LGBT+ marches from London to New York call for end to racism

More than half of LGBT+ people of colour experience discrimination from members of their own community

Montenegro legalises same-sex civil partnerships

The Balkan country is the first European country outside Western Europe and the European Union to legally recognise gay and lesbian couples

'Work to do' as coronavirus hits LGBT+ Jamaicans hard

Almost one in four LGBT+ Jamaicans say they have lost their jobs due to the pandemic

With Aboriginal art, Australia's first gay Indigenous Speaker promises reform

Chanston "Chansey" Paech plans to bring First Nations’ art into the parliament building

Gay, trans Brazilians pummeled by coronavirus economic crisis

More than twice as many LGBT+ Brazilians are unemployed compared to the general population.

How does racism affect homeless Black LGBT+ youth? One (drag queen) mentor tells us

Almost a quarter of young homeless people are LGBT and the majority of those are Black or mixed race

Facebook urged to do more to stop LGBT+ hate speech in Arab countries

An open letter from LGBT+ groups in the Arab world calls on Facebook to do more in light of intensified online attacks

Thai pageant for deaf LGBT+ people goes regional to fight discrimination

Organisers say deaf LGBT+ people face “double discrimination” in parts of Southeast Asia

From Kenya to Canada, support grows worldwide for homosexuality

While sharp divisions remain by region, countries the world over are seeing rising acceptance of being gay

New York's Stonewall Inn gets $250,000 lifeline to avoid closure

The Gill Foundation said the gay bar was a “cornerstone” of LGBT+ history that must be protected

LGBT+ Pride marches return to radical roots to support Black Lives Matter

Face masks and social distancing as coronavirus forces hundreds of parades to be cancelled worldwide

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'No more rainbow capitalism' as protests shine light on Black trans lives

Black trans people been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, here is how:

Gabon votes to reverse ban on homosexuality

Gabon was one of 73 countries in the world that criminalised sex between men and sex between women

Pride celebrations stir tensions in Turkey

Turkish authorities call for caution against "LGBT propaganda" amid Pride celebrations, drawing criticism from LGBT activists

LGBTQ Americans adjust Pride celebrations in a time of pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic forced Pride parade organizers to move the annual marches online

Spanish village makes its own rainbow after council's gay pride flag banned

Police ordered a local mayor in village of Villanueva de Algaidas, Spain to take down a rainbow flag celebrating Pride

Giant rainbow flag unfurled in front of Taiwan autocrat's memorial hall

Taiwan legalized same sex marriage last year, the first in Asia

OPINION: Believe trans children when they say who they are

Juno Roche

Many transgender children who found sanctuary in "Harry Potter" will feel that J. K. Rowling has taken that away from them

OPINION: LGBT+ statues would remind us to fight for freedom

Dan Glass

If we don't pay homage to our history we will never achieve the Gay Liberation Front's dream of "absolute freedom for all"

OPINION: Why Pride is different this year - a call for transformation and collective liberation

Jude Wetherell

This year Pride events look more like the Stonewall riots than ever before

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