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LGBT+ news

Transgender people still criminalised in 13 UN member states
'Berlin Patient' cured of HIV dies after cancer returns
Drag queens to grace Vogue magazine cover in Brazil
In Depth
Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBT+ lives?
Poland government new lineup heads further right over LGBT issues
Gay, lesbian, bisexual Americans at higher risk for migraines
Arts figures defend J.K. Rowling in transgender rights row
Ambassadors to Poland call for tolerance of LGBT+ minorities
Japan Airlines switches to gender-neutral greetings
interview
LGBT+ racism made me wish I was straight - British Muslim writer
Hope is thin as LGBT+ activists join Belarus protests for change
Global goals: Is there still time to save the world?
Poland's Kaczynski could join government as coalition teeters
'Queer Eye' star Antoni Porowski calls out Poland
Polish town votes to stay 'LGBT-free' despite global criticism
TikTok apologises for censoring LGBT+ content
LGBT+ campaigners dismayed as UK scraps transgender rights reform
analysis
What India's digital health plan means for privacy
Ellen DeGeneres vows 'new chapter' after on-set turmoil
'Watchmen,' LGBT-friendly 'Schitt's Creek' rule at virtual Emmys
U.S. LGBT+ TikTok users fear losing 'safe space' with ban
Hong Kong court refuses to recognise overseas same-sex marriages
Number of same-sex U.S. households reached 1 million in 2019
J.K. Rowling claims 'transphobic' new book has real life roots
Poland under fire from EU over LGBT+ rights breaches
Murray backs calls to remove Margaret Court's name from arena
Barbados pledges same-sex marriage vote, supporters doubt reform
Polish ruling party faces struggle over LGBT, women's rights
UK doctors back trans self-ID rules and treatment for under-18s
EU chief executive decries "LGBT-free zones" in swipe at Poland
More than 60 LGBT people killed in Colombia within eight months
Cross-dressing killer in J.K. Rowling book fuels transgender ire
Disney, Google, Microsoft back trans rights amid British debate
Poland anti-gay tirade, pre-war 'dehumanising' of Jews similar-MEP
Philippines deports U.S. Marine who killed transgender woman
Italian trans athlete sees no unfair advantage in women's race
Gay-themed children's book sparks education row in Taiwan
The Thai protest leader who emerged with a kiss
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, LGBT+ investment on the rise
UK film focuses on untold story of LGBT+ disabled teens
'Accepting' Britons raise concerns over LGBT+ friendly education
Actor Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey for 1980s sexual misconduct
Olympic champion Caster Semenya's 11-year battle to compete
Oscars sets out new diversity standards for best picture contender
Semenya loses appeal against testosterone regulations ruling
Reported murders, suicides of trans people soar in Brazil
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Opinion

Rāwā Karetai and Luz Elena ... ILGA World

To celebrate bi identities, we must look beyond the binary

"We need to move past heteronormative, binary ideas of how people should be and understand those sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions are as diverse as us"
Rory Gory The Trevor Project

Bisexual people exist – stop erasing us

People attracted to more than one gender make up the largest part of the LGBT+ community, yet face harmful stereotypes from inside and outside it
Enid Otun Aviation Engineer

OPINION: Flying straight and level as an African lesbian

'As a Black, female pilot in Nigeria, I developed the strength to be myself and not pretend to be straight'
Stephanie Davies Author

Other Girls Like Me - A Greenham Common memoir

At Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp I was free to be a tomboy, to love other women and to commit to activism

In Depth

Frustration drives trans consumers to create sell-out brands
Ancestors guide LGBT+ South African healers to mend mental scars
Ahead of LGBT+ crackdown, fleeing Bruneians fear for friends back home
'New culture war': Northern Ireland's LGBT+ community fights for gay marriage

Videos & Pictures

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'I'm Fighting Trump's Transgender Military Ban'
UK campaigner eyes final push with 'genderless' passports hearing
For South African gay star, defiance is key to survival
Beyond glitz and glamour, Lebanese transgender model breaks taboos
Historic case in Uganda as accused homosexuals go on trial
First LGBT safe house for asylum seekers in Britain

Editor's Picks

first-person
'Who is going to stand up for us?' A trans sex worker in Uganda on life under lockdown
Gay dating apps warn over coronavirus as online meetings expected to rise
Walking in two worlds: Canada's 'two-spirit' doctor guiding trans teenagers
'Stigma follows us': Cape Town's homeless, transgender women fight for recognition