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From Afghanistan to Malaysia, these are the 61 countries that still criminalize homosexuality

Today, over five dozen countries still have laws making same-sex sexual relations illegal. Many of these laws stem from colonial rule.

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LGBTQ+ people have been arrested through social media. Meta must protect them, says human rights groups

Human Rights Watch and other LGBTQ+ rights groups are calling on Meta to prevent social media from being used against queer people, particularly in places where their identities are criminalized.

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31 Places Where Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Is Illegal

There are more than 60 places in the world where it’s illegal to be gay.

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Egypt Arrests and Puts on Trial HIV-Positive Men

Recent arrests and trials in Egypt of HIV-positive men endanger human rights, an international watchdog group said Wednesday, calling on authorities in the nation to release those in custody and stop criminalizing AIDS. The New York-based Human Rights Watch also urged Egypt to overturn the convictions of four men sentenced for ''habitual practice of debauchery'' -- a term used in the Egyptian legal system for consensual homosexual acts -- and to free four others held pending charges.

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From Afghanistan to Malaysia, these are the 61 countries that still criminalize homosexuality

Today, over five dozen countries still have laws making same-sex sexual relations illegal. Many of these laws stem from colonial rule.

31 Places Where Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Is Illegal

There are more than 60 places in the world where it’s illegal to be gay.

Egyptian Police Entrapping Queer Men Through Dating Apps: Report

A BBC investigation has revealed stories of fabricated evidence and forced confessions.

Anderson Cooper Attacked in Egypt

Coke Goes Homoerotic in Egypt

Anderson Cooper Letterman Talk Egypt

Michael Lucas on Myth of Democracy in Egypt

Trans Men Laughed At and Denied Entry to Egypt

Being a Gay Man in Egypt Is 'Dangerous and Thrilling'

Egypt's president has put the entire LGBT population on notice that its members are targets. In December dozens of gay men felt the heel of his government's boot during a bathhouse raid.

Elton John Banned From Playing in Egypt

Grown-ish Star Warren Egypt Franklin on Cleveland

Secretary Tillerson: Stand Up for Egypt's Suffering Gays

The government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is using LGBT people as scapegoats. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson can help stop his reign of terror.

How Egypt's New President Is Using Grindr

In an effort to appear 'more Islamic than the Islamists,' Egypt's new regime is cracking down on LGBT people -- going so far as posing as gay men looking to hook up on Grindr.

Egypt: Cops Crack Down on Gays, Raid Homes

Gay men in Egypt are on guard as a recent rash of raids has targeted their homes.

Gay Filmmaker Detained in Egypt, Launches Hunger Strike

Greyson and Loubani have been detained in Egypt for more than one month

Egypt Arrests and Puts on Trial HIV-Positive Men

Egypt to Conduct Anal Exams on Men for Waving Rainbow Flag

Amnesty International says the exams are torture; Egypt says it's part of the investigation.

Egypt to Conduct Anal Exams on Men for Waving Rainbow Flag

Amnesty International says the exams are torture; Egypt says it's part of the investigation.

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Today, over five dozen countries still have laws making same-sex sexual relations illegal. Many of these laws stem from colonial rule.

Human Rights Watch and other LGBTQ+ rights groups are calling on Meta to prevent social media from being used against queer people, particularly in places where their identities are criminalized.

There are more than 60 places in the world where it’s illegal to be gay.

A BBC investigation has revealed stories of fabricated evidence and forced confessions.

Egypt's president has put the entire LGBT population on notice that its members are targets. In December dozens of gay men felt the heel of his government's boot during a bathhouse raid.

The government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is using LGBT people as scapegoats. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson can help stop his reign of terror.

In an effort to appear 'more Islamic than the Islamists,' Egypt's new regime is cracking down on LGBT people -- going so far as posing as gay men looking to hook up on Grindr.

Gay men in Egypt are on guard as a recent rash of raids has targeted their homes.

Greyson and Loubani have been detained in Egypt for more than one month

Amnesty International says the exams are torture; Egypt says it's part of the investigation.

Amnesty International says the exams are torture; Egypt says it's part of the investigation.