This Man’s Story Explains the Emergence of South Korea’s Anti-LGBT Movement

July 31, 2015

Jonah Lee owned gay bars from Seoul to Tokyo until he became a Christian and rose to prominence as Korea’s largest churches formed an “anti-LGBT movement.”

The Rise Of Brazil's Guardians Of The Altar

April 11, 2015

Far Right, LGBTQ

Social conservatives have taken control of Brazil’s Congress and are trying to reverse marriage equality and other progressive victories. BuzzFeed News’ Lester Feder reports from Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro.

How The Father Of Soviet Pornography Became A Crusader Against “Gay Propaganda”

November 27, 2014

Far Right, LGBTQ

“I was the father of the sexual revolution, and now I'm becoming the father of the sexual counterrevolution,” Vladimir Linderman told BuzzFeed News in the Latvian capital, Riga.

Conservative Cardinal Who Clashed With Pope Francis Confirms He Has Been Ousted

October 17, 2014

Far Right

A top cardinal told BuzzFeed News on Friday that the worldwide meeting of church leaders coming to a close in Rome seemed to have been designed to "weaken the church's teaching and practice" with the apparent blessing of Pope Francis.

The Rise Of Europe's Religious Right

July 28, 2014

Far Right, LGBTQ, Women's Rights

“For too long a time in Europe, pro-life people did not really say clearly and directly what they believe." After years on the margins of European politics, social conservatives are learning to fight back.

The Russian Plot To Take Back Eastern Europe At The Expense Of Gay Rights

November 9, 2013

Far Right, Human Rights, LGBTQ

Russia and its allies in countries like Ukraine are fomenting anti-gay sentiment in an effort to push back the European Union's eastern expansion. “Now, the fight [is] between East and West, Russia and Europe — Ukraine is the field of the battle,” said one LGBT activist.

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J. Lester Feder

Journalist and photographer