LGBTQ+ football players make their mark on Women's World Cup
With almost 100 players who identify as LGBTQ+, the tournament has highlighted the lack of comparable representation in male sport
In Botswana, condom shortage adds to trans people's health woes
LGBTQ+ people are still struggling to access medical care four years since the southern African country decriminalised gay sex
OPINION: Navigating algorithm insights into our sexual orientation
Algorithms can be a force for good as well as bad, particularly for LGBTQ+ people
Target sued by investor over backlash to LGBTQ merchandise
A conservative legal organization sued Target on behalf of an investor, saying the retailer misrepresented the adequacy of its risk monitoring when customer backlash over LGBTQ-themed merchandise caught it by surprise
LGBTQ veterans sue US military over biased discharges
A new lawsuit accuses the U.S. military of discriminating against as many as 35,000 veterans who were barred from serving because of their sexual orientation by failing to grant them honorable discharges
Lebanon moves to ban 'Barbie' film for 'promoting homosexuality'
Lebanon's culture minister moved to ban the film "Barbie" from cinemas, saying it "promotes homosexuality" and contradicts religious values
Uganda president defiant after World Bank funding suspended over LGBT law
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni denounced the World Bank's decision to suspend new funding in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and vowed to find alternative sources of credit
World Bank halts new lending to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law
In May, Uganda passed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBT laws that stipulates capital punishment for transmission of a HIV/AIDS through gay sex
Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’
In recent months, major Iraqi parties have stepped up criticism of LGBT rights
OPINION: Bury your gays: Queer visibility in publishing has a long way to go
For every queer success story like Heartstopper, there are many homophobic and transphobic books being published by major publishers