Retired doctor launches new legal bid to end Singapore's gay sex ban

A retired doctor has filed a legal challenge to force Singapore's government to either fully enforce or scrap a colonial-era ban on gay sex

FACTBOX - As Bhutan scraps gay sex ban, what pro-LGBT+ steps have others taken?

Here are the latest nine countries to remove bans on same-sex relations

Viewers 'hungry' for LGBT+ movies, says 'Happiest Season' director Clea DuVall

Hollywood LGBT+ star says she had never seen a holiday movie that represented her own experiences

LGBT+ groups see surge in calls after UK court ruling on trans teens

Britain's High Court ruled that it was unlikely that children under 16 could give informed consent to treatment with the drugs

North American companies pledge to mentor LGBT+ refugees

The first program is launched in North America to focus on LGBT+ refugees in the job market.

'The show must go on': Drag queens lead London theatreland out of COVID-19 lockdown

Drag queen Courtney Act opens in murder mystery play at London’s Garrick theatre

Little understood and much debated: puberty blockers in spotlight

A landmark British court ruling over medical treatment for trans kids has fueled debate over the right age to transition gender.

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Bhutan parliament decriminalizes homosexuality, to delight of activists

The Himalayan kingdom is the latest Asian nation to ease restrictions on same-sex relationships

In conservative Indonesia, a gay ex-policeman takes his battle to court

Tri Teguh Pujianto, a 31-year-old former police brigadier was fired in 2018 after 10 years on the job, after police apprehended him and his partner

U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to transgender student accommodations

Justices rejected an attempt to bar a school district from allowing trans students to use toilets and locker rooms according to their gender identity

Poland should act to stop LGBTI intolerance, says Council of Europe

From "LGBT-free zones" to inflammatory language used by political and religious officials, Poland's ruling nationalist party has battled what it calls "LGBT ideology" for years

Jamie Vardy shows support for LGBT+ fans with message on rainbow corner flag

The Leicester City striker wrote a message of support to LGBT fans group Foxes Pride on the rainbow corner flag he shattered while celebrating his goal on Sunday

UN rights boss welcomes Biden LGBT+ pledges, hopes for reversal of 'serious setbacks' under Trump

Michelle Bachelet said that U.S. President Donald Trump had rolled back the rights of women, LGBT+ people and migrants

OPINION: The recent Beirut explosion revealed the fragility of LGBT+ rights

Life in Lebanon after the Beirut explosion will never be the same again - particularly for the LGBT+ community

OPINION: LGBT+ inclusive education would have been a lifeline for younger me

Younger me found it hard to imagine a future, which is why LGBT+ young people need inclusive education

OPINION: American Indian/Alaskan Native youth suicide is a public health crisis that demands action

American Indian/Alaskan Native LGBT+ youth were 2.5 times more likely to report a suicide attempt in the past year compared to their LGBT+ peers

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