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Members of Brazil's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community posing for a portrait inside a free residential shelter called CASA 1 or "House 1" in downtown São Paulo on May 16, 2017.
Justice
Brazil is accused of stripping away LGBT rights
A gay rights activist holds a placard during a rally supporting same-sex marriage, in Sydney, Australia, May 31, 2015.
Justice
Think young Australians will ignore a nonbinding mail-in vote on marriage equality? Think again.
Lesbians in Senegal are left out of the gay rights movement organized around HIV prevention and treatment. And they're also left out of the women's movement: "Some women's groups ... don't want to have anything to do with gay women," says Ndeye Kebe.
Culture
Lesbians in Senegal just want a place where they can be themselves
An asylum-seeker from Uganda covers his face with a paper bag in order to protect his identity as he marches with the LGBT Asylum Support Task Force during the Gay Pride Parade in Boston, Massachusetts, June 8, 2013.
Justice
Uganda’s other refugee crisis
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Culture
Stark numbers show who gets trolled the most online. See for yourself.
A couple kiss in front of the Pantheon during a demonstration of supporters of same-sex civil union in Rome.
Justice
Protesters in Italy tell lawmakers it’s time to ‘wake up’ and recognize same-sex unions
Echa wears the hijab because it's the law for women in Aceh. Echa is transgender, and when she wears the headscarf, she says no one calls her names.
Justice
A transgender woman in Aceh, Indonesia gathers strength as new anti-gay sex laws roll out
Nigerians are speculating that when President Muhammadu Buhari visits the White House on July 20th President Obama will try to persuade the African leader to repeal Nigeria's Same Sex Prohibition Law.
Culture
Nigerians fear Obama will push gay rights in the White House during meeting with nation’s new leader
A graffiti artist finishes a Yes campaign piece in central Dublin on May 20, 2015. Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said that Ireland must seize its opportunity to become the first country to approve same-sex marriage in a popular vote when it holds a refe
Global Politics
LGBT activists are excited for Ireland’s refendum, but still wary of popular votes
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Arts
Images: When you are gay (and afraid) in Uganda
Demonstrators gather at a rally in Indianapolis on March 28, 2015 to protest a controversial religious freedom bill recently signed by Indiana Governor Mike Pence.
Belief
American groups back LGBT rights in Pakistan, but it’s a different story in Indiana
Omar Solis, who grew up in Denver, studies international relations at the Technological Institute of Monterrey. He's also openly gay.
Lifestyle
Mexico’s ‘hints of homophobia’ make living there a challenge for a gay American
A drawing of Sevval Kilic by Mine Bethet
Justice
The secret language of Turkey’s LGBT community
St. Basil's Cathedral
Global Politics
Writer Masha Gessen looks back on a pivotal year for Russia
Gay rights activists march with a banner during a May Day rally in St. Petersburg. The banner reads, "Love is stronger than war!"
Global Politics
A gay Russian teen has been outed as he seeks asylum in the US
Gay rights activist John Abdallah Wambere had received death threats in Uganda.
Justice
A gay rights activist from Uganda gets the green light for political asylum
Thousands of Jamaicans hold a demonstration against the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Half Way Tree, Kingston.
Lifestyle & Belief
Jamaica’s anti-gay protesters are trying to duck the ‘homophobic’ label
Gay rights advocate John Abdallah Wambere says his life has been threatened in Uganda.
For this gay rights activist, going home to Uganda isn’t an option
Gay rights advocate John Abdallah Wambere says his life has been threatened in Uganda.
For this gay rights activist, going home to Uganda isn’t an option
Gwyneth Paltrow posted this selfie on Twitter started a global trend when she posted a selfie on Twitter, without any makeup on.
Global Scan
Wonder why stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and thousands of others are taking selfies without their makeup?
Gwyneth Paltrow posted this selfie on Twitter started a global trend when she posted a selfie on Twitter, without any makeup on.
Global Scan
Wonder why stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and thousands of others are taking selfies without their makeup?
Gay Kenya
Lifestyle & Belief
Kenya’s gay community comes out, one story at a time
Gay rights activists in Moscow held a banner that reads "Homophobia is the shame of Russia," as they protested in front of the Sochi 2014 organizing committee building in Moscow on September 25, 2013.
Conflict & Justice
A gay Russian gets asylum and a new life in the US
People sing the Russian national anthem while raising rainbow flags and a Russian flag at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Lifestyle & Belief
‘You’re gay, so it’s normal that you were attacked’
Thomas Hitzlsperger, when he played for the English team, West Ham United, warming-up before a game in 2011.
Sports
Retired German soccer star announces he’s gay
LGBT flag
Global Politics
Gay rights is getting caught up in the geopolitics of eastern Europe