This LGBT Magazine Editor Was The Latest Person Murdered In A Wave Of Violence

The victim, Xulhaz Mannan, also worked at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka. The Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the killings.

Would-Be Asylum Seekers Are Stuck At Guantanamo Bay

The Obama administration says it has no plans to end a decades-old program that holds would-be asylum seekers without access to lawyers on the same legal grounds underpinning the detentions of those held in the so-called “war on terror.”

Indonesian Police Say They Disrupted “Same-Sex Wedding” In Rural Java

The report is being used by lawmakers who say the government must block LGBT “propaganda.”

An Ambassador Visited A School With His Husband And Now Religious Leaders Want Him Fired

“The ambassador of the U.S. and his husband [were] in a school promoting gay relationships,” people protested on social media.

The Next Big LGBT “Propaganda” Ban Is Being Written In Indonesia

Lawmakers pledged to begin work after the country’s historically moderate Islamic organization declared that “LGBT activities should be prohibited and categorized as crimes.” Rin Hindryati reports from Jakarta and BuzzFeed News’ Lester Feder from Washington.

You Can Say Good-Bye To Gay Characters In China’s TV Shows

“No television drama shall show abnormal sexual relationships and behaviors,” new guidelines say.

This Powerful Remix Of “Same Love” Puts The Original To Shame

“Especially in Africa and everywhere — this goes out to you.”

Former Indonesian Cabinet Minister Calls For “Homosexuals” To Be “Put To Death”

The minister, now a member of Parliament, later deleted the tweet under a hail of criticism and alleged he’d been “bullied.”

Muslim School For Trans Women Shut Down In Indonesia

The school, which made headlines as a symbol of Indonesia’s religious pluralism, has been closed amid an unprecedented wave of anti-LGBT rhetoric in the country.

Italian Senate Adopts Civil Union Bill

But LGBT rights groups say the package is discriminatory and vow to keep fighting “in the streets and in the courts.”

Russia Proposes Dedicated Health Facilities To Treat “Gender Identity Disorders”

The facilities would also be mandated to have “at least one dildo” among their tools.

Indonesia Is Fighting About LGBT Rights Like It Never Has Before

The country, home to more of the world’s Muslims than any other country, has never seen this kind of showdown over LGBT rights.

Czech Officials Launch Criminal Investigation Into 30 Gay Men Over HIV Exposure

The men are accused of violating laws making it a crime to expose others to HIV. One activist called it a “public health witch hunt.”

This Hashtag Is Filled With Suggestions Of How To Kill Gay People

Burning and castration are just two modes of executions that have been suggested after a video was posted online that allegedly showed a same-sex wedding in Saudi Arabia.

These Are The Queer Refugees Australia Has Locked Up On A Remote Pacific Island

BuzzFeed News speaks with a 28-year-old who fled his family’s efforts to kill him in Iran hoping Australia would protect him. Instead, the country sent him to a place that feels just as dangerous.

Indian Supreme Court Agrees To Reconsider Homosexuality Ruling

The court announced Tuesday that it would hold new hearings on a 2013 ruling that recriminalized homosexuality.

This Is What The Fight For Gay Couples’ Rights Looks Like In Italy

Italy is the last country in Western Europe without protections for same-sex couples, but its Parliament takes up a bill next week that could change that.

India’s Supreme Court To Revisit Homosexuality Ruling Next Week

A panel of judges will consider reversing a decision issued in December 2013 that reinstated the country’s colonial-era sodomy law, a source tells BuzzFeed News.

A New Anti-LGBT Law Appears To Have Stalled In Russian Parliament — For Now

The bill that was scheduled to be debated on Friday would have effectively punished gays and lesbians for coming out.