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Freemasons, gay men, and corrupt elites in Cameroon — inside a conspiracy theory

A new book explores an ongoing conspiracy theory in Cameroon and neighboring Gabon that corrupt elites spread homosexuality through their connections to secret orders like the Freemasons.

The fight to decolonize queer identity

Explore the profound impact of colonial legacies on LGBTQ+ identities, revealing the urgent need for decolonization and reclamation of languages that reaffirm our identities across cultures.

Colonial Williamsburg May Offer LGBTQ History Lessons

A committee has launched and will research the lives of gender and sexually nonconforming people in the colony during the 1700s.

The World's First Gay Prince on India's Colonial Hangover

Indian Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil is dedicated to carrying on the legacy of Gandhi by fighting for truth, freedom, and LGBT equality.

Could Jamaica End Colonial-Era Gay Sex Ban?

A constitutional challenge is filed against the 1864 Offenses Against the Person Act, which is seen as the basis for much of the nation's notorious homophobia.

Brittney Griner's Lawyers Confirm WNBA Star Moved to Penal Colony

Russian penal colonies are often harsh facilities for political prisoners, according to the U.S. State Department.

What Life in a Penal Colony Could Have Been Like for Brittany Griner

Human rights groups have decried the conditions in many of these Russian facilities. Here's what the out WNBA star may have faced.

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Antigay Russian Neo-Nazi Sentenced to Five Years In Penal Colony

Notorious Russian neo-Nazi Maxim Martsinkevich was sentenced to five years in a penal colony, but prosecutors didn't even mention his well-documented violent attacks on men presumed to be gay.

Lauren Boebert's 'probe' into alien colonies & human hybrids is getting hilariously mocked on X

If only the Republican congresswoman would phone home and get out of politics.

Byron Perkins Makes History As First Out Football Player at HBCU

The defensive back plays for Hampton University in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Angola Decriminalizes Gay Sex, Bans LGB Discrimination

The African nation sloughs off homophobia inherited from its days as a Portuguese colony.

Great 2018 News: Love (Well, Sex) Wins in India

A Colonial-era law is struck down in a decision with huge implications for the populous nation's LGBTQ community.

Mauritius Supreme Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Decision

Advocates hailed the decision on the African island nation while the court disparaged the law’s British colonial era origins in its ruling.

India's High Court Topples 157-Year-Old Gay Sex Ban

The British Colonial-era law against gay sex is finally struck down, a huge victory for India's enormous LGBTQ population.

Indian Woman's Spying Gets Husband Arrested for Gay Sex

A 32-year-old Indian man was arrested for homosexuality, despite judicial assurances that reinstatement of a Colonial-era antigay law wouldn't cause arrests.

Russia Reiterates Interest in Prisoner Exchange for Brittney Griner

It comes only a day after Brittney Griner's legal team confirmed that the lesbian Basketball star has been moved to a penal colony.

First LGBT Ugandans to Face Trial for Gay Sex

Two LGBT Ugandans will face a first-of-its-kind trial for violating a colonial-era penal code that prohibits 'carnal knowledge against the order of nature.'

Was America's First Female Soldier Also LGBT?

A woman in colonial Massachusetts donned men's clothing in order to escape the restrictions of her gender. Centuries later, her transgender descendant has told her story.

A cabin of one's own

New England's MacDowell Colony celebrates 100 years of artistic utopia. And the gay and lesbian artists who prospered there celebrate its role in their careers.