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Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an anti-gay law that has been condemned by critics as draconian.
Japan PM: Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination; and Ugandan lawmaker introduces new anti-LGBTQ legislation
Pope Francis was backed by the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister in calling for gays to be welcomed by their churches as he again decried laws that criminalize homosexuality as unjust.
Russian lawmakers on Thursday gave their final approval to a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting gay rights in the country, another step in a years-long crackdown on the country's embattled LGBTQ community.
The Netherlands is not expected to emulate Germany by making a gesture to protest host nation Qatar's human rights record before Friday's World Cup game against Ecuador.
Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues in the tournament in Qatar is over rainbow colors.
Singapore's gay community Monday hailed a plan to decriminalize sex between men as "a triumph of love over fear"but warned there is still a long way to equality and new bans on same-sex unions could entrench discrimination against them.
The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary'' situation...
When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy chose to speak out against "human rights atrocities", he proved that other athletes perhaps could have used their Olympic platform to pipe up, too.
