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A court in Trikomo (İskele) sentenced a man to six months, including one month for hate-motivated abuse targeting a woman's sexual orientation. Local media call it the first such prison sentence in the north, 12 years after it became Europe's last administration to decriminalise gay sex.
Five judges in Gaborone heard two days of arguments from Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile, LEGABIBO, the government and three church and cultural groups. If the couple wins, Botswana becomes the second African country with marriage equality.
Pip Archer and Stella Pryor said their vows on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday, with a gale outside and one of the most quietly queer lines the show has ever broadcast. Here's why a farming soap getting this right matters.
Aleksandar Vučić resigned on September 27 to run for prime minister, and parliament speaker Ana Brnabić took over presidential duties the next day. It's a real first for the Balkans. It is also a stopgap, and her record on LGBTQ+ rights is complicated.
Lesbian Visibility Week 2026 wraps tomorrow with Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26. After a week of programming and panels, the day itself is the part that asks something of the rest of us.
Lesbian Visibility Week 2026 runs through April 26 with programming across the UK, North America, and Western Europe. In the Balkans, queer women's visibility is a quieter, more complicated project — and the absence is not accidental.
The Lesbian Action Group's third attempt to secure a legal exemption allowing it to ban trans women from public events scored a procedural win in Federal Court — but the fight over what 'lesbian space' means is far from settled.
The annual celebration of lesbian identity and community runs April 20-26 this year, with a focus on health and wellbeing. From its UK origins to events spanning multiple countries, LVW has become the largest dedicated week for lesbian visibility worldwide.
