Police discrimination against U.S. LGBT community pervasive - report
LGBT people of colour and members of the transgender community were most targeted by police officers, according to a report by the UCLA School of Law
Small step by Tokyo district could be giant leap for LGBT equality
In Japan, legally binding civil unions remain a distant dream for the LGBT community, with same-sex partners often unable to rent apartments
Families must end LGBTI violence and improve rights in Asia - activists
LGBTI people in Asia struggle for acceptance from families and others in societies hostile to difference
U.S. names first-ever LGBT human rights envoy
Appointment is part of an Obama administration push to promote LGBT rights internationally and make them a foreign policy priority
FEATURE-New York barber gives custom cuts in LGBT-friendly shop
The service caters to the grooming needs of LGBT people who may have faced uncomfortable experiences in "macho" barbershops
Nepal sexual minorities back panel's call for legal same-sex marriage
If Nepal legalises same-sex marriage, it will lead the highly conservative region in social reforms
A marriage made in California for gay contest winners in China
Social pressures usually ensure few people are openly gay in China, although there is a thriving gay scene in bigger cities
Kansas governor rescinds protections for gay state workers
LGBT rights advocates denounce the move as outrageous and one that erases job protections for gay, lesbian and transgender employees
Former helicopter pilot becomes first US transgender TV reporter
Zoey Tur rose to fame as 'Chopper Bob' for the live coverage of the 1994 police chase on L.A. freeways of fugitive American football star O.J. Simpson
Pivotal time for trans people as rigid notion of gender challenged
Iconic U.S. transgender activist Kate Bornstein on gender, life and a new documentary about her journey