Top 10 international news stories of 2023
War, continued anti-LGBTQ crackdowns and the decriminalization of consensual same-sex sexual relations are among the issues that made headlines around the world over the past year.
Here are the top international stories of 2023. #10 Mauritius and the Cook Islands decriminalize homosexuality The Mauritius Supreme Court on Oct.
4 issued a ruling that decriminalized consensual same-sex sexual relations in the country. Abdool Ridwan Firaas (Ryan) Ah Seek, a gay man and prominent LGBTQ activist, in 2019 filed a lawsuit that sought to strike down the colonial-era penal code.
The court issued its ruling roughly two months after Mauritius hosted the Pan Africa ILGA Conference. Lawmakers in the Cook Islands in April voted to repeal a provision of a 1969 law that criminalized homosexuality in the country. #9 British Prime Minister Sunak fires anti-LGBTQ Home Secretary British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Nov.
