Belgium appoints Europe's first transgender deputy PM

Petra De Sutter was sworn in as Belgium's deputy prime minister, becoming the most senior trans politician in Europe

UK court hears divisive case over trans kids' right to puberty-blocking drugs

Children cannot understand the long-term risks of taking puberty blockers, so their use should be governed by a court, a UK lawyer argued

FACTBOX-New Zealand, Canada move to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy

Here is the status of the widely discredited practice of so-called LGBT+ conversion therapy in various locations around the world:

'Unable to learn’ - Transgender schools in Latin America offer a fresh chance

Only about a quarter of trans women finish secondary school, and one in five never finish primary school in Latin America, campaigners say

Not enough LGBT+ artists in pop, says star known as girl in red

Norwegian popstar who performs as girl in red says she did not expect her guitar-driven songs to become anthems among young LGBT+ people

Georgian police abused LGBT+ activists with strip searches, court rules

Ex-Soviet nation breached international obligations by failing to protect them from inhumane and degrading treatment, court rules

The Buddhist monk and make-up artist seeking LGBT+ equality in Japan

Kodo Nishimura hopes his book on coming out as gay could inspire others in Japan and raise awareness about LGBT+ rights

Intersex surgery 'abuses' condemned by 34 states at U.N. rights forum

It is the first time that unnecessary surgeries on children born with an indeterminate sex have been criticised at the United Nations

Lawmakers criticise hosting of 2023 Games in Polish 'LGBT-free zone'

Regional Olympic event to be held in Krakow and the surrounding Malopolska region, which passed an ‘LGBT-free’ resolution last year

Transgender figures in politics around the world

With LGBT+ rights becoming more accepted worldwide, gay and trans politicians have gained greater prominence in recent years

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Canada reintroduces bill banning LGBT conversion therapy

The bill will include offences such as causing a minor to undergo conversion therapy, causing any person to undergo the therapy against their will, and profiting from the practice

New Zealand ruling party vows to ban efforts to alter sexual orientation

Jacinda Ardern's centre-left government will bring an end to the widely discredited practice of conversion therapy in New Zealand

Hungarian government calls new children's book 'homosexual propaganda' causing stir

Hungary's nationalist government said the book 'Wonderland Is For Everyone', published by a lesbian group, was dangerous for children

U.S. Supreme Court conservatives revive criticism of gay marriage ruling

If the Senate confirms President Donald Trump's nominee Amy Coney Barrett, a favorite of Christian conservatives, the court would have a 6-3 conservative majority

Serbia's president nominates PM Ana Brnabic to stay on for second term

Ana Brnabic is Serbia's first female and openly gay head of government

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with gay pride images

Images of LGBT+ pride displaced posts made by neo-Nazis and white supremacists on Twitter

OPINION: Boris Johnson’s failure on transgender rights is morally untenable

Britain purports to be a global leader on LGBT+ rights, but now trails 25 countries on gender recognition

OPINION: The appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court should ring alarm bells for the LGBT+ community

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has called transgender women "physiological males" and made public statements against same-sex marriage

OPINION: Gay and bi men should be allowed to donate blood in Britain

Anyone, regardless of their sexuality should be able to donate as long as they are safe to do so

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