J. Lester Feder
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.”
J. Lester Feder
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.
Ezeddin Fadel
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.
J. Lester Feder
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.
J. Lester Feder
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.
J. Lester Feder
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.
J. Lester Feder
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.
J. Lester Feder
Egyptian Broadcaster Let Off The Hook For Televising A Bathhouse Raid
Mona Iraqi was previously sentenced to six months in jail for her role in sensationalizing the arrest of 26 men on charges of homosexuality.
J. Lester Feder
Anglican Church Suspends Its US Affiliate Over Same-Sex Marriage
The American branch of the 80-million-member Anglican Communion has been suspended for allowing priests to perform same-sex marriages.
J. Lester Feder
Russian Parliament To Take Up First Anti-LGBT Legislation Since “Gay Propaganda” Law
“Do you start pitching a tent in your pants every time you see another man?" the bill’s author said. "So you can shove it into the guy's backside?”
J. Lester Feder
Sweden Sentences Second Asylum-Seeker In Connection With Gay Man's Killing
The victim, a 54-year-old immigrant, was found dead last year with a snake wrapped around his neck.
J. Lester Feder
The President Of This African Country "Wants Gay Rights Protected"
The debate now unfolding in Malawi may revive hope that there's an opening for reform of anti-LGBT laws in the African country.
J. Lester Feder
This Is What Happened To The Missing Trans Women Of El Salvador
The story of how a group of trans women vanished in the midst of El Salvador's civil war has been passed down from generation to generation, creating a legend that gave them a place in the history of a country that often seems to wish they would disappear. BuzzFeed News' J. Lester Feder set out to document the mysterious incident for the first time.
J. Lester Feder
Greek Parliament Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions
The bill passed overwhelming in a late-night session. "This is an important day for human rights," said Prime Minister Alex Tsipras.
J. Lester Feder
Voters Repeal Marriage Equality Law In Slovenia
More than 60% of ballots cast this week supported repealing the country's marriage equality law, which was enacted by parliament in March.
J. Lester Feder
These Two Countries Are Deciding On The Rights Of Same-Sex Couples
Greece and Slovenia are the latest European battle grounds over partnership rights.
J. Lester Feder
Here Are The World's Most Popular Dating Apps For Gay Dudes
No matter where you roam, you won't be alone.
Sarah Karlan
These Are The World's Most Popular Hookup Apps For All Genders
Because dating is hard, no matter where you live.
Sarah Karlan
This Man Is Challenging Jamaica's Ban On Homosexuality
"The laws of Jamaica that criminalize consensual sexual intimacy between men essentially render me an un-apprehended criminal," said the man who brought the new case.
J. Lester Feder
U.S. Marine Convicted Of Killing A Trans Woman In The Philippines
The court convicted U.S. Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton of the lesser charge of homicide with a sentence of up to 12 years in prison for killing Jennifer Laude. BuzzFeed News’s Meredith Talusan is reporting from the Philippines.
Meredith Talusan
