All posts tagged "criminalization"
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Uganda’s Anti-Gay Act Cost the Country $1.6 Billion, Report Says
A pro-LGBTQ group says Uganda has lost potentially up to $1.6 billion in GDP following the passage of a law criminalizing homosexuality.
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Lynch Mob Kills Gay Couple for Having Sex
Anti-LGBTQ attacks continue to ramp up in Cameroon, with a mob killing a gay couple and police raiding an AIDS advocacy group's headquarters.
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Cameroon President’s Daughter Boldly Comes Out
Brenda Biya, the daughter of Cameroon's president, hopes her coming out will help change her country's anti-LGBTQ laws.
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Namibia’s High Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality
The landmark ruling overturned two colonial-era laws that criminalized same-sex conduct, calling them unconstitutional.
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Tennesseans Can Be Jailed for Helping Trans Youth Access Care
A new Tennessee law will jail people for up to a year if they assist trans youth in accessing gender-affirming care.
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Gays in Iraq Can Now Be Jailed for 15 Years
A new law in Iraq could see gay people imprisoned for up to 15 years for same-sex relations and 7 years for pro-LGBTQ advocacy.
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Uganda Court Upholds Horrific Anti-Gay Law
Uganda's Constitutional Court upheld the bulk of the country's law criminalizing homosexuality and pro-LGBTQ advocacy.
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Gay Man Jailed in Qatar Being “Tortured,” According to Brother
A gay airline employee with dual Mexican and British citizenship was jailed in Qatar on charges related to homosexuality. He is being subjected to treatment...
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9 Gay Men to be Crucified and Stoned to Death in Yemen
A Houthi court in Yemen has sentenced nine people to death by stoning and crucifixion on homosexuality charges.
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West Virginia Bills Declare Transgender Existence “Obscene”
A quartet of bills have been introduced in West Virginia to ban drag and potentially prosecute transgender people for existing in public.
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Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill for Anti-Sodomy Law Repeal
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to repeal an anti-sodomy law criminalizing same-sex intimacy and other outdated "morality" laws.
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Kenyan Man Gets 30 Years for Lesbian’s Murder. Activists Aren’t Happy.
Activists say the sentence for confessed killer of Sheila Lumumba is too lenient and sends a negative message about the value of LGBTQ lives.
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Decriminalizing Gay Sex Helps Combat HIV/AIDS
A report claims that efforts to decriminalize homosexuality have helped some countries make better progress on reducing the spread of HIV.
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Malaysia Requiring “Kill Switch” for Concerts
The Malaysian government's crackdown comes in response to British band The 1975's same-sex kiss during a popular music festival.
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Owning an LGBTQ Swatch in Malaysia Can Get You in 3 Years in Jail
The Malaysian government has made owning or possessing any LGBTQ-themed Swatch-related paraphernalia punishable with jail time.
