Honour for British LGBT+ leader revives row over trans rights
At the heart of the debate is Stonewall's mantra that trans women are women, a statement with which some feminists and other campaigners vehemently disagree
No palm oil or green palm oil? Retailers face labelling dilemma
Moves by Malaysia and Indonesia to get shops to shun "palm oil-free" products may not help the industry's reputation, analysts warn
Germany urged to pass law on upskirting
Nearly 90,000 people have signed a petition calling for a law to ban upskirting which has escalated since the advent of smart phones
No more burgers and coke? Climate fears hit meat, drink sales
U.N. climate experts have said that global meat consumption must fall to curb global warming and that plant-based foods could help cut carbon dioxide emissions
Indonesian storytellers spread 'mighty girls' message to fight male dominance
The books were written as part of an Asia-wide collection known as the "Mighty Girls" featuring fictional and real-life stories
Author Atwood spurred to 'Handmaid's Tale' sequel by global politics
Atwood picks up the story from her 1985 account of a future in which women are forced into sexual servitude to repopulate a world facing environmental disaster
Mother Earth's MeToo moment: English town joins campaign for "nature's rights"
English town, Frome, has joined a global "rights of nature" movement by asking the government to grant a river "legal personhood" – in effect, giving it human rights
Film director warns of backlash against U.S. gay conversion bans
Conversion therapy rests on the belief that being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender is a mental illness that can be cured. It is widely discredited by medics and in the West
Somaliland: One land's quest to defuse a climate 'timebomb'
As Somaliland gets hotter and drier, tens of thousands of people are being forced off the land and into cities, creating a “timebomb” as unemployment soars. Can a race to stem this tide of climate migrants succeed - and can this be a lesson for other states vulnerable to climate change?
Film director warns of backlash against U.S. gay conversion bans
Film director warns of backlash against U.S. gay conversion bans