Belarus: Parliament gave final approval to a Russia-inspired law banning so-called LGBT “propaganda.” The law carries penalties of fines, community labor and 15-day arrest. President Lukashenko, who has governed the former Soviet Republic since 1994, ...

In an 8-1 ruling, the US Supreme Court has ruled that a Colorado law banning conversion therapy may violate free speech and sent the underlying case back to ...

Peru: The Supreme Court struck down a 2024 Health Ministry decree that classified being transgender as a mental illness, noting that this cau...

Japan: The supreme court has decided to take up six cases challenging the country’s ban on same-sex marriage in a yet-to-be-scheduled hearing before the full bench of 15 judges. The court is expected to rule sometime next year. The lower courts have ruled 5-1...

Portugal: Lawmakers have advanced three sweeping anti-trans and anti-LGBT bills backed by far-right parties and the center-right government. The bills would eliminate gender self-determination, requiring a medical diagnosis to change legal gender; ban gender ...