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Uganda: Voters reject anti-LGBTQI+ lawmakers Voters in Uganda rejected reelection bids of three prominent MPs who had played key roles in introducing harsh anti-LGBT laws in national elections that took

Three Ugandan homophobic politicians booted out

Three openly anti-LGBT+ politicians, who were architects of the ‘Kill the Gays’ law, have lost their seats in Uganda’s elections

This is a significant rebuke to the politics of hate

https://76crimes.com/2026/02/16/uganda-voters-reject-anti-lgbtqi/

South Sudan at risk of ‘return to full-scale war’, UN warns UN report warns of ‘escalating atrocity risks’ amid renewed fighting and widespread impunity over abuses.

South Sudan risks sliding back into full-scale war, the UN warns, amid escalating atrocity risks and widespread impunity

Ceasefire enforcement and international monitoring must be strengthened now🚨

America’s 1st openly gay elected official is concerned about today’s attacks on LGBTQ people At 21, University of Michigan student Kathy Kozachenko made history by becoming the first openly gay elected official in the nation. Now, she fears for the future of LGBTQ rights.

Kathy Kozachenko was US’s 1st openly gay elected official in 1974 in Michigan

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/kathy-kozachenko-lgbtq-gay-politics-election-50-michigan-ann-arbor-rcna144694

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Four years of slaughter, kidnap & aggression from an imperialist Putin. The Ukraine war shows no signs of ending.

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MOD facing judicial review over perception of unfairness with its LGBT compensation scheme Accusations that ex-officers are being treated more favourably over other ranks has led to a potential challenge in the High Court

LGBT+ military veterans refused compensation

The Ministry of Defence is facing a judicial review after excluding some LGBTs from its compensation scheme

Critics argue the process favours officers and not the rank & file

More info re human rights:www.PeterTatchellFoundation.org Why & how Ukraine must win - Ukraine solidarity rally, 21 February 2026

Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians continue to resist occupation & defend their right to self-determination.

Peter Tatchell speaks at the Ukraine solidarity rally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtklxf-YpX0&feature=youtu.be

Hitler’s former birthplace is being rebuilt and repurposed as a centre tied to human rights training, part of a €17.5m project to “neutralise” the location

Turning a symbol of hate into civic responsibility

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/38352637/hitlers-birthplace-human-rights-centre-upgrade/

Lesbos: An inside look at lesbian paradise on the Greek island Flo Bass on photographing sapphic joy in the sun-soaked Greek island of Lesbos.

Between Greece and Turkey lies Lesbos, the island of Sappho.

Her surviving fragments, passionate, intimate, defiant, gave the world the word “lesbian.”

Today, the island remains a powerful symbol of queer belonging

RAF veteran banned for being gay seeks £50,000 payout from MOD Chris Dennis joined the RAF as a radar technician straight out of school at just 16 years old, back in 1961.

At 80, RAF veteran Chris Dennis is still fighting for recognition after being dishonourably discharged for his sexuality

He missed the UK compensation by months

The MOD should extend the reparations scheme immediately

Our colleague @neachiomairt1320.bsky.social joined the LGBTQ+ Older People’s Network at Age Scotland for LGBTQ+ History Month, reflecting on activism past & present🌈

With Sigrid Nielsen of Lavender Menace

We need more like this with LGBTQ+ visibility that includes our elders

#LGBTHMplus26

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The silencer and the White House Farm murders: is this the evidence that could free Jeremy Bamber? He has been in prison for 41 years for killing five members of his family – despite no DNA linking him to the crime. New analysis of the crime scene photographs for the Guardian suggests the prosecution’s central argument may have been wrong

A silencer. Forensic doubts. Decades of controversy.

New scrutiny over the White House Farm murders asks: could this evidence reopen the case against Jeremy Bamber? ⚖️

Why banning trans athletes poses threat to all women - Outsports As states enforce gender conformity, you don’t have to be transgender to feel the effects of a system that treats women’s bodies as suspicious.

Today, it’s trans athletes

Tomorrow, it’s any woman who doesn’t fit a narrow idea of femininity

Sport must resist policies that treat women’s bodies as problems to be inspected

https://www.outsports.com/2026/2/26/24129417/trans-athlete-bans-supreme-court-gender-testing/

‘How can I start again at 68?’ Maria has spent 50 years in the UK – and is fighting deportation She left the Netherlands for Britain in the 1970s at just 17. Now, after receiving a short suspended sentence, she faces removal to a country she hasn’t lived in for five decades or visited since 1999

A lifetime built in Britain, now under threat

Maria, 68, is fighting deportation after 50 years in the UK

Policy must balance rules with fairness & compassion⚖️

Report documents sharp rise in LGBTQ rights violations in Turkey in 2025 - Turkish Minute Violations of the rights of LGBTQ people in Turkey rose sharply in 2025, including increased detentions, bans on public events and new barriers to gender-affirming health care, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing an annual monitoring report.

Detentions up. Pride events blocked. Healthcare restricted.

A new report says 2025 saw a sharp rise in anti-LGBTQ+ violations in Turkey

End the crackdown. Safeguard civil liberties

https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/02/26/report-documents-sharp-rise-in-lgbtq-rights-violations-in-turkey-in-2025/

Global impunity fuels Israel’s illegal push to annex West Bank: Amnesty Rights group slams international failure to deter Israel’s escalating annexation, apartheid policies in the West Bank.

Amnesty says global impunity is fuelling Israel’s illegal push to annex parts of the West Bank

Failure to act has consequences

Governments must uphold international law, not look away

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/26/global-impunity-fuels-israels-illegal-push-to-annex-west-bank-amnesty

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Ugandan police detain two women for allegedly kissing in public under strict anti‑gay law Uganda has some of the strictest anti-homosexual laws in the world.

Public affection should never lead to detention

Two Ugandan women were reportedly arrested for allegedly kissing

End the persecution. Protect LGBTQ+ rights

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1vdze5l0o

LGBT+ lives exist everywhere, including rural Britain

This #LGBTplusHM26, share your stories of love, hate, support, discrimination & activism

Your voice matters in shaping our history

More info:
https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/onlygayinthevillage/

Iran: Tsunami of Arbitrary Arrests, Enforced Disappearances Iran’s authorities have waged a brutal campaign to terrorize the population through mass arbitrary detentions, torture, and enforced disappearances in the aftermath countrywide massacres of protesters and bystanders by security forces on January 8 and 9, 2026.

Tens of thousands arrested in Iran’s brutal crackdown, many held incommunicado with no information given to families

Torture, coerced confessions ​& fears of secret executions are rising

Demand independent UN access to all detention facilities

Kazakhstan arrests LGBTI rights activists ILGA-Europe reports:

Kazakhstan has arrested two LGBTI rights activists, part of a growing regional pattern of criminalising queer human rights work across Europe & Central Asia

Drop the charges. Release the activists immediately 🏳️‍🌈

https://76crimes.com/2026/02/24/kazakhstan-arrests-lgbti-rights-activists-ki/

How Putin stays strong in Russia, four years into war in Ukraine The quick victory never came. But a functional economy, controlled media and slow battle gains give Putin control.

Four years into the war, Putin remains entrenched.

No quick victory, but a managed economy, tight media control​ & incremental battlefield gains sustain his grip

Sanctions enforcement ​& independent media support must intensify

Grindr ​& Blued are blocked in Malaysia, with more LGBTQ+ apps potentially next​

This is state censorship aimed at queer communities

Restore access. Defend digital rights

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/25/malaysia-blocks-grindr-and-blued-and-may-limit-more-lgbtq-dating-apps/

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Tougher penalties for LGBT+ hate crimes are on the way. Also, Olympic bosses are okay with Nazi imagery but no to criticism of Putin.

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Pride Month: Who was Marsha P. Johnson and why were they so important? Marsha P. Johnson was an African-American, activist from New Jersey, whose work in the 1960's and 70's had a huge impact on the LGBTQ+ community.

Remember Marsha P. Johnson for #LGBTHistoryMonth. She was a #trans rights activist who played a big role in important moments of the early LGBT+ movement, such as the 1969 #Stonewall riots

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52981395

#LGBBTplusHM26 #LGBTHM26 #LGBTHM

More and more governmental officials are out!
R Jetten, P Buttigieg, G Attal and many others.

The history of LGBTQ+ homelessness: how DIVA reported it back in 1998, and the reality today In 1998, DIVA ran a feature on homelessness. Philippa Willitts finds out what we can learn from the article to help LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness in 2026.

LGBTQ+ homelessness isn’t new

DIVA covered it in 1998 & the crisis persists today

Warm words aren’t enough. Ringfence funding for LGBTQ+ housing support & youth shelters

Ukrainians were shocked by Russia’s war. Now many are numb and hopeless Al Jazeera’s Nils Adler reflects on the changes he has seen in Ukraine after four years of reporting on the war.

Years into Russia’s invasion, hope is harder to hold

Numbness & despair are spreading in Ukraine

The response? Expand aid, tighten sanctions, and hold aggressors accountable

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/24/ukrainians-were-shocked-by-russias-war-now-many-are-numb-and-hopeless