From Pride to drag to dance, LGBT+ events canned over coronavirus

From Bucharest Pride in Romania to Tunisia's Queer Film Festival and RuPaul's DragCon, LGBT+ groups are postponing or cancelling large events amid the spread of coronavirus

'I was waiting to die': In Russia, HIV+ migrants fear death and deportation

Russia deports HIV positive migrants and many gay people fear getting tested because of homophobia

With letters and lipstick, a transgender prisoner helps those left inside

Sarah Jane Baker was held in a male prison for 30 years and now helps other inmates who identify as transgender

Rights supporters cheer Canada's move toward conversion therapy ban

LGBT+ conversion therapy has been already banned in some cities including as Vancouver and Calgary

LGBT+ community at heightened risk of coronavirus, groups warn

LGBT+ people are more susceptible to the virus because of higher rates of HIV and cancer

Hong Kong court says gay couples have right to public housing

Hong Kong does not recognise same-sex marriage and LGBT+ groups hope the ruling will help same-sex couples find homes

British court rules out gender neutral passports

Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane has fought since 1992 for Britain to offer gender options beyond male and female

South Africa opens continent's first Queer Wellness Centre

The centre will provide clients with "stigma-free" sexual and mental health services, as well as treatments that focused specifically on LGBT+ people's need

London HIV hospital supported by Princess Diana fears closure

The hospital dedicated to healthcare services for HIV was visited by the late Princess of Wales in a bid to fight HIV stigma and risks closure after NHS cost-cutting measures

UK soap opera's gay footballer storyline hailed by LGBT+ groups

LGBT+ activists hope Coronation Street's storyline about a gay footballer will help to challenge homophobia in sport

U.S. and Israeli religious figures blame LGBT+ people for coronavirus

Several religious leaders from both countries have suggested the virus is divine retribution for same-sex activity

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Salvadoran police face trial for murder of trans woman deported from U.S.

Three Salvadoran police officers are on trial for the murder of Camila Diaz, a 29-year-old sex worker who was killed in February

Russian constitution must define marriage as heterosexual, Putin says

President Vladimir Putin, who has sworn never to legalise gay marriage, wants to update the constitution to define wedlock as exclusively heterosexual

Serious health care lapses found in U.S. detention center housing transgender migrants

Inspections of the transgender unit at the Cibola County Correctional Center in New Mexico, found hundreds of unanswered requests for medical attention, poor quarantine procedures and deficient treatment

Misleading ads turn people away from HIV-prevention meds

Targeted online adverts which 'grossly overstate' risks of side-effects are a threat to HIV prevention efforts, experts warned

Grindr's Chinese owner says to sell social media app for $608 million

The U.S. had set a June 2020 deadline for the app's sale due to concerns over the Chinese company's ownership of personal data

Transgender queen crowned in Thailand as coronavirus limits crowd

Mexico's Valentina Fluchaire hailed her victory as a win for all trans-women in Latin America

OPINION: #EachforEqual - In pursuit of genuine gender equality

Jessica Stern

International Women’s Day is about women, about men, about people of all genders and about LGBT+ people too, as gender inequality affects every single one of us

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