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LGBT news

European Parliament condemns Brunei over death penalty for gay sex
US Supreme Court takes up LGBT+ job discrimination cases
Trans weddings in Japan: forced surgery before 'I do'
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Brunei accused of 'abusive lobbying' before critical EU vote Rachel Savage
Thousands feared at risk after Mexico reforms HIV+ regime Oscar Lopez
From movies to marriage, first Thai transgender MP wants change Rina Chandran
Australia's Folau asks for code of conduct hearing Reuters
U.S. legalization of gay marriage linked to growing acceptance Kate Ryan
Transgender teenager from Brunei seeks asylum in Canada Reuters
Peru official takes on new battle: legalizing gay marriage Reuters
World's first vagina museum in London to tackle taboos Lin Taylor
Saracens chide Vunipola for 'liking' Folau's controversial post Reuters
LGBT+ refugees launch case against UK for leaving them in Turkey Sonia Elks
Folau set to have contract terminated after controversial posts Reuters
Millennial 'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg makes case for U.S. presidency Reuters
'Are you scared?' -Protests as gay conference kicks off in Ukraine Umberto Bacchi
US trans troops return to 'dark days' under new policy Sonia Elks
Brunei defends gay sex death penalty as more for 'prevention' Hugo Greenhalgh
Rugby Australia's 'position unchanged' after Folau meeting Reuters
Rugby Australia intends to sack Folau over 'discriminatory' post Reuters
Tasmania makes gender optional on birth certificates Rachel Savage
Rugby Australia says Folau anti-gay comments are 'unacceptable' Reuters
India's trans women seek their place in parliament Roli Srivastava
Luxembourg's gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress Oscar Lopez
Taylor Swift donates $113,000 to fight Tennessee anti-gay laws Rachel Savage
Israeli LGBT+ community unmoved by PM 'sympathy' Rachel Savage
DNA reveals U.S. Revolutionary War hero was likely intersex Hugo Greenhalgh
Gay-themed play sweeps British theatre prizes Reuters
Hundreds protest in London over Brunei's anti-gay sharia laws Reuters
U.S. attorney general probes mistreatment of LGBT employees Reuters
Businesses cut ties with Brunei over gay sex death penalty Rachel Savage
Nebraska woman says carrying her gay son's baby was her gift Reuters
Lawyers ask Vatican to denounce criminalisation of homosexuality Reuters
Paraguay's LGBT community feels outcast amid conservative shift Reuters
Mormon church to allow children of LGBT couples to be baptized Reuters
Deutsche Bank bans staff from Dorchester hotels over Brunei Reuters
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Opinion

Anastasia Kyriacou AidEx

OPINION-Protests against Brunei must look beyond just LGBT+ rights

Brunei's new penal code also targets women, children, the economically disadvantaged and religious minorities
Baroness Barker Liberal Democrats

OPINION: Prejudice in the guise of research is just prejudice

One dodgy dissertation or flawed thesis passed off as research can become another blunt instrument with which to attack trans people
Linda Riley

Lesbians must support their trans sisters

Lesbians must stand alongside their trans sisters in support of equality for all in the LGBT+ community
Jessica Stern OutRight Action International

A new wing of the anti-gender movement

The anti-gender movement manipulates seemingly feminist language to advocate for the exclusion of transgender people

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

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