LGBT

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Judges declined to overturn colonial-era laws criminalizing same-sex relationships. Human Rights Watch’s Neela Ghoshal says it’s a setback with regional repercussions.

Plus: A ruling on same-sex relations in Kenya, May's departure date, and the other stories we're following today.

Gay employees were hounded from office in a dark episode of State Department history from the 1950s and ’60s, and many committed suicide.

Pakistan’s military boom is an economic bust, and looking back on the Christchurch attack.

Eastern Europe has long resisted same-sex marriage. Prague might be about to change that.

The Kenyan High Court has delayed deciding on decriminalizing homosexuality.

On the podcast: A human rights lawyer describes the 10-year fight for LGBT rights.

The new policy will insist they be married—even if they're from countries that criminalize gay marriage.

New Delhi may have decriminalized homosexuality on the books. Now it needs to destigmatize it in people’s minds.

Why the region says yes to same-sex marriage and no to abortion.

India’s Supreme Court is finally ditching antiquated laws on gay sex.

Ramzan Kadyrov is using sports diplomacy to bolster his image.

Online protest has scored a solid win for LGBT rights — for now.

Egyptian authorities are using a "debauchery" law to justify a crackdown on gay and trans people.

CIA insiders worry reforms pushed by Brennan are languishing in his absence.

Unless Congress acts to legislatively protect transgender people’s right to serve, the president can have his way.

The way the president rolled out this decision is almost a textbook example of how not to make difficult decisions on military policy.

If parliament codifies it in the next two years, Taiwan will be a trailblazer in Asia.