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The Erasing 76 Crimes news site covers the human toll of 64+ countries’ anti-gay laws and the struggle to repeal them.
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Spotlight on Mauritania, a West African nation where LGBT people hide their identities for fear of stigma

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #Africa #Mauritania #stigma #homophobia

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Spotlight on Mauritania, where LGBT people hide their identities for fear of stigma
This article about Mauritania is one of a series of short articles on LGBTQ rights in nations with anti-gay laws.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Queer Africans speak out about their desire to become parents

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #Africa #Cameroon

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Queer Cameroonians speak out about desire to become parents
In Cameroon, having a child is perceived as a social obligation, a condition of acceptance and respectability. But for queer people, this universal desire
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January 20, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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LGBTQ rights update: 2025 tally and 2026 preview

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #2026preview

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LGBTQ rights update: 2025 tally and 2026 preview
In this article, LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 Crimes, completes his surveys the status of LGBTQ rights and marriage equality
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January 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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2025 LGBTQ rights update: Anti-trans hysteria mars Europe’s LGBTQ gains

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Europe #trans

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2025 LGBTQ rights update: Anti-trans hysteria mars Europe's LGBTQ gains
One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region
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January 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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2025 LGBTQ rights update: Many bright spots in Asia amid the gloom

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2025 LGBTQ rights update: Many bright spots in Asia amid the gloom
One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region
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January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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2025 LGBTQ rights update: Progress and backsliding in Latin America and Caribbean

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2025 LGBTQ rights update: Progress and backsliding in Latin America and Caribbean
One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region
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January 6, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Anti-gay police crackdown expands in Senegal

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Senegal

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Anti-gay police crackdown expands in Senegal
Five men arrested on homosexuality charges as they prepare for a fashion show in Senegal.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Kazakhstan Senate approves ban on positive depictions of LGBTQ people, just like in Russia and Uganda

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Kazakhstan #Russia

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Kazakhstan Senate approves ban on positive depictions of LGBTQ people
A bill to ban so-called LGBTQ propaganda won approval from the Kazakhstan Senate yesterday, which sent it on to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for his
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December 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Ugandan study finds religious attitudes impeding fight against HIV

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Uganda #HIV #AIDS #religion #Christianity

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Uganda: Study finds religious attitudes impeding fight against HIV
While Uganda has been hailed as a model in the fight against HIV/AIDS, religious and faith driven homophobic attitudes towards LGBTQI+ persons have undermined
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December 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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For one gay man, marriage to a woman was his shield. Exposure forced him to start again

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Nigeria #Qtalk #counseling

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Marriage was a gay man's shield. Exposure forced him to start again
His counselor read and waited. What followed were days of sessions that peeled back years of fear and grief. Kenechukwu had grown up knowing he was gay, but
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December 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Ghana Parliament welcomes homophobic lawmakers from Uganda who hope Ghana will host region-wide anti-LGBTQ conference

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Uganda #Ghana #homophobia

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Ghana Parliament welcomes anti-LGBTQ lawmakers from Uganda
Ghana is close to enacting a harsh anti-LGBTQI+ law similar to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) 2023, threatening the country's long-held reputation as
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December 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Readers’ donations have freed a total of 56 victims of African homophobia. Now please help us replenish funds supporting our LGBT rights advocacy journalism.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Nigeria #Cameroon #Homophobia #ProjectNotAlone

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Readers' donations have freed a total of 56 victims of African homophobia
Donations needed: Please help us replenish funds supporting our advocacy journalism.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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We paid $2,878 to free an innocent gay man from prison. Please donate to help replenish our funds.

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Imprisoned gay Nigerian goes free, thanks to readers' donations
Beaten unconscious by homophobic attackers in Nigeria, Sully was imprisoned because he couldn't pay a $620 bribe.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Hunting for gays, Russian police find clowns instead; raid of costume party falls flat.

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#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #gays #clowns #Russia
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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President of Ghana backs bill to imprison every LGBTQ citizen

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Ghana president pledges to sign repressive anti-LGBTQ bill
Ghana bill calls for three years in prison for every LGBTQ person in the nation.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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More than 70 arrested in Tunisia’s anti-LGBT crackdown

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Tunisia #Damj

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More than 70 arrested in Tunisia's anti-LGBT crackdown
Tunisia has launched a campaign of arrests targeting  the nation's queer citizens.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Generous readers helped free two innocent LGBTQ truck drivers from African prison

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#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Cameroon #ProjectNotAlone #Prison
Generous readers helped free two imprisoned LGBTQ truck drivers
They came to the attention of an Erasing 76 Crimes journalist / LGBTQ rights activist who traveled to Maroua and Bertoua prisons in the spring to deliver food
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November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Global Black Pride will be held in Paris in 2026

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #France #Paris #Pride #GlobalBlackPride

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Global Black Pride will be held in Paris in 2026
Global Black Pride is a cultural, political, artistic, and festive event that, since 2020, has aimed to promote the legacy and visibility of Afroqueer communities, particularly those from diasporas or...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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NYC mayoral front runner under fire over backing from Uganda homophobe. 'Good luck', says ‘Kill the Gays’ leader Rebecca Kadaga to Zohran Mamdani.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Mamdani #Kadaga #AHA #Uganda

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October 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Russian police raid ‘kissing party‘

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#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Russia #KissingClub #Moscow
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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LGBT people imprisoned amid post-election unrest in Cameroon

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Cameroon

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Cameroon LGBT people detained amid post-election unrest
The tensions following the Oct. 12 presidential election in Cameroon plunged the country into a spiral of repression. Under the guise of maintaining order,
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October 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Women and queer people face violence and discrimination across Lesotho in southern Africa.

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Lesotho project aims to stop gender-based violence
An international commission of lawyers and court officials has kicked off an initiative aimed at reducing violence against women and LGBTQI+ people in the
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October 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Supporters of LGBTQ Syrians aim to revive Mawaleh magazine, ‘a defiant glitterbomb of resistance’

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Syria #Mawaleh

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Supporters of LGBTQ Syrians aim to revive Mawaleh, 'a defiant glitterbomb of resistance'
Queer Syrians have survived war, persecution, and exile. Yet their voices remain almost entirely absent from recovery efforts and public dialogue, say
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October 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Anti-LGBTIQ violence in Uganda continues to worsen, report says

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#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Uganda
Anti-LGBTIQ violence in Uganda continues to worsen, report says
A new report by the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) has revealed a significant increase in the number of cases in Uganda in which
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October 13, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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UN anti-AIDS leader tells off Ugandan homophobes trolling her son online

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #UNAIDS #Uganda #Byanyima #homophobia

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UN anti-AIDS leader tells off Ugandan homophobes trolling her son online
Winnie Byanyima tells Ugandan 'weak trolls and bots': 'Stay out of our family affairs.'
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October 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM