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Lesotho: LGBTQI+ Group Denies Trump’s $8 Million Funding Claim

The largest LGBTQI+ group in Lesotho responds to President Trump’s claim that the US gave the country $8 million to “promote” LGBTQI+ rights.

A shocking new bill in the US state of Texas aims to make identifying as transgender the felony offence of “gender identity fraud”.

Hungary’s populist right-wing government declares it will no longer “tolerate” public Pride events, insisting they should be held indoors.

An overview of LGBTIQ+ rights violations, hate speech incidents and updates in South Africa in January 2025, collated by OUT and MambaOnline.

New data reveals that more adults in the US than ever before identify as LGBTQ+, with bisexual individuals making up the largest segment.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern that the murder of gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks may have been motivated by hate.

South Africa’s LGBTQ+ community is in shock after the assassination of Cape Town’s Muhsin Hendricks, known as the world’s first out gay imam.

An alarmingly high number of LGBTQ+ people in the UK have experienced sexual assault in spaces meant to be safe for the queer community.

Authorities in Indonesia continue to crackdown on LGBTQ+ individuals using anti-pornography laws to violate their right to privacy.

Dozens of LGBTI people have been arrested across Tunisia in what’s been described as a severe crackdown on the country’s queer community.