Pakistan's transgender community says faced pushback at general election
While Pakistan is deeply conservative, it has approved laws giving transgender people better rights than in many other nations
Women's All-Star basketball game scores a slam dunk for LGBT rights
The WNBA's annual All-Star Game on Saturday will include seven openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender players
Cuba's draft constitution opens path to gay marriage
Cuba has made great strides on rights over the past decade for LGBT people after persecuting them after its 1959 revolution
Transgender equality battle front line moves to Ohio
Transgender rights are under the spotlight in the United States
Overhaul of sex education in England could elevate LGBT rights
"All young people deserve an education that reflects and celebrates the diversity of our communities."
UK police 'let down' gay community as hate crimes soar
Although Britain is among a handful of countries where LGBT people have equal constitutional rights, discrimination and abuse remain rife
The elite engineers leading a challenge to India's homosexuality ban
The student and alumni group Pravritti is one of the most high-profile groups challenging the law that criminalises homosexuality
Men with same-sex partners 28 times more likely to get HIV - U.N.
Stigma and discrimination against sexual minorities remain barriers to wider health and sex education
New York Times under fire for 'homophobic' cartoon of Trump and Putin
Activists say the satirical animation in the New York Times implies homosexual relationships are shameful or laughable
Scarlett Johansson film exit spotlights lack of roles for transgender actors
Johansson decided to leave the role of a transgender man in the film "Rub & Tug" because the casting was "insensitive"