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In Depth
Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBT+ lives?
Drive for LGBT+ equality feared stalling 50 years after Stonewall
Abused as 'dirty', same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash
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Is a world free of HIV/AIDS achievable?
U.S. not where it needs to be on LGBT employment Reuters
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Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBTQ+ lives? Nicky Milne, Shanshan Chen
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After a long battle, Taiwan's lesbian couple legally tie the knot Shanshan Chen, Gigi Wong
Middle East survey sees patchy progress on women and LGBT+ rights Adela Suliman
Folau crowdfunding shut down after A$750,000 raised Reuters
Same-sex weddings are mainstream 50 years after Stonewall Reuters
Thousands in Costa Rica celebrate in pride march Reuters
Thousands march in Romanian capital's pride parade Reuters
With gay couple as stars, Mexican telenovela set to make history Oscar Lopez
U.S. psychoanalysts apologize for calling homosexuality an illness Reuters
Georgia's first LGBT+ pride called off amid political turmoil Umberto Bacchi
'Those you never see': Paris photo series reclaims women's bodies Zoe Tabary
Ukrainian gay couple hope Danish wedding will change mindsets Reuters
Izzy serious? Folau starts crowdfunding campaign to fight sacking Reuters
In first for Gabon, Dorothee feels like a woman post surgery Reuters
U.S. Democratic lawmakers vote to repeal abortion global gag rule Ellen Wulfhorst
Nine-year-old defies labels, teaches educators about queer youth Reuters
Georgia's first pride event kicks off amid tensions, threats Umberto Bacchi
YouTuber buys U.S. town and renames it Gay Hell Amber Milne
Supreme Court tosses ruling against bakers who rebuffed lesbians Reuters
Taylor Swift releases song and petition calling for LGBTQ equality Reuters
'Top Gear' uses rainbow-painted cars to protest Brunei gay sex law Amber Milne
Stonewall veterans still astounded 50 years after making history Reuters
Rabat organisers made it impossible for Semenya to race - lawyers Reuters
US court lets Trump transgender military ban stand, orders review Reuters
Brazil Supreme Court rules homophobia a crime Reuters
End of a 'cure'? U.S. ban on gay conversion therapy gains ground Oscar Lopez
Reverence for tradition threatens same-sex marriage in Japan Olivier Fabre
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Madonna takes on frightening world with new album 'Madame X' Reuters
Ecuador approves gay marriage as LGBT+ groups hail landmark week Oscar Lopez
Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke outlines LGBTQ policy Reuters
Australia's first gay soccer player urges care on LGBT+ comments Michael Taylor
Forsaken transgender pioneers recognized 50 years after Stonewall Reuters
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Opinion

Dumiso Gatsha Success Capital Organisation

Botswana's decriminalisation of gay sex safeguards my dignity

Botswana's High Court ruling eliminated the risk of persecution on the basis of who I am and who I love in one morning
RJ Arkhipov Blood and Radical Politics

Blood donation policies unfairly stigmatise gay and bi men

The evidence is that there is no significantly increased risk of gay blood donors passing on HIV
Jessica Stern OutRight Action International

OPINION: The Vatican uses Pride month to fuel hate

The Vatican positions trans people as dangerous and threatening and completely denies the existence of intersex people
Mayor Buddy Dyer City of Orlando

Three years after Pulse, Orlando stands for unity and inclusion

Orlando is home to one of the largest LGBT+ communities in the country and we are proud of it

In Depth

Ahead of LGBT+ crackdown, fleeing Bruneians fear for friends back home
'New culture war': Northern Ireland's LGBT+ community fights for gay marriage
Lesbian 'witches' chained and raped by families in Cameroon
'Fighting for survival', Senegal's gay community is on its own

Videos & Pictures

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UK campaigner eyes final push with 'genderless' passports hearing
Belly dancer donning beard to protest LGBT abuse in Egypt
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

U.S. Democratic lawmakers vote to repeal global gag rule on abortion
Kicked out, spat on and abused, new UK shelter helps LGBT+ homeless
From movies to marriage, first Thai transgender MP wants change
Revered yet rejected, India's trans women seek their place in parliament