Poet-politican: first Black trans American to run a city council
Andrea Jenkins, first openly trans Black city council leader aims to shake up politics - one poem at a time
Ex-head of U.S. Human Rights Campaign sues group, alleging racial discrimination
After the first Black president of the Human Rights Campaign was dismissed in September, he accuses the group of racial discrimination
U.S. school books - the latest LGBTQ+ rights battleground
Bills proposed in almost a dozen U.S. states seek to crack down on books and lessons with LGBTQ+ themes
One trans woman's fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana's LGBT+ community
As lawmakers in Ghana consider criminalising gender reassignment surgery, a trans artist fears for her community
Passport to acceptance? LGBTQ+ travellers wary about gender-neutral IDs
More than a dozen countries issue ‘X’ passports, but some non-binary and transgender people fear discrimination if they use them
U.S. Justice Breyer fortified abortion rights, doubted death penalty
Breyer, who U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday said would retire at the end of the court's current term, will leave a legacy as a moderating influence and a pragmatist on a court that has moved rightward during his tenure
LGBT+ fans tackle homophobic chanting in English football
The “Chelsea rent boys” football chant could now be prosecuted as a homophobic hate crime in England and Wales
First non-binary Winter Olympian challenges ice skating stereotypes
Timothy LeDuc and partner Ashley Cain-Gribble aim to break down figure skating gender norms
Facing hormone shortages, South Africa's trans men try black market
As COVID-19 fuels testosterone shortages, some trans men are turning to risky illegal alternatives
In India's surveillance hotspot, facial recognition taken to court
A lawsuit against use of facial recognition in Telangana state is seen as a test case as the technology is rolled out nationwide