Last week, Russian authorities arrested a Chinese LGBTQ blogger, for allegedly violating the country’s law which bans the so-called gay “propaganda,” said their lawyer, Adel Khaydarshin.

Russia arrests Chinese LGBTQ blogger for violating same-sex ‘propaganda’ law

In what comes as a major setback for the LGBTQ+ community and their rights, the Republican states of Indiana and Idaho in the United States have approved legislation banning all types of gender-affirming healthcare for minors — meaning they will not be able to transition from their assigned gender at birth.

USA: Idaho and Indiana approve legislation banning gender-affirming healthcare

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ISRO launches LMV3 rocket carrying 36 satellite; Egypt police using fake account to arrest LGBTQ

Uganda's anti-gay bill passed on Tuesday is concerning and represents one of the most extreme actions taken against the LGBTQ community in the world, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday.

Uganda passes most extreme anti-LGBTQ laws, US fumes

Uganda Anti-Gay Bill: People who identify as gay in Uganda risk life in prison after Parliament passed a new bill to crack down on Homosexual activities. It also includes the death penalty in certain cases. That move has drawn various reactions. White House warned members of Uganda’s parliament that sanctions restricting them from doing business with the US could be on the way for those responsible for the passage of the law. The United Nations has termed it a deeply troubling development. WION's Eric Njoka speaks to Roland Ebole, who is a Uganda & Tanzania researcher for amnesty international that has also condemned the passage of the bill.

Uganda anti-gay bill sparks intense friction and global backlash

Uganda's Parliament passes an anti-LGBTQ bill. It awaits the President's approval. The bill includes harsh punishments like life imprisonment and death sentences. The bill is being criticized worldwide. 30 (including Uganda) out of 54 countries of Africa already consider being gay a crime. Human Right activists are highly criticizing the bill.

Uganda parliament passes anti-gay bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ

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

Indian govt opposes legalising same-sex marriage. Will Supreme Court approve law despite govt's opposition?

Will Supreme Court approve Same Sex Marriage? Love and the Law: LGBTQ+ lives matter | WION Wideangle

WION Wideangle | Love and the Law: LGBTQ+ lives matter

A young Zambian man was forced to flee from his country of birth when he was 27 years old. He was evading arrest for his sexual orientation. He left Zambia and went to South Africa, but life didn’t get any better. He faced many obstacles but hopes his rainbow days are just around the corner. WION correspondent Kalden Ongmu reports

World of Africa: Mulaisho fled Zambia for being gay

The elites in Africa, which include political, religious, and community leaders, often claim that homosexual practices are an imported western evil. So why is Africa such a difficult place for the LGBTQ+ community? Scholars say it is because of colonial laws and religious morality. This week we spotlight this sensitive societal topic that has been making headlines recently.

World of Africa: Homosexuality debate in Africa

The Canadian government on Tuesday (March 7) expunged the historic indecency and anti-abortion laws targeting women and members of the LGBTQ community. The repealed laws had targeted women and LGBTQ individuals' access to abortion as well as to bathhouses, nightclubs, and swinger clubs, considered to be safe spaces for the queer communities.

Canada expunges historic laws targeting women, LGBTQ community

In pics | Australia: 50,000 people join WorldPride march on Sydney's Harbour Bridge

On January 1, new textbooks were rolled out by the Bangladesh government for millions of schoolchildren between the age of 11 and 13 featuring a segment on transgenders.

New school textbooks in Bangladesh feature transgender people

Tech companies were urged by Human Rights Watch (HRW) to do more to safeguard LGBTQ communities against "digital targeting" by government officials in Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt, and Iraq.

Meta, Grindr 'not doing enough' to safeguard LGBTQ people: Human Rights Watch

For the first time, a South Korean high court has given legal recognition to same-sex couples. On Tuesday, the Seoul High Court ruled that the state's health insurer should provide spousal coverage to same-sex couples.

South Korea moves one step closer to legitimising same-sex couples

Malaysian activists on Thursday criticised the government's decision of banning three books for allegedly promoting the "LGBTQ lifestyle," saying that this step would further damage gay and transgender rights.

'A broader trend of censorship': Malaysian activists criticise govt for banning books on LGBTQ

Strongly condemning the persecution of LGBTQ communities, Pope Francis has said that those discriminating against people with same-sex orientation are sinners and termed the law criminalising it as “injustice”.

Laws criminalising LGBTQ are a sin, says Pope Francis

A four corners investigation into the controversial workings of the religious group Opus Dei was aired on Monday night, which included serious allegations made by dozens of students of a Sydney school.

What is Opus Dei? Know why Catholic schools in Australia are protesting against pro-LGBTQ+ laws

Pope Francis has criticised anti-homosexuality campaigns and called them unjust. He has also criticised Catholic Bishops supporting laws that criminalises homosexuality and discriminated against the LGBTQ. "We are all children of god and god loves us as we are," he said.

Pope Francis criticises anti-homosexuality, says 'being homosexual is not crime'

Major takeaways from Beyoncé’s Dubai Concert - from fees, LGBTQ backlash and her dress from Ukraine

For the first time, the German parliament will focus on and talk about the people persecuted and killed for their sexuality under Nazi rule during its annual Holocaust memorial commemorations.

In a first, German parliament to commemorate LGBTQ victims of Nazi rule

It was a vibrant celebration of gay pride in India's capital. Hundreds of members of the LGBTQ community returned to the streets of Delhi after a three-year covid-induced hiatus. Their demand? Equal marriage rights. Their message? Love is love

Inside South Asia | Love is love: Delhi's queer pride parade

Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)—a Hindu nationalist organisation considered to be the political and social guide to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—struck a conciliatory note with regards to the LGBTQ community and transgender persons.

Mohan Bhagwat, chief of influential Hindu group RSS, expresses support to LGBTQ community

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