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Anti-gay signs of a Christian group were on display in front of the Deoksugung Palace in downtown Seoul city on April 13, 2017.
Religion
In South Korea, being gay is still taboo
The Beirut-based indie-rock band Mashrou' Leila.
Arts
A Beirut-based band that challenges homophobia
Amir Tal holds his newborn baby girl in a conversion ceremony in Portland, Oregon.
Health
How Oregon became a center for Israeli babies born to surrogate moms
Subhi Nahas is a gay refugee from the Syrian city of Idlib.
Conflict
Subhi Nahas never felt safe as a gay man in Syria — and then ISIS took over his hometown
New traffic lights in Vienna show male and female gay couples with hearts - in red for stop and green for go
Culture
How can you make your city’s streets safer? Same-sex traffic lights, says Vienna
Members of LGSM take part in the Pride ‘85 march.
Culture
‘Prejudice can’t survive proximity:’ The four words at the heart of ‘Pride’
Gender symbols
Education
The UK is planning to open its first school for gay and lesbian students
A drawing of Sevval Kilic by Mine Bethet
Justice
The secret language of Turkey’s LGBT community
Arts, Culture & Media
Is it acceptable to be gay at your workplace?
Lifestyle & Belief
How a lesbian couple from Cameroon escaped to San Francisco
In the northern Nigeria state of Bauchi, the State Shariah Commission is using the Hisbah, or Islamic police, to find and arrest men they suspect of being gay. The hunt began when a local newspaper reported that homosexuals in Bauchi had formed an associa
Conflict & Justice
Local authorities use a whisper campaign to round up gay men in northern Nigeria
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
Gay rights activists wave flags and shout slogans as they attend a protest against a verdict by the Supreme Court in New Delhi December 11, 2013.
Lifestyle & Belief
Growing up in India, I never met an openly gay person
An Israeli and Palestinian couple hold hands. They've asked to remain anonymous.
Lifestyle & Belief
This Israeli-Palestinian love story broke so many rules
Conflict & Justice
Chilean man’s brutal murder resets the conversation about gay rights
Barilla pasta on Marco's shelf
Business, Economics and Jobs
I never thought twice about my Barilla pasta, until now
Lesbian kiss in Brazil
Lifestyle & Belief
Arrested for a kiss… in Brazil
Global Politics
A small step forward for LGBT rights in Jamaica
Myanmar’s Taung Byone festival brings some acceptance for LGBT community
Global Politics
Obama’s ‘evolution’ on same-sex marriage mobilizes Latino supporters
Global Politics
Prominent Canadian gay rights activist killed in Halifax, Nova Scotia
South Africa trying to decrease instances of homophobia
Global Politics
PRI-distributed program provokes firestorm for its discussion of LGBT adoptions
Business, Economics and Jobs
A magazine for gay men in the Arab world
Gay rights in South Korea
Have the Boy Scouts Gone Far Enough?
Geo Quiz
The Tribes of Rio’s Ipanema Beach
New Film Tells True Story of Gay Couple Trying to Adopt in 1979
Conflict & Justice
Jamaica’s Portia Simpson-Miller and Gay Rights
Global Politics
Taung Byone Festival Gives Myanmar’s LGBT Community Rare Opportunity to Openly Celebrate
Author Linda Hirshman on “Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution”
Earth Ear
Conflict & Justice
US Policy Sparks Anti-Gay Attacks in Liberia
Arts, Culture & Media
Studio 360 Redesign: Gay Flag
Environment
Gay, straight, and the reasons why
Global Politics
Backstage with the Lesbian and Gay Band Association
Arts, Culture & Media
Gay-Bi-Gay-Gay