Enrique Anarte Lazo

U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts are making life more dangerous for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda, one of most prominent gay activists in the East African country said.

In 2023, Uganda toughened its colonial-era law criminalising same-sex relations with new legislation that included the death penalty for what it calls serial offenders and a 20-year prison sentence for the "promotion of homosexuality".

U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on policies that champion diversity at work has prompted companies to back LGBTQ+ rights in private rather than parade their advocacy, says the head of a business campaign group.

Since Trump banned policies that underpin diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, many firms have scurried to pull money out of high-profile Pride events and scrapped initiatives that support LGBTQ+ equality.

Juan Viana recalls having a happy childhood in a Christian community in Bogotá but when he came out as gay at age 18, that all changed.

"Unfortunately, that community of support became a place of deep repudiation of who I really was," Viana, now 48, told Context.

Two jabs a year of a groundbreaking, new anti-HIV drug could be a game changer in the global fight against the virus but experts worry it will be out of reach for those who most need it.

Lenacapavir, which is the world's first twice-yearly preventative treatment for HIV, has won marketing authorisation in the United States and the European Union (EU) - negotiations over pricing will help determine where else it might be used.

Russian activists say a new law that criminalises online searches for content that has been officially designated as "extremist" is the latest step in the Kremlin's crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in the digital space.

The law, which came into effect on Sept. 1, imposes fines on people who use search engines for "extremist" content, which has included LGBTQ+ activism since 2024, allowing Vladimir Putin's government to intensify censorship of online content it says threatens "traditional values."

Lawmakers in the deeply divided U.S. Congress face a contentious battle over a lauded global HIV programme that has saved 25 million lives but is slated for severe funding cuts by President Donald Trump.

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), launched in 2003, has provided $120 billion in funding and delivered life-saving treatments in more than 50 countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Most of the political parties running in Guyana's general election next week have promised to repeal a colonial-era law that bans consensual sex between men, South America's last remaining statute that outlaws same-sex relations.

Parties contesting Guyana's Sept. 1 election that are promising to end the prohibition on gay intercourse are also pledging to go further, including support for legislation to fight discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in the workplace.

The German government's decision this month to restrict the official use of gender-neutral language has sparked a national debate, with some federal ministries rebelling and LGBTQ+ activists saying the measure is a distraction from economic problems.

From Argentina to France and the United States, the use of inclusive variations of language has become increasingly contentious as the rights of transgender and non-binary people, who do not identify as either male nor female, are rolled back.

Life changed for Giselle when she started posting videos to TikTok a year ago. In a few months, the 21-year-old Ghanaian built a following of more than 375,000 with a mix of lip-syncs, vlogs, dances and brand collaborations.

"There's nothing more meaningful than doing what you love, but then also using it as a source of income for yourself," Giselle told Context.

Ten years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that legalised gay marriage, the White House is reversing a raft of LGBTQ+ rights and Republicans in at least six states are scrambling to ban same-sex weddings.

LGBTQ+ advocates say the right to marry a person of the same sex could be at risk, should judges vote to overturn the Supreme Court's historic 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.