Anti-Bullying Week 2015: homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying is still an issue in the workplace
Workplace policies should include examples of what bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity looks like
Gay Ugandan asylum seeker could be deported for failing to prove his sexuality
Robert Kityo has reportedly been denied asylum by the Home Office.
White House backs anti-discrimination LGBT rights bill
The Congressional approval needed for the bill will be a tough challenge
Sex study: Women are bisexual or gay but never straight says University of Essex research
Study reveals straight women are aroused by videos of naked women.
In Focus: West Africa witnesses new spate of homophobia but 'homosexuality has always existed'
IBtimes UK speaks with human rights activist Olumide Makanjuola on anti-gay laws in West Africa.
LGBTI in Nigeria: Anti-gay laws as appalling as international community's lack of intervention [Video]
IBTimes UK speaks with leading LGBTI activist Bisi Alimi on gay rights in Nigeria.
UK: Name-blind job applications to end racial discrimination with support of UCAS and major firms
Policy of recruiting on a 'name-blind' basis will help to end discrimination against minority communities.
Premier League duo including England international to come out as gay: report
News welcomed by LGBT advocacy group, Stonewall.
US Federal report demands end of controversial 'conversion therapy' For LGBT Youth
The practice can "reinforce harmful gender stereotypes" according to the survey by forcing minors to "conform to specific gender expressions".
Milan Christopher and Miles Brock reveal difficulty of being homosexual in the world of hip hop
Sir Broke struggled to reveal his sexuality before his ex-girlfriend Amber in Love and Hip Hop Hollywood.
Males found to have extra neurons which prioritise sex over food
"This may change how the two sexes perceive the world and their behavioural priorities."
Hate crimes on the rise in all recorded categories across England and Wales
Race, sexuality, religious, disability and transgender hate crimes all on the rise.
National Coming Out Day: New surveys show change in attitudes to sexuality
National Coming Out Day on 11 October recognises members of the LGBTQ community.
Cameron's attack on 'terrorist-sympathising' Corbyn resembles a McCarthyist witch-hunt
The prime minister has returned the tone of British politics to a darker period of history.
Pope to open Catholic synod on family system amid gay bishop controversy
Poland-born Vatican priest Krzyztof Charamsa announces he is in gay relationship stoking fresh controversy.
Only 1.6% of UK adults describe themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual
Statistics show that nearly 2% of UK adults identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, but 4% are unsure.
Nigeria: We may be free but homophobic hatred remains our nation's shame
Nigeria celebrates 55 years of independence but is still one of the world's worst places for LGBT rights.
Italy: Gay student banned from Catholic high school over Instagram post
Mother accuses religious Ecfop institute in Monza of discriminating against her son.
The Simpsons: Smithers to announce he is gay to Mr Burns
Devoted employee Waylon Smithers will reveal his sexual orientation to his oblivious boss, Mr Burns.
LGBT in Kenya: 'Government needs to stop violent anti-gay attacks'
Mobs on Kenyan coast repeatedly attacked people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity
The secret sex lives of older people that can make us rethink our idea of intimacy
Why do we so often shy away from talking about or portraying sex among older people?
India Transgender man tricked into marriage by parents secures police protection
Shivy who has been forced to stay in India for the past 4 months, says he wants his travel documents and a safe passage to the US.
Migrant crisis: 20,000 Syrian refugees to arrive in UK will be conflict's most vulnerable
Refugees arriving in the UK are part of the UN's Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.
Syrian refugee crisis: 20,000 journeys to the UK
UK to take in thousands more refugees from Syria by 2020.
The Face of Britain: Simon Schama's new exhibition fails to represent people of colour, disability and LGBT groups
Historian Simon Schama presents more than 120 portraits which he thinks show what it is to be British.
Poland 'abandoning' hundreds of victims of LGBT and other hate crimes
Amnesty International report on hate crimes in Poland states minority groups are not protected by state.
Putin call to Elton John on LGBT rights turns out to be a hoax
The Kremlin denied that such a conversation had ever taken place between the two.
US: Illinois teen charged with hate crime after attacking Sikh man
The 17-year-old was also charged as a juvenile with four counts of felony aggravated battery.
Tom Hardy lashes out at reporter who asked about his sexuality
Tom Hardy responded coldly to reporter Graeme Coleman's question on his sexual orientation.
Homophobic histories of Nazism ignore Hitler's war against gay men
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich is one of the worst examples of homophobic historical narrative.