considering some of the comments in this thread, I want to point out that

1. it’s perfectly fine to provide legitimate criticism of LGBTQ+ rights in any country
2. you should be skeptical of articles like these in bourgeois media, particularly from the imperial core (that doesn’t mean they should be dismissed, just viewed with a critical eye)
3. while violations (or alleged violations) of LGBTQ+ rights are used as war propaganda by imperialists (e.g. the absence of pride parades in a non-Western country doesn’t imply that they’re outlawed), LGBTQ+ people were around long before capitalism and something like “LGBT is a Western invention” is not acceptable