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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.
Ben Carson: Last thing US military needs to do is introduce 'transgender people' to platoons
Presidential candidate against 'using our military as a laboratory for social experimentation'.
China LGBT: Convenience marriage app iHomo helps gay men wed lesbians to appease parents and employers
A new mobile application iHomo helps gay men and women find marriages of convenience in China
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
Washington DC: Crowds cheer on annual drag queen race [Video]
The High Heels Race in Dupont Cirle is in its 29th year.
Tyler Oakley Binge: YouTuber overwhelmed by his impact as role model for LGBT community
Oakley, 26, discusses coming out process in his new autobiography Binge.
Lloyd's chief Inga Beale tops OUTstanding LGBT executives list and Mark Zuckerberg heads ally ranking
Antonio Simoes, gay HSBC CEO and transgender female chief Martine Rothblatt also among top icons.
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".
EastEnders: BBC soap casts first ever transgender actor in landmark move
Riley Carter Millington, 21, to play transgender character, Kyle.
Italy: Gay student banned from Catholic high school over Instagram post
Mother accuses religious Ecfop institute in Monza of discriminating against her son.
Cameron in Jamaica: Prime Minister must highlight violent homophobia and 'batty bwoy' hatred
British prime minster should make good on his promise to promote gay rights worldwide in Jamaica
In Zimbabwe 'we are not gays': President Robert Mugabe rejects homosexual rights in UN speech
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has rejected calls from the UN to implement gay rights in his country.
Nepal becomes first Asian nation to include non-discriminatory laws for LGBT community
Nepal third country after South Africa and Ecuador to protect LGBT rights.
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.
Bangladesh gets its first lesbian comic character
Gay rights group that created the character seeks to eliminate stigmas in the deeply conservative country.
Downton Abbey series 6: Robert James Collier 'humbled' by positive response to gay character
Actor plays Thomas Barrow, a secretly gay under-butler, in the period drama.
Missouri students protest transgender teen's use of female bathroom
Some students of Hillsboro High School walked out, while others staged a counter-protest.
Kentucky clerk continues to defy US Supreme Court and deny gay marriage licenses
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis cites 'God's authority' in her continued refusal to issue marraige licenses to gay couples.
Pope Francis shows support for LGBT children's book writer with private letter
Pontiff sends message of solidarity to homosexual author Francesca Pardi.
Catholic Meeting bans anti-gay priest claiming homosexual couples are prone to suicide and disease
Dominican father Giorgio Carbone caused a stir with an anti-gay marriage speech in Rimini.
Transgender employees biggest victims over LGBT failures of big UK companies
OUTstanding found the outlining of diversity and anti-discrimination measures still lack in companies' policies.
Sexual orientation in the UK: Half of young people say they are not 100% heterosexual
YouGov survey finds 49% of 18-24 year-olds in Britain do not define themselves as heterosexual.
Gawker pilloried online after it tries to out former treasury secretary's brother as gay
Writer Jordan Sargent faces sharp criticism after website alleges Conde Nast's CFO attempted to hire male escort.
US Federal marriage benefits extended to same-sex couples
US attorney general Loretta Lynch says all couples – gay or straight – are entitled to the same rights.
Russia unveils 'straight flag' to counteract LGBT's rainbow symbol
The ruling United Russia party unveiled a 'straight flag to counteract the LGBT rainbow flag.
Facegloria: Brazilian 'Facebook with no gay content' plans worldwide expansion
Social network for evangelical Christians in Brazil bans swearing, erotic and gay material.
Isis in Iraq: New images show men thrown head first from buildings for being gay
This is not the first time the terrorist organisation is seen executing men accused of being gay.
La Liga club Rayo Vallecano unveil new away shirt with rainbow sash in support of seven causes
A donation of €7 from every sale will go towards seven causes, with a third shirt highlighting the fight against cancer.
Girl Scouts turn down $100,000 donation with limits on transgender members
'Girl Scouts is for every girl,' a spokeswoman said.