'I'm Fighting Trump's Transgender Military Ban'

Nic Talbott is fighting to overturn President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people enlisting in the United States military

Polish activist faces jail for hanging rainbow flag on Jesus statue

Three Polish LGBT+ activists were arrested for putting rainbow flags on statues in Warsaw, including one of Jesus carrying the cross

Queensland becomes first Australian state to outlaw gay conversion therapy

The Australian state of Queensland has outlawed so-called gay conversion therapy, as more regions and nations eye laws

U.S. court blocks ban on trans people changing sex on birth certificates

Idaho officials must allow transgender people born in the state to change the sex on their birth certificate, a federal judge ruled

'Change is happening': UK Black Pride founder sees hope in 2020

British lesbian activist Lady Phyll said she believed the Black Lives Matter movement was leading to sustainable change in tackling racism

'I'll kill you': LGBT+ activists call on Facebook to move faster on Arabic hate speech

Hate speech on Facebook is leaving LGBT+ supporters in the Middle East feeling depressed and prone to harm, survey shows

TIMELINE-How LGBT+ issues became a flashpoint in Poland

Poland is ranked the worst country in the European Union for LGBT rights by Brussels-based NGO ILGA-Europe

Nigerian's first lesbian love story goes online to beat film censors

Pamela Adie, one of Nigeria's most prominent LGBT+ activists, hopes to combat homophobia

Argentine LGBT+ community divided over bank’s trans hiring quota

The LGBT+ community in Argentina is divided over a new initiative to increase trans representation in the workplace

Beirut blast destroys vital lifeline for LGBT+ Lebanese

LGBT+ Lebanese are particularly vulnerable after the explosion, which destroyed some of the few spaces where they were safe, activists say

Britain's top Archbishop enters trans rights row to support trolled MP

Archbishop of Canterbury backs opposition party lawmaker amid rows over transgender rights

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Thousands protest in Poland demanding release of LGBT activist

Dozens of people were arrested after trying to stop police detaining an activist accused of draping rainbow flags over statues

Ritchie Torres, openly gay and Black, declares victory in New York congressional primary

Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones could be the first two openly gay Black members of Congress

Polish opposition shows rainbow LGBT solidarity at president's swearing-in

Polish opposition members of parliament support the LGBT+ community at President Andrzej Duda's swearing-in, amid accusations of homophobic rhetoric

Coronavirus risks wiping years of health gains in Americas -WHO director

The COVID-19 pandemic is reducing frontline care for infectious diseases like HIV

Portia de Rossi speaks out as criticism of Ellen mounts

Former staffers on The Ellen DeGeneres Shows have complained about a hostile workplace

Protesters try to block detention of Polish LGBT activist

Hundreds of protesters surrounded a police van in central Warsaw to try to block it from driving away after with a detained an activist

OPINION: Pride in Africa is for those who come after us

Marline Oluchi

Pride Afrique and other Pride events across Africa are an opportunity for us to stand tall and be an example for younger LGBT+ people

OPINION: Transitioning was hard. Coming out at work was easy

Tanner Arnold

It took me years of self-discovery to transition, but coming out in a supportive workplace enabled me to be comfortable in my own skin

OPINION: Formula 1 has raced beyond its old homophobia

Matt Bishop

I am no longer "the only gay in the village" in motor racing

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