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Madrid Metro employee suspended for sending memo warning to check gays at stations
The memo was sent out to workers on 17 and 18 February.
Rio Carnival 2015: Rio's gay community turns out for gala
After five days of non-stop partying, Rio de Janeiro's Carnival came to a splashing end at the annual Gay Gala on 17 February.
Labour plans on gay sex education and homophobic bullying need to go further
These problems lead to suicide, drugs and self-harm and our children deserve better.
General election 2015: Labour plans to 'eradicate' homophobic bullying from schools
Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt will announce the plan at Little Ilford School.
Exxon Mobil bars discrimination against LGBT workers
Move comes after President Barack Obama bans federal contractors who discriminate against LGBT workers.
Chinese court hears first-ever lawsuit on gay workplace discrimination
A Chinese court has heard what is believed the country's first lawsuit over gay workplace discrimination.
Manchester gay school: LGBT handed £63,000 by government to scope demand
LGBT Youth North West gets funding for gay school.
Austria: Kissing lesbian couple thrown out of café after being told they 'belonged in a brothel'
Over 2,000 people surrounded a Vienna coffee house to protest at a lesbian couple being ejected for kissing.
Serbian transgender army veteran 'forced to quit for harming military reputation'
Rights group Egal files discrimination complaint over case of Helena.
Rights groups blast Russian law banning transgender people from driving
New Russian regulation denying transgender people the right to drive has drawn condemnation from human rights activists and LGBT community.
Anti-gay pastor Gaylard Williams begged man for oral sex
Praise Cathedral Church pastor squeezed man's genitals and begged for oral sex.
Scotland's gay marriage law comes into effect
Existing civil partnerships can now be converted into a marriage too.
LGBT activists taking Pride in the Golden Globes 2014
What Pathe's latest production means to the LGBT community.
Homophobic Ass Hunter App: Gay-Killing Game Pulled from Google Play
Google has been criticised for allowing a homophobic game on its app store after it was downloaded 10,000 times.
LGBT Bullying is a Cancer we Must Eradicate
LGBT individuals continue to suffer bullying on a daily basis - and we must stop turning a blind eye.
Scottish Tory Leader Ruth Davidson Blasts Deluge of Homophobic Hate Online
Davidson blasts Facebook and Twitter for giving homophobes 'a free pass'.
HSBC Chief Antonio Simoes Criticises Gay Bosses Who Hide in the Closet
He says they are not taking advantage of gay rights groups work
Anti-Gay NYC Pastor James David Manning: 'Starbucks Flavours Coffee with Sodomites' Semen'
Harlem pastor in fresh controversy after claiming coffee giant is ground zero for Ebola.
Azerbaijan: Woman 'Slit Lesbian Sister's Throat after She Refused to Stop Dating Women'
Woman allegedly said she was 'possessed by a demon' who told her to commit murder.
YouTube Bans 'Vile and Exploitative' F-Bomb for Feminism Advert
FCKH8, who made the ad about gender inequality, say critics are "missing the point"
South Africa Progressive on LGBT Rights but Gays Still Battle for Social Reform
South Africa is the most progressive country on the continent for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex rights
Could Mormon LDS Church Perceptions Be Changing? Seattle Leaders Invite Gay People to Worship
Seattle's LDS Mormon church has sidestepped the Law of Chastity to invite homosexuals to worship
Facebook Says Sorry To Gay Community, Changes Identity Policy
Facebook has bowed to pressure from gay rights activists
Tortured in the Closet: Gay People in the Middle East Tell Their Story
IBTimes speaks to members of the Middle East's LGBT community to hear about the hardships they endure on a daily basis.
Ukraine: Crimea Chief - Police and Army Will Tell Gays 'What Type of Sexual Orientation They Must Stick To'
Crimean PM Sergei Aksyonov says the LGBT community isn't welcome in the Russia-annexed peninsula
Uganda: Lawmakers Determined to Cross Judicial Hurdle to Reinstate Anti-Gay Law
MPs from both ruling and opposition parties convene to discuss tabling the anti-gay bill again in parliament.
Gay Applicants 40% Less Likely to be Offered a Job Interview
Openly gay applicants were found to be 40% less likely to be offered a job interview in Cyprus.
Uganda's Constitutional Court Strikes Down Anti-Gay Law
Court finds procedural lapses in enacting draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act.
New Archie Comic Book Featuring Gay Marriage Banned in Singapore
The content was found to have breached guidelines as it depicted same sex marriage.
Russia Bans Conchita Wurst Eurovision Victory Parade to 'Respect Morality' Of Children
Moscow bans parade for Eurovision winner over fears it will be targeted by homophobes