On Wednesday, the Lithuanian government decided to repeal a contentious bill that some had nicknamed the "gay propaganda" law. The infamous laws, which were implemented in 2009, prevent youngsters from learning about same-sex marriage and LGBTQI concerns.

Lithuania to ditch controversial Russian-style anti-queer law

Uganda’s parliament passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ. More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), according to rights group Human Rights Watch.

Uganda outlaws identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for gay sex

Turkey was hit by a wave of student protests last month after Erdogan appointed a loyalist as the head of Bogazici University.

LGBTQ+ groups face rising hate in Turkey

Hundreds of locals took to streets in Italy to demonstrate fo a bill that would make anti-LGBT violence a hate crime leading to harsher penalties in comparison to the existing punishments under the current law.

Will Italy successfully pass its LGBTQ+ hate crime law?

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Lithuania to ditch controversial Russian-style anti-queer law

Uganda outlaws identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for gay sex

LGBTQ+ groups face rising hate in Turkey

Will Italy successfully pass its LGBTQ+ hate crime law?