<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Laws on Uránia</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/tags/laws/</link><description>Recent content in Laws on Uránia</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://urania.institute/en/tags/laws/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Senegal's Prime Minister Accuses the West of Trying to Impose Homosexuality</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0522-senegal-pm-condemns-west-homosexuality/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0522-senegal-pm-condemns-west-homosexuality/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Senegal&amp;rsquo;s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko &lt;a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2026/05/22/au-senegal-le-premier-ministre-ousmane-sonko-denonce-une-tyrannie-de-l-occident-qui-veut-imposer-l-homosexualite-au-reste-du-monde_6692285_3212.html"&gt;accused&lt;/a&gt;
 the West of trying to &amp;ldquo;impose homosexuality on the rest of the world.&amp;rdquo; During a speech in parliament on May 22, 2026, he stated that Western countries use their resources and control over the media to pressure other nations.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kenyan Court Orders Authorities to Consider Gender Marker Change Applications</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0520-kenya-transgender-rights-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0520-kenya-transgender-rights-court-ruling/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;In Kenya, the High Court &lt;a href="https://nation.africa/kenya/news/audrey-mbugua-wins-in-fresh-court-battle-over-gender-identity-5467034"&gt;ordered the authorities&lt;/a&gt;
 to consider applications for changing gender markers in identity documents.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Judge Bahati Mwamuye ruled that existing laws do not prohibit submitting such applications, and automatic refusal violates constitutional rights. Officials must now consider each request individually.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Wrocław Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage for the First Time</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0518-wroclaw-first-same-sex-marriage-recognized/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0518-wroclaw-first-same-sex-marriage-recognized/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Wrocław &lt;a href="https://gazetawroclawska.pl/ryszard-ziobro-i-tomasz-kwietko-bebnowski-sa-malzenstwem-we-wroclawiu-dokonali-transkrypcji-swojego-aktu-malzenstwa/ar/c1p2-29008769"&gt;has registered&lt;/a&gt;
 a foreign marriage certificate of a same-sex couple in the Polish civil registry for the first time. Tomasz Kwietko-Bębnowski and Ryszard Ziobro have been together for almost half a century. In August 2025, they got married in Vienna.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>French Citizen Detained in Senegal Over Homosexuality Charges</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0516-senegal-french-citizen-detained/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/0516-senegal-french-citizen-detained/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;On February 14, 2026, police in Senegal arrested a French citizen. He was charged with &amp;ldquo;acts against nature&amp;rdquo;, criminal conspiracy, money laundering, and attempting to transmit HIV.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>