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Roommate convicted in brutal murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba

Photographer Jacktone Odhiambo was found guilty of killing 25-year-old Edwin Chiloba nearly two years after the activist's body was found discarded in a metal box.

Malaysia’s LGBTQ+ Community Blasts The 1975’s Matty Healy’s Same-Sex Kiss

LGBTQ+ activists fear the kiss could set off a clampdown against LGBTQ+ people.

New Campaign Aims to Help Jamaican LGBT Community

In honor of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Human Rights First unveiled a new campaign.

Kuwait to 'Detect' Gays With Test to Keep Them Out

Kuwait's government plans to identify LGBT people through 'medical screening tests' so they can be barred from Gulf Cooperation countries.

Why Roy Moore Is a Dangerous Candidate and Would Be a Terrible Senator

The deeply anti-LGBT former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice would be a disaster for the nation if he's elected to the U.S. Senate.

X likely profited from promoted post calling for LGBTQ+ death penalty

X reportedly received between $10 and $2,500 to promote a post calling for LGBTQ+ people to receive the death penalty.

LGBTQ+ 'Worse Than COVID-19' Says Ghana's Speaker of Parliament

He made the comments as a bill was filed that would criminalize the "promotion" and "act" of homosexuality.

Gay Revelers Celebrate Pride, Marriage Rights

A lesbian motorcycle group dressed in bridal veils, wedding gowns, and leather lent a matrimonial touch to San Francisco's gay pride parade Sunday as revelers celebrated their newfound freedom to marry. The riders tossed bouquets as they led the city's 38th annual gay pride parade down Market Street. Some of the motorcycles were adorned with signs that read ''Just Married.'' Huge crowds lined the route as city tourism officials predicted the largest turnout yet for the parade, which typically draws tens of thousands.

Why The New Superman Is A Gay Allegory For Our Time

Advocate editor and lifelong Superman fan Jase Peeples reveals why the Last Son of Krypton's latest reboot is a gay allegory for our time.

U.S. Embassy Slams Cancellation of Pride in Uganda

Ugandan authorities vowed to arrest anyone involved, leading to the cancellation of a week's worth of events.

Senegalese Journalist Given Jail Time for Homosexuality

Tamsir Jupiter Ndiaye will serve jail time for committing an 'improper or unnatural act.'

31 Places Where Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Is Illegal

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

Uganda's high court upholds key sections of Anti-Homosexuality Act

The controversial law punishes same-sex sexual relations with life imprisonment or death in some cases.

Uganda Arrests 16 Suspected Gay Men Amid Talk of 'Kill the Gays' Bill

The men were forced to undergo anal exams, amounting to torture, LGBTQ rights activists said.

Dozens Arrested for Attending Gay Wedding in Nigeria

Homosexuality is illegal in the West African nation.