It was an unusually busy year for LGBT news in Africa in 2023, with one country decriminalizing sodomy, one slowly opening the door to equal marriage, several non-discrimination rulings, and a bunch of countries continuing or extending harsh anti-LGBT crackdowns. It was quite a bit quieter in Oceania, but we did also see one more country finally decriminalize sodomy there, too. These were the big news stories of 2023.