Anti-gay uproar after Ghana opens its first LGBT+ community centre

Ghanaian churches and politicians want the government to shut the country’s first LGBT+ community centre and arrest its founders

Malaysian man wins landmark challenge against Muslim gay sex ban

The Muslim man launched the test case after he was arrested for attempting gay sex, which he denies

'Big Witches' survive eviction in Portugal to become trans music stars

Brazilian Áquila Correia founded Casa T in Lisbon, Portugal, to house trans migrants after getting evicted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit

Honduran LGBT+ advocates in legal bid to stop same-sex marriage 'lock'

Last month, members of the Honduran Congress voted to amend the constitution to make it harder to reverse existing hard-line bans on abortion and same-sex marriage

A record 5.6% of Americans identify as LGBT+, Gallup poll finds

The Gallup poll found young adults were much more likely to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans

Homophobia soared in Israel amid coronavirus lockdowns

The Aguda LBGT+ rights group recorded a surge in reports of abuse in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mexico's top court to vote on gay marriage in Yucatan state

If the Supreme Court orders Yucatan state to legalize same-same marriage, other states across Mexico could follow

At U.S. Transportation dept, Arlando Teller is an ally for tribal nations

As Deb Haaland's confirmation gets underway, former Arizona State Representative Teller, who is indigenous and openly gay, wants tribal nations to 'have a place at the table'

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Britain's MI6 spy master apologises for historic discrimination against LGBT+ people

Britain's spy agencies refused to hire LGBT+ people until 1991, as they believed they would be susceptible to blackmail

Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at age 101

Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco was a haven for Beat Generation writers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg

OPINION: Jamaica’s gay sex ban fuels homophobic violence

Norman Mckenzie

Jamaica’s colonial-era Offences Against The Persons Act denies LGBT+ people’s basic humanity.

OPINION: A crackdown against LGBT+ people in Indonesia is underway

Jonta Saragih and Daina Rudusa

The rise of Islamic conservatism in Indonesia doesn't just threaten LGBT+ people

OPINION: LGBT+ History Month - which LGBT+ laws still need to be enacted?

Karen Holden

From reform of the Gender Recognition Act to surrogacy, Britain still has room for progress on LGBT+ rights.