Homosexuality
Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to 'gay party'
Homosexuality is criminalized in Muslim-majority Malaysia, which operates a dual-track legal system with Islamic laws for Muslims running alongside civil laws.
Uganda abandons prosecution in first 'aggravated homosexuality' case under controversial 2023 law
Islamic court sentences two men to be publicly caned after they were caught kissing
Barbie screening canceled after Islamists issue threats while claiming film promotes homosexuality
Israel ranks low on Global Sexual Permissiveness Index
Israel's conservative stance on sexuality is reflected in its lower ranking on the Global Permissiveness Index.
Vladimir Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia
The law also bans post-surgery transgender people from adopting children and annuls the marriages of post-surgery transgender people.
'I'll kill the first gay I see': Man indicted for threatening LGBT Israelis
The suspect threatened to carry out a ramming attack against gay men and used derogatory terms to refer to transgender people.
Actor Kevin Spacey says his father was a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist
Spacey made the revelation during his sexual abuse trial in New York where he is charged with sexual assault against actor Anthony Rapp.
Sexuality, nudity and Judaism: Vienna’s Jewish museum launches a daring new exhibit
The exhibit is bound to create controversy: One of the photos, taken by photographer Benyamin Reich, shows two young religious Jewish men, naked, covered only in a tallit (prayer shawl).
Palestinian activists ban ‘LGBT party’ in Ramallah
East Jerusalem singer-songwriter and video artist Bashar Murad was supposed to perform at the concert, which was cancelled following threats from Palestinian activists.
Cubans split over more liberal family code as referendum nears
The Cuban Roman Catholic Church has lashed out against gay marriage.
Iran’s regime executed two men based on anti-gay charges
Iran’s regime frequently uses the charge of sodomy to impose the death penalty on gays and lesbians.
Ex-Hassid who advised ‘Unorthodox’ comes out as trans
Lili Rosen, the ex-Hasidic Jew who advised popular Netflix series 'Unorthodox,' came out amid her translating a children's sexuality guide into Yiddish
Hungary could be sanctioned over anti-LGBT+ law, warns EU equality chief
The move, which critics say wrongly conflates pedophilia with LGBT issues, triggered a mass rally outside parliament on Monday, while several rights groups have called on Fidesz to withdraw the bill.
