Lesbians launch landmark same-sex partnership case in Serbia

Jelena Dubovi and Suncica Kopunovic tried to get a civil partnership in April, but were told that only men and women can marry

Transgender murders in Honduras stoke fears of backlash against LGBT+ rights

Twenty-one LGBT+ people have been murdered since January, with three trans women killed in a spate of attacks earlier this month

Bullied by peers, India's LGBT+ children drop out of schools

In a survey of LGBT+ youth in Tamil Nadu more than half skipped classes to avoid bullying

UK acceptance of gay relationships dips for first time in 30 years

It is the first time tolerance of gay relationships recorded by the survey has decreased since 1987, when only about one in 10 people said they accepted same-sex relationships

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U.N. wants more urgency in AIDS fight as gains and funding fade

More than half of all new HIV infections in 2018 were among sex workers, drug users, men who have sex with men, transgender people, prisoners and the sexual partners of these groups

Bank of England picks World War Two code-cracker Turing for banknotes

Gay mathematician Alan Turing, who helped Britain win World War Two with his code-cracking, will appear on the Bank of England's next 50-pound banknote

Israeli education minister favours gay 'conversion therapy'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disavowed the remarks by rabbi and ultranationalist Rafael Peretz, who serves in the ruling coalition

First LGBTI job fair held in India after gay ban lifted

Western companies including Goldman Sachs, PayPal , Lowe's, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank , Accenture and American Express took part in the event, with more than 250 jobs on offer

Riskier male sex pushes Europe's syphilis rates up 70% since 2010

A 70% rise in cases of syphilis in Europe since 2010 was driven by more unprotected sex and riskier sexual behaviour among gay men

Amnesty International calls on S.Korea to end discrimination of gay soldiers

The human rights group has warned current laws fuel violence, discrimination and stigmatisation against gay soldiers

OPINION: The 50 years before Stonewall were decades of violence

James Polchin

Before the Stonewall riots, gay and bisexual men who were attacked rarely reported the crimes to the police for fear of being arrested themselves

OPINION: Theresa May’s LGBT Action Plan update? It’s a solid 'meh'

Steve Wardlaw

The British government’s latest update on its LGBT action plan does not deliver any real progress

OPINION: After Pride, it is time to focus on mental health for LGBT+ employees

Simon Blake

With LGBT+ employees more likely to face discrimination, harassment and mental health issues it is clear we need to do more better support and include them in the workplace

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