Uganda's other refugee crisis: Discrimination forces many LGBT Ugandans to seek asylum

"LGBT persons face so many challenges in Uganda, from social exclusion — that is, being denied employment, education ... discrimination while accessing services that include health services — to worse: being arrested, disowned by family and friends and verbal and physically violent attacks,” said Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda.

China: Chinese gay video ban sparks online backlash

A crackdown on a wide range of internet videos by Chinese censors has caused a backlash on the country's popular micro-blogging site Sina Weibo, with many users objecting to a decision to ban content which features same-sex relationships.
 

US: The troubling politics of the Texas Supreme Court's reversal on same-sex benefits

Last month, the Texas Supreme Court voted unanimously to overturn a lower court ruling guaranteeing benefits to the spouses of gay and lesbian public employees.