Threats against trans councilwomen stir violence fears in Brazil
Incidents in Sao Paulo follow record showing by trans candidates in last year’s municipal elections
Turkish authorities detain 65 more people over university protests
The United States, United Nations and EU Commission have criticised what they called homophobic rhetoric by Turkish officials in their crackdown on protests
Biden calls for expanded efforts to protect LGBTQ rights globally
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a presidential memorandum that said sanctions are an option when foreign governments restrict the rights of LGBTQ people
Biden to call for protecting LGBTQ rights globally in memo
Biden campaigned on a pledge to pass LGBTQ rights legislation known as the Equality Act in the first 100 days of his administration and to make LGBTQ rights a top priority
Erdogan says will not let Turkish university protests swell, "no such thing" as LGBT
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said "there is no such thing" as LGBT
U.S. State Dept says condemns Turkey's anti-LGBT rhetoric, concerned over protests
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the United States was concerned about demonstrations at a Turkish university
Navratilova seeks provision for elite sports after Biden transgender sport move
Tennis champion Martina Navratilova proposed a carve-out for elite sport after U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order designed to allow equal trans participation in school sports
Britain's first openly lesbian MP, Maureen Colquhoun, dies at 92
Maureen Colquhoun was remembered for the way she ignored homophobic attacks to pave the way for other LGBT+ MPs to live openly
Pete Buttigieg becomes first openly gay cabinet secretary confirmed by U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate voted 86-13 vote to make Pete Buttigieg the first openly gay U.S. Cabinet secretary confirmed by lawmakers
Twitter labels Turkish minister's LGBT post hateful as students protest
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said protestors at a top Istanbul university were 'LGBT deviants', in a comment Twitter flagged but allowed to remain online