LGBT rights

A lesbian couple who had been married for three years have been kidnapped, raped and murdered by a group of eight people.

A controversy erupted in Banks, Oregon, after high school teachers erected LGBT rainbow flags in their classrooms. Parents accused them of taking down the Stars and Stripes

Miss Trans America founder Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien stabbed and beaten to death with hammer by husband Mark Steele-Knudslien who 'snapped' in Massachusetts.

Is it a prank or a challenge to conservative values in Gulf kingdom? Authorities open investigation into gay wedding ceremony.

LGBT groups hailed a federal court decision denying a stay on an injuction for Trump's transgender military ban, meaning the US military will allow transgender recruits from 2018.

Bermuda set to become first country in the world to abolish marriage equality, just six months after gay couple Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche won Supreme Court ruling to marry.

Will donation from the late Golden Golden girls actress has helped to fund a new centre for homeless LGBT children in New York.

Russian footballer Alexei Smertin says rainbow flags will be tolerated at World Cup despite gay propaganda law that bans promotion of homosexuality to under-18s.

Developers urged to build more gender-neutral loos to 'reflect diversity of the city'. Guidelines form part of the so-called 'London Plan'.

Justin Trudeau to deliver formal apology in Canadian parliament to LGBT soldiers and police officers who lost their jobs because of anti-gay discrimination.

Egypt sentences at least 13 gay men to 3 years in prison in worst crackdown against LGBT people in almost 2 decades. Crackdown started at Mashrou' Leila concert in Cairo.

Craig Campbell had spent three years teaching when he was suddenly let go by the school in Western Australia.

Activists fear that an anti-LGBT law could be passed as homophobia starts gaining traction in the country.

Australia overwhelming showed its support to legalise same-sex marriage on Wednesday (15 November) in a historic national postal survey.

A good night for the Democrats included one success in Virginia that was celebrated on social media.

Germany's highest court has ordered that a "third gender" be recognised on official documents including birth certificates in a decision met with praise by intersex campaigners.

Julian Aubrey, a sexual abuse counsellor, was knifed to death in his home in Earl's Court on Monday (30 October). The 55-year-old was a former co-chairman of an LGBT liaison group.

Felines were spotted in the Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve by London-based photographer Paul Goldstein

The leaflets contained information about being gay, transgender rights and different types of sexuality.

Hong Kong will host the Gay Games in 2022, becoming the first Asian city to stage the sports and cultural event, beating competition from Washington DC and Guadalajara.

Although homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt, laws only recognise unions between a man and a woman as legal. LGBT people face discrimination, violence and arrests in the country.

The student was honoured to receive the award, but couldn't accept it based on the views of the Liberal MP.

The advert states that no pet names are allowed and they must only play with toys and books from a pre-approved list.

Yasir Qhadi rejects claims he advocates for the death of homosexuals and calls for prosecution of those who try to forcefully implement "Islamic law" in the West.

Authorities suggested that LGBT citizens in the Muslim-majority country would be subject to mandatory testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

Mustapha Ramid reportedly has referred to journalists as "traitors" and human rights activists as "hateful" in the past.

Well known National Front organiser Kevin Wilshaw denounced the movement after revealing his Jewish heritage and coming out as gay. He was active as recently as earlier this year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised that law enforcement agencies will investigate the allegations, but activists say the situation has not improved.

"In 2017, we have to remind our president that it's never ok to "joke" about killing LGBTQ Americans... or anyone," Chelsea Clinton tweeted.

The details emerged in a story from the New Yorker which profiled the highly religious vice president.