The Vatican denounced gender-affirming surgery, an Australian athlete was suspended after using a homophobic slur, and activists in Hong Kong say its ID-change policy falls short.
A court in Uganda upholds its anti-gay law, a jailed man in Qatar is pressured to name sexual partners, and a Welsh athlete apologizes for making an anti-trans post.
The Vatican on April 8 condemned gender-affirming surgeries and “gender theory.”
Thailand passes the marriage equality bill, Elliot Page criticizes the rollback of LGBTQ rights in Canada, and a mother and son launch an app to keep LGBTQ people safe in England.
The Indian government on March 11 implemented a law that allows undocumented people who entered the country from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and other neighboring countries before Dec. 31, 2014, to receive fast-track citizenship.
A report in Australia called for the removal of LGBTQ exemptions in schools, the Scottish Parliament staff are banned from wearing rainbow lanyards, and workers were arrested in an "extremism" case in Russia.
Uganda has joined Kenya in seeking to ban same-sex couples who want to use a surrogate or in vitro fertilization to become parents.
A court in Japan approved marriage equality, an Australian footballer announced his engagement, and public clinics in England will stop prescribing puberty blockers.
The United States denied a visa to an Ugandan MP after she made anti-gay statements, an Australian pro footballer came out as nonbinary, and a church in Greece called for the excommunication of "immoral lawmakers."
Ghana passed a bill that restricts LGBTQ rights, a man was arrested in Qatar for his sexuality, and the police are allowed to march in a Pride parade in Sydney.
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