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Germany: Gay asylum seekers attacked by fellow refugees
Berlin gay rights group claims that LGBT refugees have been attacked, discriminated against and spat on.
Davos 2016: US Vice President Joe Biden urges world business leaders to do more for LGBT rights
The Democrat was speaking to business leaders from companies including Google, Microsoft and Coca-Cola.
Transgender equality: A guide to non-binary terminology and how to use it
A report on transgender rights by a UK parliamentary committee has found transphobia is widespread.
Senior Anglicans call for Church of England to repent for 'anti-gay' discrimination
Some 105 high-profile Anglicans calling for message to be taken to meeting of global Anglican Communion.
Michael Halliday: Gay Brit fighting extradition to UAE where homosexuality carries death sentence
Halliday is accused of theft from a safe in Dubai store where he once worked.
Women's only festival in Australia refuses entry to transgender woman
In a now-deleted post, the festival said they would be open to transgender women who have undergone surgery.
Rainbow: London pastor claims Bungle, Zippy and pals were part of a gay propaganda plot
In a video posted on Friday, pastor questions the meaning behind Rainbow's theme
Human Rights Day: Transgender men suffer violence and hate crimes too
A third of trans people in the UK experience transphobic abuse every year.
Ellen Page on coming out as gay: 'It is so toxic to just be hiding'
Ellen Page had revealed her sexual orientation in 2014.
Kenyan LGBT activist Eric Gitari: 'My parents were told to explain why their son did evil work'
Kenyan activist speaks to IBTimes UK about how Pope Francis' visit to Africa could eliminate homophobia.
White House backs anti-discrimination LGBT rights bill
The Congressional approval needed for the bill will be a tough challenge
Hong Kong: Catholic Church compares homosexuality to drug addicts
Church has right to speak up against homosexual behaviour just like it does for drug abuse.
Netherlands ends lifetime blood ban on gay and bisexual men
Gay and bisexual men in the Netherlands will be allowed to donate blood as long as they are not sexually active.
Tara Hudson: Britain's outdated judicial system leaves transgender people in grave danger
Transgender woman Tara Hudson may face abuse and violence in all-male HMS Bristol prison.
David Furnish claims Vladimir Putin is 'polite and lovely'
Furnish's husband Elton John and Russian President discussed LBGT rights on the phone.
Raif Badawi's wife outraged as UN appoints Saudi Arabia rep to lead human rights panel
UN Watch has called upon delegates to condemn the appointment.
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.
Sir Elton John calls for meeting with Vladimir Putin on LGBT rights
Entertainer and Aids campaigner Sir Elton John is keen to meet Russian president over his 'ridiculous' attitude to the LGBT community.
Isis: UN Security Council hears heart-rending stories of gay victims who fled Syria
UN hears testimonies of how Isis constantly tracks people because of sexual orientation and persecutes them.
Labour leadership contest: Which of the candidates score best on LGBT rights?
Jeremy Corbyn, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Andy Burnham on same-sex marriage and gay rights.
Nepal issues first transgender passport to LGBT activist Monica Shahi
Shahi is first transgender person to receive passport under 'Others' category from Nepal's foreign ministry.
Russian 'burn gay hearts' demagogue Dmitry Kiselyov calls for civil partnerships in shock U-turn
'Love works wonders,' says TV chief, who previously demanded the internal organs of dead homosexuals be burnt.
Should Ukip LGBT be banned from the Pride London parade?
Ukp LGBT has presented Pride organisers with a horrible dilemma.
India: Parents use 'corrective rape' to cure their gay children
An Indian LBGT organisation has said that parents are trying to turn their gay children straight by encouraging family members to rape them.
Same-sex marriage referendum Ireland: Could no vote be poised to win?
IBTimes UK speaks to Ipsos MRBI ahead of the referendum on gay marriage in Ireland on Friday 22 May
Ireland same-sex marriage referendum: Is the Catholic Church's grip on the Irish over?
A referendum on whether to legalise same-sex marriage in Ireland will take place on Friday 22 May.
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: A history of the LGBT rights day
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is observed on Sunday, 17 May 2015
Transgender rights versus feminism: What makes a woman?
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia is observed on Sunday, 17 May 2015
Election 2015: Which parties score best on LGBT rights?
Political parties' pledges on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights ahead of the general election
Brazil: Outrage after transgender prisoner is stripped and beaten by police
Shocking images have emerged showing Veronica Bolina stripped naked and beaten as a crowd of police and prison guards look on.