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Out in the World: Anti-LGBTQ bills, laws are spreading around the world

April 17, 2024

Anti-LGBTQ bills and new laws are spreading around the world, including in several African nations and the former Soviet republic of Belarus.

Out in the World: First-ever Africa Pride aims to bring LGBTQ community together in solidarity

by Heather Cassell
Apr 10, 2024

A coalition of InterPride member organizations and other LGBTQ Pride and rights groups led by the Reverend Troy Perry's call to action announced the first-ever Africa Pride that is timed with the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

Out in the World: Ugandan Constitutional Court upholds most of anti-gay law

by Heather Cassell
Apr 8, 2024

Uganda's Constitutional Court has upheld most of the country's draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

Out in the World: US Senate confirms Maloney as ambassador; Biden OKs Pride flag ban

by Heather Cassell
Mar 25, 2024

Gay former New York congressmember Sean Patrick Maloney is the new U.S. representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which carries the rank of ambassador.

Out in the World: Amnesty International calls for release of Chinese transgender activist

by Heather Cassell
Mar 21, 2024

Amnesty International and Chinese and Hong Kong LGBTQ activists are calling for authorities to clarify the pending immigration status of Chinese transgender activist Lai Ke.

Out in the World: Homicide suspected in death of prominent Angolan LGBTQ activist

by Heather Cassell
Mar 18, 2024

Prominent Angolan gay activist Carlos Fernandes was found dead in his home in the capital city of Luanda last month under suspicious circumstances.

Out in the World: LGBTQ Serbians protest reported police assault against community members

by Heather Cassell
Mar 15, 2024

Hundreds of LGBTQ activists and supporters recently demonstrated against reported police assaults on a young gay man and a bisexual woman in the Serbian capital of Belgrade.

Out in the World: Ghana passes draconian anti-LGBTQ bill

by Heather Cassell
Feb 29, 2024

Lawmakers in Ghana have passed one of the world's most stringent anti-LGBTQ bills, further criminalizing sexual orientation and gender identity in the Western African country.

Out in the World: Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage

by Heather Cassell
Feb 29, 2024

Greece granted the right to marriage to same-sex couples earlier this month in a landmark parliamentary vote, making the Mediterranean country the 38th country in the world to do so.

Cuba sees issues regarding HIV/AIDS

by Ed Walsh
Feb 28, 2024

Cuba quarantined people with AIDS and HIV from 1986 to 1994 to limit the spread of the disease.

Changes in Cuba signal welcome for LGBTQ visitors

by Ed Walsh
Feb 28, 2024

If you haven't been to Cuba recently you haven't been there.

Puerto Vallarta leaders start new health center

by Ed Walsh
Feb 20, 2024

Puerto Vallarta gay business leaders are establishing a new LGBTQ program named Vallarta Gay+ Community Center.

Out in the World: Queer Palestinians unenthused by SF Pride's call for ceasefire

by Heather Cassell
Feb 16, 2024

Some queer Palestinians and their supporters met San Francisco Pride's call for a ceasefire and to free the hostages in the Israel-Hamas war with lackluster enthusiasm.

Out in the World: Rights group takes Meta to task for not protecting LGBTQ people

by Heather Cassell
Feb 8, 2024

Human Rights Watch called for social media network giant Meta to lead the industry in protecting LGBTQ people around the world with the launch of its #SecureOurSocials campaign.

LGBTQ Agenda: Report on global conversion therapy misinformation finds some improvement

by John Ferrannini
Feb 6, 2024

An Alabama-based nonprofit that studies hate and extremism has come out with a follow-up report about so-called conversion therapy on search engines and social media platforms that has found some improvement over the last two years.

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