Category: World – LGBTQ Rights
Swedish Yasin was placed in a correctional institution in Somalia in order to «change» his sexual orientation
Yasin believed he was traveling to visit his father in Somalia for a holiday, but instead found himself detained in a correctional facility. During an interview with the Swedish investigative television program Uppdrag Granskning, Yasin recounted his experience of being subjected to efforts to change his sexual orientation.
South Korean court maintains military gay sex ban, citing concerns over combat readiness
Members of the country’s armed forces face up to two years in prison for same-sex partnerships under the country’s military criminal legislation.
90 percent of LGBTQ people in Turkey experience cyberviolence, according to research
According to a research by the LGBTQ advocacy group KAOS GL, nine out of ten LGBTQ people in Turkey experience cyberviolence on a regular basis.
TikTok is collaborating with the homophobic Kenyan government to prohibit LGBTQ+ content in the country
TikTok has previously restricted LGBTQ+ content.
Homophobic Kenya intends to imprison gays for 50 years.
Kenya is debating the Family Protection Bill 2023, which may result in 50-year prison terms for non-consensual same-sex acts.
Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBTQ+ undermines Kenya’s «religious values»
The Kenian Supreme Court dismissed a plea by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma to overturn a court verdict on the registration of an LGBTQ+ lobby on Tuesday.