Deported gay makeup artist cried for mother in prison, photojournalist says
Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador despite having no criminal record.
April 7, 2025
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Hex the vote? Why Election Day is the witching hour for empowered 'childless cat ladies'
Throughout history, women who challenged expectations were labeled as "witches" and persecuted, but now they’re turning that stigma into strength, writes Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.
October 29, 2024
This president wants to kill all gay people by public stoning
The Burundi leader also had disparaging words for marriage equality.
January 2, 2024
A tale of persecution in Iran
Maryam knew she was a lesbian from an early age, but in Iran, being gay is punishable by death. Facing far more than parental disapproval, she was kicked out of school, fired from a job, imprisoned, and tortured, all in an unsuccessful effort to change her sexual orientation. Finally, she escaped to France, where her asylum request was still pending at press time.
September 13, 2006
#WeRemember Nazis' Persecution of Gay Men
January 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. #WeRemember the Nazis' persecution of gay men.
January 27, 2018
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Persecuted LGBTs Find Asylum in US
Statistics from the Department of Homeland Security show an increasing number of international residents seeking asylum in the U.S. because their LGBT identity is persecuted at home.
November 21, 2012
Israel Plans Monument to Gays Persecuted by Nazis
A monument dedicated to homosexuals who were persecuted by the Nazis during the Holocaust will soon be erected in central Tel Aviv.
August 24, 2013
Digital persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals in the MENA region
LGBTQ+ individuals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face imprisonment and violence for expressing their identities online, while major platforms like Meta fail to protect them. Human Rights Watch's Rasha Younes writes on how we can create safer digital spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals.
June 11, 2024
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How Nazi Germany Persecuted Transgender People
New research shows how transgender Germans suffered under Hitler's regime.
November 25, 2023
Chechen Crackdown Continues With Persecution of Gay Men's Families
Two gay brothers have been detained for a month on charges their family says are fabricated, and more than 20 of their relatives were interrogated by police this week.
March 24, 2021
Russian Activist Persecuted For Sharing Art With LGBTQ Message
Yulia Tsvetkova could go to prison for six years.
December 26, 2019
U.S. Sanctions Chechen Leader Over Antigay Persecution
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has overseen "an administration involved in disappearances and extrajudicial killings," Treasury Department officials said.
December 20, 2017
GOPers Talk 'Persecuted' Christians, Defying Supreme Court
Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum trot out their antigay cred in the 'kids' table' debate.
September 16, 2015