Trump offers support for bathroom access based on gender identity
Republican presidential candidate says people should be allowed to use whichever bathroom feels appropriate
Congo doctor Denis Mukwege named among TIME 100 most influential people
Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege founded Panzi Hospital in 1999 to treat war rape victims
An inmate couple kiss and joke at the transgender unit in La Joya prison in Panama
An inmate couple kiss and joke at the transgender gallery in La Joya prison on the outskirts of Panama City. Inmates of La Joya prison on the outskirts of Panama City are housed in makeshift cells amid heavy overcrowding, living in grimy conditions and with limited medical attention. Many prisoners in the Central American nation languish for years without being sentenced. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
Pennsylvania bans bias against transgender people
Orders counter efforts by other states forcing transgender people to use public bathrooms that match their gender at birth
Mississippi enacts law that allows denying services to gays
Far-reaching law allows people with religious objections to deny wedding services to same-sex couples
PayPal pulls North Carolina plan after transgender bathroom law
North Carolina requires people to use bathrooms that match gender on their birth certificate rather than their gender identity
Removing human rights barriers to end the HIV epidemic
Greater access to HIV services is often hindered by human rights issues
People with HIV in Asia ejected from hospitals, women sterilised-study
Some women with HIV are being sterilized as a condition of providing pregnancy-related services
Lesbian hip-hop duo from Havana fights homophobia with music
Ex-president Fidel Castro has said he regretted discrimination faced by gay Cubans, saying it was a "great injustice"
U.S. spy agencies to celebrate LGBT employees
Publicly gay intelligence officers to share experience of working for agencies once known for clannishness, paranoia and bigotry