Amnesty International

Two trans women were forced to kiss by a mob threatening to beat them.

The government also eliminated a law requiring trans people be sterilized before legally changing their gender.

The woman’s story highlights the horrific abuses that LGBTQ+ Qataris face.

The new law extends existing restrictions that previously only applied to children to Russians of all ages.

It’s not surprising that Putin opposes gay marriage and transgender rights. What’s surprising is how many Republicans in the U.S. agree with him.

The law that was used to forcibly shave trans women’s heads has been overturned by a court, which cited their “personal freedom.”

The stickers showed the Virgin Mary with a rainbow-colored halo around her head.

But pro-LGBTQ organizations say that it is still possible for a national referendum on marriage equality to be forced.

The report calls same-sex marriage a “divisive” controversy and claims that religious freedoms are the most important while completely ignoring LGBTQ rights otherwise.

The bill calls homosexuality “sexual deviation,” akin to incest and sadomasochism.

The father put a knife to his son’s throat and shouted, “Are you gay? Are you gay?”

One of the biggest donors to Tanzania is cutting off aid out of concern for gay rights.

They were sitting “two by two” according to the police. Now they may be tortured to “prove” that they’re gay.

They were forced to chant “until their male voices came out” in front of a crowd.

Judges can tell men suspected of being gay to undergo an anal examination, and refusing is considered an admission of guilt.

“They should have elected their own president.”

Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta said that it fears for the safety of its journalists after exposing the persecution of gay men in Chechnya.

From Colorado to Chechnya, Matt Baume’s got you covered with this week’s debrief.

It said the two were killed because they were “pioneers of practicing and promoting homosexuality in Bangladesh …with the help of their masters, the U.S. crusaders and its Indian allies.”

The prank highlights how homophobia is still very much alive.