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U.S. eases ban on gay blood donors amid coronavirus
Trans people in legal limbo under Latin American lockdowns
EU lawmakers condemn Hungary for 'attack' on trans people over IDs
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Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBT+ lives?
Ugandan activists demand release of LGBT+ people jailed over virus Alice McCool
Hong Kong LGBT+ community calls on new top judge to work with them Michael Taylor
Singapore LGBT+ activists go to top court to overturn gay sex ban Beh Lih Yi
LGBT+ marches in first online Global Pride due to coronavirus Rachel Savage
Uganda charges 20 LGBT+ people with risking spread of coronavirus Alice McCool
Idaho becomes first U.S. state to ban trans athletes Rachel Savage
Are people living with HIV more at risk from coronavirus? Hugo Greenhalgh and Oscar Lopez
Singapore upholds gay sex ban: where else is it illegal? Beh Lih Yi
Isolation hits LGBT+ elderly hard in coronavirus lockdowns Rachel Savage and Oscar Lopez
Singapore court upholds law that criminalises gay sex Reuters
LGBT+ people warned off casual sex go online during coronavirus Hugo Greenhalgh
Appeal launched for Indian sex workers in coronavirus lockdown Roli Srivastava
Nicaragua reports first death from coronavirus of HIV+ person Reuters
In good faith? U.S. legal battle over gay adoption intensifies Oscar Lopez
Out in tech: LGBT+ entrepreneurs struggle for funding Jack Graham
Gay anthem Y.M.C.A. dances into history at U.S. library Thomson Reuters Foundation
Broadway writer Terrence McNally dies of coronavirus complications Reuters
India's 'invisible' trans community struggles as coronavirus bites Annie Banerji
Netflix screenwriter donates supplies to help fight coronavirus Matthew Lavietes
LGBT+ homeless in fear as coronavirus shuts U.S. shelters Matthew Lavietes
Andorra set to become latest nation to legalise gay marriage Sonia Elks and Hugo Greenhalgh
Coronavirus: LGBT+ events thrive online amid shutdowns Rachel Savage
UK trials HIV medicine, steroid as possible COVID-19 treatment Reuters
Health Canada okays GSK unit's monthly HIV injection Reuters
Sex workers vulnerable to coronavirus: Dominican Republic lawmaker Oscar Lopez
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Argentina's first openly gay basketball star on coming out Oscar Lopez
Gay YouTuber Saepudin criticises Indonesia's 'sexual deviant' bill Beh Lih Yi
Coronavirus lockdown exposes LGBT+ people to family abuse Ban Barkawi
U.S. state Idaho poised to restrict trans athletes in competition Matthew Lavietes
Gender identities on IDs found linked to trans mental health Jack Graham
Drag queens take their shows online as coronavirus shuts clubs Rachel Savage
Hong Kong transgender pastor defies court to wed same-sex couples Michael Taylor
Johnson & Johnson: no proof HIV drug works against coronavirus Reuters
England to offer HIV prevention pill to all at high risk Sonia Elks
Gay dating apps Hornet and Scruff warn over coronavirus Hugo Greenhalgh
Ghana bans LGBT+ conference after Christian groups protest Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Bucharest Pride, Pride of the Americas postponed over coronavirus Rachel Savage
El Salvador police in murder trial of trans woman deported by U.S. Reuters
LGBT+ community at heightened risk of coronavirus, groups warn Oscar Lopez
Transgender prisoner helps those left behind bars Tom Finn and Cormac O'Brien
South Africa opens continent's first Queer Wellness Centre Kim Harrisberg
British court rules out gender neutral passports Hugo Greenhalgh
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In Botswana, transgender and other people who don't conform to gender stereotypes are either invisible or face violence
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The coronavirus crisis shows anti-LGBT+ activists’ true colors

Frank Schubert, Bryan Fischer and Ralph Drollinger have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their attacks on LGBT+ people
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Playwright Terrence McNally: a life led with integrity

McNally's career traced the birth of the modern-day LGBT+ rights movement and skewered American preoccupations with class, psychotherapy and sexual mores
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LGBT+ charities must mobilise to survive coronavirus

As many of LGBT+ organisations are small and vulnerable, we need to come together to save the sector

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

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Historic case in Uganda as accused homosexuals go on trial
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