Transgender U.S. veterans suffer more illness than peers - study
Transgender veterans are more likely than nontransgender veterans to fall sick with some 16 medical conditions
Killings of human rights defenders rise, LatAm fares worst - report
Scores have been killed defending land rights, the environment and the rights of LGBTI and indigenous people
In a first, Chinese gay man sues for right to marry
China decriminalised homosexuality in 1997 but does not recognise same-sex marriages
Britain urged to take 3,000 refugee children at risk of trafficking
PM David Cameron has pledged to take in up to 20,000 Syrian refugees over next five years
U.S. gay sex slave trial exposes dilemmas faced by male trafficking victims
Victims' accounts of being raped, locked up in windowless rooms and threatened led to a conviction this month
New York City lays out transgender protection on dress codes, bathroom use
In New York, is it illegal to call a transgender woman "him" or "Mr." when she prefers a female title and pronoun?
More colleges seek exemption from LGBT anti-bias rules, rights group says
Colleges controlled by religious groups are allowed to ask for exemption from Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972, which bans sex discrimination
Bullied by teachers, many LGBT Cambodians drop out of school
More than 40 percent suffered often or on a daily basis, with teachers often among the perpetrators of bullying
Half of U.S. states have towns, cities scoring high on LGBT index
Newly top-scoring cities this year include Louisville, Kentucky, located in the nation's conservative "Bible Belt"