11+ hour, 44+ min ago  (235+ words) Senegal's National Assembly is scheduled on Wednesday to debate legislation that would double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The West African nation has seen an intensified crackdown in recent weeks…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (262+ words) Pope Leo XIV intends to continue his predecessor's openness towards the LGBTQ community, a leading Catholic exponent of reaching out to sexual minorities said on Monday after meeting the US-born pontiff in the Vatican. The 30-minute private audience "was very…...