Ancestors guide LGBT+ South African healers to mend mental scars

Widely respected by South Africans as spiritual guides, healers and counsellors, gay 'sangomas' are challenging the idea that being LGBT+ is un-African

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Murder of trans woman sparks fears of rising anti-LGBT+ violence in Ecuador

Ecuador has seen eight murders or unclassified deaths of trans women this year


Government contractors could refuse LGBT+ workers under new U.S. religious exemption

With no federal protections on LGBT+ workers, workplace discrimination against that population has undergone fierce debate in recent years


Paraguay is set for historic trans murder trial

A predominantly Roman Catholic nation of some seven million, Paraguay has seen at least 60 trans people murdered over the last three decades


'Scandal' as UK gay men at risk without access to HIV prevention pill

Britain is lagging behind the United States and Kenya, where the highly-effective drug is more widely available


LGBT+ murders at 'alarming' levels in Latin America - study

At least 1,300 LGBT+ people were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean in the last five years


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Police presence strong at Polish pride march in wake of violence

Poland's ruling Law and Justice party has made hostility to gays a focus of its campaign ahead of elections in October


Semenya says she never felt supported by other women

Restrictions on the testosterone levels of athletes in women’s middle-distance races have been criticised by human rights organisations


Australia prime minister joins transgender cricket policy backlash

Scott Morrison said the inclusion of trans women cricket players at grassroots level was heavy-handed


Broody male penguin couple adopt abandoned egg at Berlin Zoo

The pair of penguins could become fathers by early September


Folau case set for trial in early 2020

Rugby player Israel Folau was sacked in May after posting that hell awaited gay people



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