Anti-transgender rhetoric on the rise in the country
Anti-LGBTQ violence, discrimination commonplace in the country
Consensual same-sex sexual relations remain illegal in Southeast Asian country
TikTok videos target LGBTQ, intersex people in African country
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo was journalist before she enlisted
Country's president in May signed Anti-Homosexuality Act
Rabbi Zvi Thau made comments in recently published book
Jessica Stern, Victor Madrigal-Borloz among speakers
Authorities in Valencia took 33 people into custody on July 23
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in May signed Anti-Homosexuality Act
