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’s Supreme Court building in Moscow. Archive photograph taken on April 10, 2011. Photo: Ilya Otkalo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP without cropping.

Russia Fined LGBT Opponents Over Posts Featuring Rainbow Flags

Isadora Borges. Photo: ADF International

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

Central wing of India’s Supreme Court, New Delhi, December 11, 2019. Archive photograph. Subhashish Panigrahi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

The Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse in Phoenix, Arizona, where the federal case was argued. Photo: Gonzo fan2007 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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

The National Assembly building of Senegal in Dakar, which passed legislation doubling penalties for same-sex relations. Photo: HaguardDuNord / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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

Judge Oleg Nefedov addresses the plenary session of the Federation Council in Moscow. Photo: Press Service of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation

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

Russian sex educator and LGBT activist Sasha Kazantseva. Photo: Sasha Kazantseva’s social media

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

The Oklahoma Judicial Center in Oklahoma City, seat of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Photo: Daniel Mayer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation building on Povarskaya Street in Moscow. Photo: Ilya Ot’kalo / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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

A still from Olga Tobreluts’s video film Woe from Wit (1994), featuring Vladislav Mamyshev-Monro as Molchalin

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

Romanian Gendarmerie patrol vehicles in Bucharest. Photo: Kyah117 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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

Still from the music video for ‘Ha Leylim’ by Turkish pop singer Mabel Matiz

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

The John F. Kilkenny federal building and courthouse in Pendleton, Oregon. Photo: Visitor7 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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

The US Supreme Court Building in Washington. Photo: Joe Ravi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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

Braden Peters (Clavicular). Photo: Rapho/Getty Images

US Influencer Clavicular Charged with Rape of Teenager in Massachusetts

Coffee Creek Correctional Facility is the only women’s prison in the state of Oregon

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

Building of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. Photo: CherryX / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Jelican9, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Turkish Authorities Detain 150 at Protest Over LGBTQ+ Arrests

Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 PL, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court (Official Portrait, 2007) / Steve Petteway, Supreme Court of the United States

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

Abdul D.

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

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

Four Protocols on LGBT and Childfree "Propaganda" Filed Against Openly Gay Journalist Karen Shainyan in Moscow

Four Protocols on LGBT and Childfree "Propaganda" Filed Against Openly Gay Journalist Karen Shainyan in Moscow

Russian Court Bans Links to Adam Silvera's Book 'More Happy Than Not'