In the African republic of Gabon, same-sex sexual relations have been declared criminal and two men have already been arrested, reports Reuters . The total number of countries where homosexuality is punished by law has reached 70 . The Republic of Gabon is a former French colony that gained independence in 1960 and still had no anti-LGBT laws.

Nearly a million religious conservatives have signed a petition to ban Netflix's Gay Jesus. A Brazilian comedy group has released a tongue-in-cheek Christmas movie parody of gay Jesus bringing his boyfriend home to meet Mary and Joseph. Religious viewers responded with angry messages. The filmmakers were called “demons” and “heretics.” Although the film was not intended to be a documentary, the opinions of believers revolved around the theme of authenticity.

Tbilisi announced the winners of “Equality 2019” - an award for contribution to the protection of the rights of the LGBT community in Georgia. This was reported by the non-governmental organization “Equality Movement”, which is the founder of the award. One of the winners was Batumi resident Avtandil Kontselidze, the grandfather of the deceased transgender woman Lika. Lika was sick with HIV infection and died in 2018 at the age of 24 years.

A Houston teaching assistant has been charged with sexually assaulting a Worthing High School student whom she tried to convince was “not gay.” Tedria Fluellen, 51, met the unnamed student while working at a high school and attending church with him. The teenager had known Tedria for several years, sometimes helping her with housework or carrying things from the home storage. Court documents say the victim was 16 years old at the time of the sexual relationship in 2018.