'Orange Is New Black' builds support to improve inmates' lives
The hit Netflix show is building awareness of prison conditions, particularly for transwomen
Chile OKs Some Abortions; LGBT Threats Are Global
Chile has taken steps to decriminalize abortion under certain circumstances. Also, during a press call this week, activists highlighted how the LGBT community is at risk in developing countries.
Pro-Choicers Cheer Chile; LGBT Threats Are Global
Chile has taken steps to decriminalize abortion under certain circumstances. Also, during a press call this week, activists highlighted how the LGBT community is at risk in developing countries.
Canada takes steps to advance transgender rights – reports
Canada is dropping the requirement that transgender people must have sex reassignment surgery before they can change their gender on birth certificates.
Obama to sign order barring federal discrimination against gays
Gay rights activists laud White House move
UK outlaws 'cruel, unacceptable' forced marriage
"For victims of forced marriage, their wedding signals the end of their youth and freedom," says Britain's Home Secretary
Clinton Says Roles Improving; Mass Assaults in Egypt
Prospects and the appreciation for women's roles are improving everywhere from Liberia to Japan, says Hillary Clinton. Yet, during celebrations for Egypt's new president, Tahrir Square was the site of a series of sexual assaults.
Lawmakers, LGBT groups urge U.S. trade action on Brunei criminal laws
Brunei's Islamic criminal law will punish sodomy and adultery with the death penalty, including by stoning