As the NHL takes steps and missteps, it’s a joy to see the NFL show acceptance and inclusion of LGBT people.

Source: https://www.queerty.com/the-49ers-patriots-are-giving-each-other-a-run-for-the-most-pro-lgbtq-team-in-the-nfl-20231027?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-49ers-patriots-are-giving-each-other-a-run-for-the-most-pro-lgbtq-team-in-the-nfl

Earlier this month, Russian media quoted Deputy Justice Minister Andrei Loginov as saying that “the rights of LGBT people in are protected” legally.

Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/2/police-raid-moscow-gay-bars-after-supreme-court-ru/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

Furthermore, LGBT people have long been criticised in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where gay sex remains banned under British colonial-era law.

Source: https://www.therakyatpost.com/news/malaysia/2023/07/22/british-band-cut-short-at-good-vibes-festival-after-kissing-on-stage/

He added that Russian authorities had a 'relaxed and unprejudiced' attitude towards LGBT people, but decisions about gender identity could only be made by adults and therefore minors need to be 'left alone'.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12180597/Putin-massive-Elton-John-fan-Kremlin-sends-happy-birthday-message-year.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Japan also lacks nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people, despite a calling for an “Equality Act” to be introduced.

Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/09/ouster-anti-lgbt-official-japan-should-prompt-reform

Section 337 of Malaysia’s Penal Code criminalizes LGBT people, transgender expression, and sexual activity between women and between men.

Source: https://qz.com/malaysia-swatch-lgbtq-watches-confiscated-1850468573

"The law has also had the effect of making LGBT people particularly vulnerable to extortion, to blackmail and the hesitation to report crimes to the police in case they themselves are implicated," the South African-born Reid said.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uganda-nigeria-africa-lgbtq-rights-1.6952765?cmp=rss