J. Lester Feder
Nigerian Court Throws Out Challenge To Anti-LGBT Law
A judge ruled that the person who brought the challenge couldn't sue because he is straight and not directly harmed by it, the plaintiff's attorney told BuzzFeed News.
J. Lester Feder
This Short Film Shows How Terrifying It Is To Be LGBT In Jamaica
Of the 56 cases of assault on LGBT Jamaicans documented in a new report from Human Rights Watch, police made only four arrests.
J. Lester Feder
Italian Mayors Defy Government On Same-Sex Marriages
"How can you not call this love?" tweeted Roman Mayor Ignazio Marino Saturday as he transcribed the marriages of 16 same-sex couples.
J. Lester Feder
No More “Welcoming To Homosexual Persons” In Vatican Statement
Toned-down language on "pastoring to people with homosexual orientation" failed to receive the two-thirds majority needed to pass a summit of church leaders.
J. Lester Feder
Interview With Cardinal Raymond Burke: The Full Transcript
At the request of many readers, BuzzFeed News has published a full transcript of its interview with Cardinal Burke in which he confirms his removal from the Catholic Church's highest court.
Ellie Hall
Conservative Cardinal Who Clashed With Pope Francis Confirms He Has Been Ousted
The head of the Catholic Church's highest court speaks to BuzzFeed News from the Vatican. Update: BuzzFeed News has published the full interview with Cardinal Burke.
J. Lester Feder
Vatican Backtracks On "Welcoming Homosexual Persons" In Family Report — But Only In English
Changes to the English translation of the interim report from the Synod on the Family is the latest sign of the depth of the backlash in Rome.
J. Lester Feder
Estonia Becomes First Former Soviet Country To Recognize Same-Sex Partnerships
"It [says] to Europe that we are with you.... Russia can see that we want to be in the EU," an Estonian LGBT activist told BuzzFeed News.
J. Lester Feder
Lawyer Slams U.S. Official For Outing Russian Teen Seeking Asylum
"We're shocked that an American official would ... out him as an asylum-seeker."
J. Lester Feder
Kenyan Court Defends Trans Rights In New Ruling
"These are the orders that will make the applicant ... complete as a human being."
J. Lester Feder
Ugandan President Urges Lawmakers To Drop New Push For Anti-LGBT Law
"Should we endlessly involve Uganda in endless wars with our potential partners in trade on account of this group of voluntary homosexuals?"
J. Lester Feder
Lawyer Says Russian Student In U.S. Custody; Kremlin Says Victim Of "Gay Conspiracy"
BuzzFeed News speaks exclusively with the lawyer for an exchange student who Russian officials allege was "illegally" put up for adoption and placed in the custody of a same-sex couple.
J. Lester Feder
Facebook Requires LGBT People To Use Real Names Even In Countries Where Homosexuality Is A Crime
As news comes that police are targeting LGBT people through Facebook in countries like Egypt, a Facebook spokesperson tells BuzzFeed News the "real name" policy applies to Facebook users everywhere.
J. Lester Feder
Russia Suspends U.S. Exchange Program, Claiming Student Was Illegally Adopted By Same-Sex Couple
The U.S. agency administering the exchange program confirmed to BuzzFeed News that one student did not return to Russia.
J. Lester Feder
Gay And Extramarital Sex To Be Punished With 100 Lashes In Indonesia's Aceh Province
The law follows the imposition of similar rules by the nearby country of Brunei.
J. Lester Feder
LGBT Rights Resolution Passes United Nations Human Rights Council In Lopsided Vote
The 25–14 vote may indicate support is growing for protecting LGBT rights under international human rights law.
J. Lester Feder
Grindr Warns Egyptian Users As Six Accused Of Homosexuality Are Convicted Over Facebook Post
"Police may be posing as LGBT on social media to entrap you," said a warning Grindr sent to Egyptian users on Thursday.
J. Lester Feder
Azeri Couple Goes Into Hiding After Their Engagement Makes Headlines
"This happy event turned into a nightmare."
J. Lester Feder
LGBT Egyptians Go Into Hiding As Regime Cracks Down
"The targeting of gay persons in Egypt happens when someone, on the senior level, chooses for it to happen," an Interior Ministry official told BuzzFeed News.
J. Lester Feder
St. Petersburg Lawmaker Leads Mob Attack On LGBT Festival
Several participants fell ill after hooligans sprayed them with a "putrid gas" in a disruption led by local lawmaker Vitaly Milonov.
J. Lester Feder
