The Global Rise of Anti-LGBTQ Laws (Part Three)

The Global Rise of Anti-LGBTQ Laws (Part Three)

From This Way Out: The International LGBTQ Radio Magazine by This Way Out Radio

May 19, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

Ebony Joseph concludes her series on the global rise of anti-LGBTQ laws, highlighting activism in Nigeria and Kenya and discussing the impact of legislation on LGBTQ communities.

Ebony Joseph concludes her three-part series on the global rise of anti-LGBTQ laws with a report from activists in Nigeria and Kenya confronting criminalization, censorship, and severe funding cuts. Organizers describe how anti-LGBTQ legislation affects housing, employment, healthcare, and online safety, while warning that many so-called “family protection” bills across Africa are linked to broader international networks of authoritarian politics and religious conservatism. Despite mounting political hostility, grassroots groups continue building coalitions, supporting vulnerable LGBTQ people, and fighting for dignity, equality, and belonging. In this week’s Newswrap, a record-breaking boycott rocks the Eurovision Song Contest as protests over Israel’s participation intensify amid the war in Gaza, while a new GLAAD report warns that major social media platforms are becoming increasingly unsafe for LGBTQ users. Additional stories include Japan’s growing legal recognition of non-binary people, the delayed opening of a landmark African LGBTQ art exhibition in Washington, D.C., and the European Commission’s decision not to pursue an EU-wide conversion therapy ban despite strong…

People in this episode

Host: Ebony Joseph

Topics covered

  • anti-LGBTQ laws
  • activism
  • criminalization
  • censorship
  • grassroots movements
  • international politics
  • LGBTQ rights

Keywords

  • anti-LGBTQ legislation
  • activism in Africa
  • LGBTQ rights
  • censorship
  • grassroots coalitions
  • Eurovision boycott
  • social media safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GLAAD

Places: Nigeria, Kenya, Africa, Washington, D.C.

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