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LGBT+ news

Trans teen takes legal action over gender care delay in UK
'Happiest Season' spotlights LGBT love in Christmas rom-com
Opinion
Trans men’s reproductive health needs more research
In Depth
Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBT+ lives?
First LGBT+ digital banking platform launches in United States
interview
Trans minister lauds collective intelligence in Taiwan COVID fight
Tbilisi trans audio tour puts LGBT+ people on Georgia's map
Florida bans on conversion therapy for children voided
Travel writer and trans pioneer Jan Morris dies aged 94
U.S. appeals court voids south Florida bans on conversion therapy
Belgian regions close Warsaw office over rule of law record
For Hungary's same-sex couples, a window to adopt is closing
Starbucks barista who declined to wear 'PRIDE' T-shirt sues
'Shuggie Bain' wins Booker Prize for gay author Douglas Stuar
New public toilets aim to make Karachi streets more inclusive
Britain resurrects lesbian pirates as world recasts statues
UK regulator sets out guidance on LGBTQ+ corporate disclosures
interview
Top surgeon says COVID-19 is pushing trans people to brink
Nearly half of LGBT+ pupils feel unsafe at England schools: study
Caster Semenya to take fight to European Court of Human Rights
LGBT activists call for more after Poland's rainbow light show
UK top court rejects trans man's bid to be named child's father
From poor Bronx kid to first openly gay Afro-Latino US congressman
Canadian mother blocking trans teen's surgery fuels age debate
interview
Sarah McBride aims for change as first trans U.S. state senator
Hong Kong opposition walkout 'setback' for anti-slavery, LGBT push
Hungary ban on trans identity change 'very sad' - equality chief
EU launches LGBT protection strategy as homophobia rises in east
Tell the world we exist: the intersex child on a mission to inform
Biden rekindles American Dream for Africa's LGBT+ refugees
Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma
Far-right Polish Independence Day draws thousands despite ban
Hungary government proposes gay adoption ban as COVID-19 worsens
Norway outlaws hate speech against trans and bisexual people
Hungary proposes constitutional amendment mandating gender roles
England FA chairman quits after 'coloured footballers' remark
Biden and Harris signal new era for trans rights
Lesflicks, the lesbian streaming service thriving under lockdown
Church leaders apologise for 'damage and hurt' to LGBT+ people
interview
'Aragorn' actor Viggo Mortensen defends decision to play gay role
LGBT couples seek recognition in China's census
Aspiring U.S. trans soldiers call on Biden to end military ban
Ex-Wallabies prop Palmer says humbled by support after coming out
LGBT+ rights groups hope Biden win helps marginalised communities
Thai LGBT and anti-government protesters join in Pride Parade
Transgender couple wed in Hungary, land of growing homophobia
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We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world.

Opinion

Robyn Exton HER

Trans women are always welcome - and we owe them our support

The LGBT+ community needs to better support some of our most vulnerable members, especially Black transgender women.
Nadia Rahman Amnesty International

COVID-19 has harmed trans people. Governments need to act

Many transgender women employed in hospitality and as sex workers have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic
Jonathan Owojori Fernandez Writer

Jews should stand with trans people on Trans Day of Remembrance

To honour the dead on Trans Day of Remembrance, we must also honour the lives of trans people all over the world
Carl Charles Lambda Legal

Here's what Biden/Harris can do now to improve trans lives

On January 21 the Biden/Harris administration can roll-back a list of anti-trans rules put in place by the government of President Donald Trump

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

more videos
'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

Tbilisi audio tour puts Georgian trans people on the map
interview
The Buddhist monk and make-up artist seeking LGBT+ equality in Japan
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