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LGBT+ news

In an old Mexican hotel, a refuge for LGBT+ migrants
EU urged to ban AI tools that detect gender, sexuality
Peru's first lesbian lawmaker vows to boost LGBT+ rights
In Depth
Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBT+ lives?
Namibian court rules vs gay couple in fight to take daughters home
Bulgaria urged to issue ID papers to child with two mothers
British PM to exempt prayer from LGBT+ conversion therapy ban
LGBT persecution on the rise in Cameroon, Human Rights Watch says
Mexican Netflix street vendor star 'Lady Tacos' eyes politics jump
How to advance LGBT+ rights? Invest in stocks says tennis legend
Biden scrambles on LGBT+ rights as Equality Act meets resistance
U.N. to boost LGBT+ refugee security after deadly arson attac
German Catholics chafe against Vatican's same-sex marriage ruling
CVS changes gender question on vaccine forms after trans ire
Pakistani transgender woman finds a niche in tailoring
Attack on blogger drives Uzbek gay community underground
Arkansas at forefront of U.S fight over trans rights for teens
Nike ends lawsuit over Lil Nas X 'Satan Shoes,' to be recalled
Hungary questions Germany's democratic standards in LGBT row
Polish judge's tweet on transgender child stirs outrage
Japan urged to outlaw LGBT+ discrimination before Olympics
Dustin Lance Black urges UK to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy
Arabs talk sex and taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?
'Moffie' director Hermanus on addressing racism and homophobia
Christian group launches campaign to get Folau back into NRL
Arkansas first U.S. state to ban treatments for transgender youth
Arkansas governor vetoes bill that would bar transgender treatment
Jail time for trans women in Cameroon extended after trial delay
Same-sex marriage around the world, 20 years after Dutch first
Couples mark 20th anniversary of world's first same-sex marriage
How transgender rights became the focus of a U.S. culture war
England rugby proposes height, weight limits for trans women
Celebrities defend trans rights, rejecting wave of U.S. laws
Lil Nas X's satanic music video 'liberating' for Black gay men
LinkedIn embraces global trend for gender pronouns options
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Arkansas vote to bar youth trans treatment puts drugs in spotlight
Arkansas legislature votes to ban transgender treatments for youth
Ohio professor who rejected trans pronouns can sue university
Germany bans surgeries on intersex babies, but loopholes feared
UK court rules in favour of parental consent in trans treatment
Turkish police detain 12 at Bogazici university protest
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Transgender politicians and government officials around the world
New banknote celebrates WW2 code-breaker Alan Turing
No science to back blanket ban on trans women in sport: study
In UK 2021 census, binary male or female question is controversial
U.S. senators spar over landmark LGBT+ equality bill
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Opinion

Kathy Johnson Clarke Gymnastics Commentator

Trans students simply want to play the sports they love

As a former Olympic women's gymnast, I believe trans people should be fully included in sport
Yuri Guaiana All Out

Why AI could be dangerous for LGBT+ people

Imagine not being able to access a public toilet because an algorithm thinks you don't look male or female enough or being tracked in countries where same-sex love is still a crime
Harper Keenan University of British Columbia

Don’t bully trans kids at school. Support them

A wave of U.S. state bills is targeting trans youth, banning gender transition-related healthcare or trans participation in school sports
Evelyne Paradis ILGA-Europe

Action must follow the EU 'LGBTIQ Freedom Zone' declaration

To truly be an 'LGBTIQ Freedom Zone, the EU must follow the symbolic declaration with bold and effective action

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

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