John,
As Pride Month comes to an end, today marks 52 years since the Stonewall Riots in New York City – a moment of resistance by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people against discrimination, police harassment and exploitation.
This uprising marked a significant turning point for sexual and gender diverse people, and to commemorate it we have not one, not two, but three things to share with you.
First up is a round-up of the progress made towards LGBTI+ equality in the past year – from Sudan's lifting of the death penalty as a punishment for gay sex, to Norway's promise to protect LGBTI+ refugees and more: