According to the country's penal code, both men and women found guilty of homosexual sex can be sentenced to up to five years in prison and made to pay a fine. Members of the LGBT community also face being ostracized by their families and wider society.

When Lt Cdr Duncan Lustig-Prean was serving in the Navy, he became accustomed to hiding who he was from his colleagues. He used to practise saying "Phyllis", so he didn't accidentally say his partner's real name, Phil, after a few drinks.

Faith is vital to millions of LGBTQ Americans whose patterns of belief and practice closely mirror those of the wider U.S. population.

(CN) — A former Iowa jail administrator fired for his Christian commentaries posted online, which condemn Muslims and LGBTQ+ people, asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to reverse a trial court’s dismissal of his claim that his firing violated his civil rights.

The memorial will take the form of a crumpled letter made of bronze, made up of words from evidence of personnel who were impacted by the ‘gay ban’.

Robin’s story is one among dozens of ‘hidden LGBT past lives’ on the Isle of Wight that were uncovered after decades of ‘omission and misrepresentation.’ Robin, now 82, remembers the sense of realisation and shame when he first came across the word ‘homosexual’ in 1955 on the island.

Religious freedom expert says Minnesota new regulations are problematic, could violate the First Amendment rights of teachers.

A Christian religious liberty group is warning that an ongoing photography exhibit at a Texas museum could lead to the normalization of pedophilia and abuse after authorities reportedly seized

Cuba has released prominent dissident José Daniel Ferrer from jail, as part of a Cuban government decision to gradually free more than 500 prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican.

The Supreme Court took up a dispute on the tensions between LGBT rights and religious rights by agreeing to hear a claim by parents in Maryland who objected to books in elementary school classrooms on gender transition and same-sex relationships.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea for parents to have the ability to opt their children out of a Maryland school district's curriculum that they believe promotes LGBT ideology and violates their religious convictions.