China - Lesbian couple’s custody case takes China into uncharted legal territory. The case deals with the custody arrangement of an unmarried lesbian couple and is the first of its kind in China. The court will decide how it will determine who is each child’s mother, as one partner provided eggs for the embryos and then each carried a separate embryo to full term. Chinese law traditionally recognizes one birth parent in custody disputes, but the court will have to determine or redefine birth parental status. Finland - Finland’s first same-sex adoptions confirmed. Finland’s first same-sex adoptions have taken place three years after the Marriage Act was reformed to allow marriage equality and same-sex adoptions. There are several same-sex couples who are engaged in required adoption counseling and others in queue. Kenya - Ugandan LGBTQ+ individuals in Kenyan refugee camp experience violence, rape, death threats from non-LGBTQ+ refugees, and complaints go unanswered. Approximately 300 LGBTQ+ Ugandan refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp have reported repeated violent attacks by other refugees due to being LGBTQ+ and report that police and the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) have failed to protect them, despite filing complaints. One victim is a 28-year-old lesbian with a two-year-old son; another is a 30-year-old gay man. Stay tuned to PFLAG media channels as we work with appropriate civil rights and advocacy organizations to address this danger. Mexico - A foundation-established shelter in Tijuana for LGBTQ+ immigrants provides humane, hygienic protection for residents with COVID-19 symptoms. El Jardín de las Mariposas shelter in the Mexican border city of Tijuana has been housing about 20 LGBTTTIQ immigrants from Latin America, most of whom are transgender women. The shelter, which receives no government support, implemented new hygiene and cleaning procedures to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of its residents. These precautions are necessary, as many residents are HIV+ and are more vulnerable to the pandemic. Morocco - Dozens of gay men are outed as photos are spread online. At least 50-100 gay men in Morocco have been outed over the last two weeks after they were identified on location-based meeting apps while sheltering at home. Some have been kicked out of their houses, and many others have been blackmailed and threatened. A Moroccan LGBTQ+ Instagram personality said that he wanted to reveal the hypocrisy of Moroccan society by showing how many gay men were living in the vicinity and encouraged the public to create fake accounts on apps to gather photos of gay men and post them. Poland - Gay couple hands out rainbow masks on the streets of Poland. A gay couple in Poland produced and distributed hundreds of free rainbow face masks. They’ve documented their philanthropy through videos and highlighted the positive community response. | 
