Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States would refuse visas to current or former officials, and their family members, if found to be involved in repressing members of marginalised or vulnerable populations .
Last year three members of the LGBTQIA+ community were killed in Guatemala, during the run-up to Pride 2022. This year the British Embassy paid tribute to the hard work of the LGBTQIA+ community in
The 1975 has canceled shows in Indonesia and Taiwan due to Malaysias LGBTQ controversy. Frontman Matty Healy s comments and on-stage kiss led to a set cut at Good Vibes Festival.
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, which is perhaps the strictest anti-LGBTQ legislation in the world. However, the African nation is not alone. In countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen same-sex activity attracts a death sentence. In Malaysia, such behaviour is punishable by up to 20 years in jail with whipping