in Europe Factual reporting on LGBTQ rights abuses is crucial when refugees from violence-plagued nations seek asylum in more peaceful lands. That was a message delivered by Bangladeshi human rights advocate Shahanur Islam at last month’s conference Shaping Tomorrow: Queer Asylum in Europe. The …

‘Anti-LGBTQ propaganda’ ban follows in the footsteps of Russia and Uganda. Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (Noushad Thekkayil photo courtesy of Euractiv / NurPhoto / Getty Images) A bill to ban so-called LGBTQ propaganda won approval from the Kazakhstan Senate yesterday, which sent it on to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for his signature, which he is expected to give. The bill would …

Nairobi’s queer safe houses are pushed to the brink as LGBTQ+ refugees flee hunger in Kakuma camp hit by aid cuts. Food rations at refugee camps were cut after funding was slashed. LGBTQ+ refugees have fled Kakuma Camp because of hunger and abuse. Nairobi safe houses have been unable to cope with the number of arrivals NAIROBI – Terry Namalo, …

Rebel control in eastern Congo puts queer people at risk, victim says Flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo.   Alphonse Mihigo Ombeni, director and founder of the Congolese LGBTQI+ advocacy group Action for the Fight Against Social Injustice (ALCIS), was once again assaulted and robbed of his belongings as he left the FAN FM radio station in Bukuvu, Democratic …