45% of the world doesn't think their country is a good place for gay and lesbian people
Just 39 percent of people from over 120 countries said that their area was a good place for gay and lesbian people.
June 11, 2025
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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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April 9, 2025
Another Country Adopts Uganda's 'Jail The Gays' Bill
A month after Uganda repealed its draconian antigay law, Gambia passes an almost identical bill that would put gays behind bars for life in many cases.
September 9, 2014
Gambia's Gay-hating Dictator Survives Coup Attempt
Discontent looms large in Gambia, a poor country with a president whose main goal has been eliminating LGBT people.
January 4, 2015
U.S. Suspends Some Aid as Gambia's Antigay Witch Hunt Intensifies
Gambia's notoriously homophobic head of state who said in May, 'I will kill them,' has LGBT Gambians on the run. Now the U.S. has imposed sanctions against Gambia.
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December 23, 2014
In Gambia, Being LGBT Now Means Torture, Life in Jail
The west African nation has been cracking down on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people -- and will now throw away the key for those convicted of "aggravated homosexuality."
November 21, 2014
Torturer Next Door: Gambia's Antigay Prez Owns Home in Maryland
The Human Rights Campaign placed a full-page ad in a Maryland newspaper warning locals about a 'human rights violator' in their midst.
February 12, 2015
U.S. Issues First Response to Gambia's New 'Jail-the-Gays' Law
The State Department says it's "disappointed" in President Jammeh.
November 27, 2014
U.N. Told Gays Among Big 'Threats to Human Existence'
President Yahya Jammeh said gays and lesbians were 'more deadly than all natural disasters put together' in a United Nations address.
September 27, 2013
Gambian President Vows to Fight Gay 'Vermin'
Yahya Jammeh, president of The Gambia, condemned LGBT people during a recent televised address.
February 19, 2014
PHOTOS: 'Thousands' of Gambians Attend Antigay Rally
Declaring that homosexuality is against Islam, supporters of Gambia's new 'jail-the-gays' law gathered en masse to celebrate legalized homophobia.
December 12, 2014
Gambian President: U.S. Leads 'Evil Empire of Homosexuals'
Gambian president Yahya Jammeh's latest antigay rant channels Ronald Reagan, claiming LGBT people and supportive Western nations like the U.S. are the 'evil empire.'
January 15, 2015
Gambian Officials Prize Homophobia Over Foreign Aid
Gambian president Yahya Jammeh is relishing his newfound recognition as Africa's most antigay head of state, taking a pass on millions in foreign aid in order to keep his new 'jail the gays' law.
December 5, 2014
'I Will Slit Your Throat,' Gambian President Tells Gays
It's among the most direct, graphic threats the dictator has made in his long history of homophobic public remarks.
May 13, 2015
Gambian President on Gay Asylum-Seekers: 'I Will Kill Them'
President Yahya Jammeh says those who flee his country and claim they were persecuted for being gay are liars, and he will punish them.
May 16, 2014
7 Terrifying Quotes To Make You Resolute for Equality
We have a lot of work cut out for us this year.
January 2, 2015
Botswana: High Hopes for African LGBTs After Court Win
Although same-sex relations remain illegal in Botswana, a high court judge has ruled that an LGBT lobbying group has a constitutional right to challenge the country's antigay laws.
November 17, 2014
With U.S. in the Dark Ages, Will Canada Promote Global LGBT Rights?
Holding out for a hero when it comes to worldwide equality.
May 1, 2018