Courts
Northern Cyprus reports first prison term for homophobic psychological violence
Indian court allows lesbian couple to live together
South African Trial Over Student’s Kidnapping Through Gay App Grindr Postponed Again
US Publication NCR Urges Catholic Schools to Admit Children of Same-Sex Couples
US Republican Fund Denies Link to Messages About Transgender Teenagers
US Supreme Court Keeps Transgender Prisoners’ Care Protections in Place for Now

Russia Fined LGBT Opponents Over Posts Featuring Rainbow Flags

Brazilian student Isadora Borges’s defence reports bid to revive transphobia case

India’s Supreme Court Seeks Answers on Transgender Applicants’ Access to Teaching Jobs
Lawyers for Turkish LGBT Association Kaos GL Say No Indictment Has Been Prepared
Turkish Court Keeps Five in Custody in Operation Targeting LGBT Groups
Türkiye Releases Four Detainees, Including LGBT Rights Defenders
Turkish Court Adjourns Trial of 11 LGBT Association Representatives Until April 2027

US appeals court affirms trans Arizonans can amend birth certificates without surgery

Rights Groups Report Hundreds Arrested in Senegal Amid Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown

Judge Oleg Nefedov, Who Outlawed the 'LGBT Movement', Appointed Deputy Chief Justice of Russia's Supreme Court

Moscow Court Fines Sex Educator Sasha Kazantseva 300,000 Rubles Over 'Queer Joy' Posts
US Judge Orders Return of Gay Man Unlawfully Deported to Equatorial Guinea
South African Equality Court Orders Shopkeeper to Pay R200,000 for Banning LGBTQ+ Customers

Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules State Law Never Allowed Birth Certificate Sex Marker Changes for Transgender People

Russian Courts Imposed Nearly 69 Million Rubles in 'LGBT Propaganda' Fines in 2025

Moscow Court Fines Head of Security at Garage Museum Over 'LGBT Propaganda' in Exhibition

In Romania, Gendarme Detained for the First Time Over Assault on Trans Tourist

Turkish queer pop star Mabel Matiz faces up to three years in prison over music video showing two men dancing

Oregon court lets Christian mother resume adoption application without pledging to affirm a child’s LGBTQ identity

Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to allow limits on care for trans prisoners
Russian Appeals Court Upholds Total Ban on Alliance of Heterosexuals and LGBT for Equality

US Influencer Clavicular Charged with Rape of Teenager in Massachusetts

US Appeals Court Allows Transgender Women to Be Housed in Men's Prisons in Oregon

ECHR refuses to consider the case of a Russian LGBT foundation's liquidation to save resources

Turkish Authorities Detain 150 at Protest Over LGBTQ+ Arrests

Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers to Review Romania's Refusal to Recognize LGBT Families
Founder of Women's App Giggle Denied High Court Appeal in Transgender Discrimination Case

Rumors About US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Being Bisexual Found No Confirmation
Police Surgeon in Uganda Finds No Signs of Sodomy in Youths Accusing Pastor
Delhi High Court Orders Police to Develop Transgender Arrest Procedures
Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes in Germany Rise by 13% in 2025
Botswana High Court admits new parties to same-sex marriage legalization case
Bulgaria's Top Court Orders the Government to Legally Recognize Transgender People
Moscow court orders expulsion of two foreigners over clothing deemed ‘LGBT propaganda’
71 People to Face Trial in Senegal for Homosexual Relations
Istanbul Prosecutor's Office Launches 'Obscenity' Investigation Into Turkish Singer Mabel Matiz Over Music Video With Gay Undertones
Same-Sex Couples Challenge India's Tax Laws Over Spousal Benefits
Senegal Releases 28 Men in Homosexuality Case Due to Lack of Evidence
Polish Constitutional Tribunal rules against registering foreign same-sex marriages
Moscow municipal candidate jailed for 10 days over alleged LGBTQ symbol on T-shirt
Abdul Ballout, the suspect in the Berlin Pride attack, was previously convicted of ties to ISIS
In Germany, police shoot dead Abdul Ballout, a suspect in an attack on a Berlin LGBT Pride parade

Islamist-Linked Driver Rams Van into Crowd at Berlin LGBT Pride: 1 Dead, 17 Injured
In the US, the director of the Port of San Francisco, Elaine Forbes, is accused of attempting to steal a yacht

Turkish LGBT Activist from Mersin Acquitted on Appeal in "Insulting the President" Case
Moscow Court Fines Telegram 3.5 Million Rubles for Refusing to Remove Anime Posts with LGBT Content
In Chita, a court increases the sentence of a gay club owner in Russia's first 'LGBT extremism' case
In Orenburg, Russia, staff of the Pose gay club receive prison sentences in an 'LGBT extremism' case
