In first, transgender woman wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor
The contest comes at a time of uncertainty for transgender rights
Global backlash against gay conversion therapy gathers pace
In Britain, 2 percent of 108,000 LGBT respondents to a recent government survey said they had undergone conversion therapy
Disney faces backlash over 'stereotypes' in first openly gay role
Campaigners for LGBT rights said the company risked botching a watershed moment by "playing up to negative tropes"
Malaysian women to be caned for 'attempting lesbian sex'
Conviction comes amid concerns around growing intolerance toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Malaysia
U.S. transgender candidates could make history in upcoming races
Any of the candidates would be the first openly transgender person to win a major party nomination for such an office in the United States
Turkey boycotts Eurovision Song Contest over LGBT performers
Eurovision has a long tradition of LGBT presenters and performers
From family feuds to survival sex, Britain's gay homeless hardest hit
LGBT individuals are 14 times more likely to be homeless than straight people, largely due to being "rejected and ejected" from home
Malaysia orders pictures of LGBT activists removed from exhibit
The LGBT community is routinely persecuted in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where sodomy is a crime and is seen as a threat to conservative values
Record number of LGBT people run for U.S. office
The majority of the LGBT candidates coming forward are Democrats
Transgender groups urge Hollywood to tell their stories better
The letter follows a backlash in the LGBT community over the casting of Scarlett Johansson as a transgender character