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World Cup LGBTQ+ Pride Match will feature two countries where being gay is illegal

The first-ever World Cup Pride Match will be between two countries where same-sex sexual relations are criminalized.

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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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100 transgender inmates presumed dead after Israeli missiles struck Iranian prison last month

Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.

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Thailand will be the first Southeast Asian country with marriage equality

The bill grants LGBTQ+ couples the same legal rights and recognition as heterosexual couples, including inheritance, adoption, and health care decision-making.

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World Cup LGBTQ+ Pride Match will feature two countries where being gay is illegal

The first-ever World Cup Pride Match will be between two countries where same-sex sexual relations are criminalized.

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.

Brunei Phasing In Antigay Law; Nears Death by Stoning

Despite a global outcry of opposition, Brunei will eventually punish gay sex and other 'offenses' with death by stoning under a law beginning its phase-in Thursday.

100 transgender inmates presumed dead after Israeli missiles struck Iranian prison last month

Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.

Experts Predict: Iran Will Remain Deadly

Two reports indicate that despite a new president's overtures to the contrary, Iran will remain a deadly place for LGBTs.

An Explainer on Sharia Law and Why It Shouldn't Be Used to Punish Gays

Draconian laws like those in Brunei are based on a misapplication of Sharia, which isn't really a legal code, Islamic scholars and activists say.

Lawmakers Urge U.S. to Stand Against Brunei's Antigay Penal Code

Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin has drafted a letter, supported by 20 House members, urging the United States to exclude Brunei from free trade talks until its human rights violations are addressed.

University Revokes Degree for Brunei Sultan Following Gay Stoning Law

The University of Aberdeen in Scotland took back an honorary degree given to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

Brunei Says It Will No Longer Stone Gays to Death

The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah says new laws still have merit, but will not be enforced.

LGBTQ+ Victories Did Happen in 2023

Seeing the bright side in the fight for queer equality.

Oped What Will It Take for Americans to Help Iranians

Op-ed: When Companies Pretend to Be LGBT-Supportive

Los Angeles leader Lorri L. Jean takes the sultan of Brunei to task but urges us to remember there are plenty of other companies out there that have lackluster records on LGBT rights.

Thailand will be the first Southeast Asian country with marriage equality

The bill grants LGBTQ+ couples the same legal rights and recognition as heterosexual couples, including inheritance, adoption, and health care decision-making.

Locked Up for Being Gay?

Was a lesbian couple’s imprisonment the matter of a bungled drug trial or homophobia?

The Situation for LGBT Asylum Seekers Just Got Even More Dire

Even though courts initially froze Trump's "Muslim bans," his executive orders still slowed the U.S. resettlement of LGBT people fleeing violence. Now that the Supreme Court has partially reinstated the bans, things are getting really scary.

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The first-ever World Cup Pride Match will be between two countries where same-sex sexual relations are criminalized.

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

Despite a global outcry of opposition, Brunei will eventually punish gay sex and other 'offenses' with death by stoning under a law beginning its phase-in Thursday.

Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.

Two reports indicate that despite a new president's overtures to the contrary, Iran will remain a deadly place for LGBTs.

Draconian laws like those in Brunei are based on a misapplication of Sharia, which isn't really a legal code, Islamic scholars and activists say.

Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin has drafted a letter, supported by 20 House members, urging the United States to exclude Brunei from free trade talks until its human rights violations are addressed.

The University of Aberdeen in Scotland took back an honorary degree given to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah says new laws still have merit, but will not be enforced.

Seeing the bright side in the fight for queer equality.

Los Angeles leader Lorri L. Jean takes the sultan of Brunei to task but urges us to remember there are plenty of other companies out there that have lackluster records on LGBT rights.

The bill grants LGBTQ+ couples the same legal rights and recognition as heterosexual couples, including inheritance, adoption, and health care decision-making.

Was a lesbian couple’s imprisonment the matter of a bungled drug trial or homophobia?

Even though courts initially froze Trump's "Muslim bans," his executive orders still slowed the U.S. resettlement of LGBT people fleeing violence. Now that the Supreme Court has partially reinstated the bans, things are getting really scary.