Canadian mother blocking trans teen's surgery fuels age debate

A Canadian mother said her child’s planned double masectomy was "unnecessary" and that they had been influenced by "propaganda" in school

First trans U.S. state senator wants to make a difference, not history

Sarah McBride was elected to the Delaware State Senate, making her the highest ranking transgender official in the United States

'Lord of the Rings' actor Viggo Mortensen defends decision to play gay role

Oscar-nominated star Viggo Mortensen says actors are actors - whether playing gay characters or in other roles

With Twitter pronouns and victory speech, Biden-Harris signal new era for trans rights

Kamala Harris describes herself she "she/her" on Twitter while Joe Biden thanked transgender supporters

Norway outlaws hate speech against trans and bisexual people

The penal code in Norway was expanded, having covered gay and lesbian people since 1981

Hungary's ban on trans identity change 'very sad', says EU equality chief

As EU launches plan to tackle discrimination, Helena Dalli says Hungary’s transgender law saddened her

UK's top court rejects trans man's bid to be named child's father

Trans man Freddy McConnell's bid to be named the father rather than the mother on his child's birth certificate was rejected by Britain's Supreme Court

Aspiring U.S. trans soldiers call on Biden to end military ban

LGBT+ rights groups call for Joe Biden to move swiftly and scrap the ban on new transgender recruits into the US military

Lesflicks, the lesbian streaming service thriving under lockdown

People are spending more time watching TV and films online due to COVID-19, proving a boon for niche streaming service Lesflicks

INTERVIEW - Top surgeon says COVID-19 is pushing trans people to brink

Head of Mount Sinai Hospital's trans surgery clinic spells out the dangers of delaying of gender reassignment operations due to the pandemic

Church of England leaders apologise for 'damage and hurt' to LGBT+ people

Archbishops of Canterbury and York make apology as Church publishes teaching materials covering sexuality and gender identity

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Hungary government proposes gay adoption ban as COVID-19 worsens

Viktor Orban's government has drafted a law that would only allow married couples to adopt without special permission, effectively banning same-sex adoption

'We're part of China's population': LGBT couples seek recognition in census

China decriminalised homosexuality in 1997, but activists are still fighting for the legalisation of same-sex marriage

EU launches LGBT protection strategy as homophobia rises in east

As some European nations step up anti-LGBT rhetoric, the European Commission looks to expand protections across borders

Caster Semenya to take fight to European Court of Human Rights

Caster Semenya plans to fight rules forcing intersex athletes to reduce their naturally high levels of testosterone with drugs or surgery to compete

Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma

Abandoned by her family and left jobless, Farida Aly has fought hard to be accepted as a transgender woman in conservative Muslim Egypt

England FA chairman Clarke quits after 'coloured footballers' remark

Greg Clarke is standing down after making a series of inappropriate comments about racial and sexual minorities

OPINION: Viktor Orban is on a crusade against Hungary’s LGBT+ community

Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party wants to force children to be raised with conservative Christian values that exclude love and compassion for LGBT+ people

OPINION: Here’s what the incoming Biden/Harris administration can do now to improve the lives of transgender people

On January 21 the Biden/Harris administration can roll-back a list of anti-trans rules put in place by the government of President Donald Trump

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