Trans people in India demand equal access to public toilets [[link removed]]

A push for gender-neutral toilets in India aims to fight discrimination and give trans and non-binary people equal washroom access

News For LGBTQ+ Nigerians, visiting the doctor can be traumatic [[link removed]]

Discrimination and a lack of public health policies mean many LGBTQ+ Nigerians miss out on potentially lifesaving healthcare

Can an LGBTQ+ museum redeem a notorious Sydney police station? [[link removed]]

Some gay rights activists questioned the decision to open the city's first LGBTQ+ museum in a 'house of horrors' ex-lockup

Are LGBTQ+ rights at stake in Spain's election? [[link removed]]

Activists fear a right-wing coalition could roll back LGBTQ+ rights, particularly transgender rights

How will Russia's tough new law affect trans people? [[link removed]]

LGBTQ+ activists say the law signed by Vladimir Putin this week could lead to a rise in suicides and a black market for hormones

UK slams LGBTQ+ conversion therapy but no ban in sight [[link removed]]

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described conversion therapy as an "abhorrent practice" - so when will he ban it?

Trans athletes in sports: what's the debate? [[link removed]]

In a fierce global debate about trans inclusion in sport, LGBTQ+ rights campaigners say excluding trans athletes is discriminatory

Uganda president defiant after World Bank funding suspended over LGBT law [[link removed]]

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni denounced the World Bank's decision to suspend new funding in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and vowed to find alternative sources of credit

LGBTQ veterans sue US military over biased discharges [[link removed]]

A new lawsuit accuses the U.S. military of discriminating against as many as 35,000 veterans who were barred from serving because of their sexual orientation by failing to grant them honorable discharges

Pope says Church open to everyone, including LGBT people, but has rules [[link removed]]

Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including the gay community, and that it has a duty to accompany them on a personal path of spirituality but within the framework of its rules

Ghana supreme court rejects bid to block anti-LGBTQ bill [[link removed]]

Ghana's Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge seeking to block parliament from passing a stringent anti-LGBT bill, paving the way for its ratification

Opinions OPINION: Can the Barbie movie finally give us the gay Ken we deserve? [[link removed]]

From Earring Magic Ken to his close “buddy” Allan, there’s no doubt Barbie’s counterpart is an LGBTQ+ icon

OPINION: The arrival of Threads could kill LGBTQ+ free speech [[link removed]]

If Meta’s actions in the past few weeks are a sign of what’s to come, Threads looks set to further deepen the censorship of marginalised voices

OPINION: Bury your gays: Queer visibility in publishing has a long way to go [[link removed]]

For every queer success story like Heartstopper, there are many homophobic and transphobic books being published by major publishers

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