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Homosexuality

A father rests on the sofa with this three sons in China.
Sexuality
After decades of repression, same-sex couples in China assert their place in society
A Kenyan court has ruled that it is illegal to subject suspected gays to forced medical testing to determine if they're homosexual. The practice had been opposed by the country's medical community.
Global Politics
Gay rights ruling in Kenya could reverberate through Africa
Magnus Hirschfeld in a group shot
Culture
The story of Magnus Hirschfeld, the ‘Einstein of sex’
Activists of the radical Islamist party Hefajat-e-Islam in Bangladesh demanding capital punishment for a group of bloggers in 2013.
Justice
Who just killed the man some called ‘the Harvey Milk of Bangladesh’?
An advertising photo of models wearing Candypants (Lee Brady and David Sanderson)
Culture
Edible underwear was never meant to be eaten. Or so say its creators.
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
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
Conflict & Justice
Pentagon paves way for ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal
Arts, Culture & Media
Is it acceptable to be gay at your workplace?
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
Global Politics
Why one Kenyan writer decided it was time to come out of the closet
Nigerian gay rights activist Davis Mac-Iyalla (left) holding a banner at London's 2013 Pride Parade protesting anti gay rights laws. On January 7th, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, which criminalizes gay
Global Politics
It just got even tougher to be gay in Nigeria
Delhi Queer Pride parade
Development & Education
A colonial-era law against same-sex relationships goes back on the books in India
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
Barilla pasta on Marco's shelf
Business, Economics and Jobs
I never thought twice about my Barilla pasta, until now
Global Politics
Obama’s ‘evolution’ on same-sex marriage mobilizes Latino supporters
South Africa trying to decrease instances of homophobia
Global Politics
PRI-distributed program provokes firestorm for its discussion of LGBT adoptions
Global Politics
A call for gays to boycott heterosexual weddings
Business, Economics and Jobs
A magazine for gay men in the Arab world
Gay rights in South Korea
Marching in Solidarity: Celebrating Rainbow Pride in Kolkata
Geo Quiz
The Tribes of Rio’s Ipanema Beach
Arts, Culture & Media
Iron lady or Camp Icon? Growing up Gay in Thatcher’s Britain
New Film Tells True Story of Gay Couple Trying to Adopt in 1979
OK to Be Gay? Jewish Conversion Therapy Faces First Legal Battle
Obama’s Gay Marriage Position Mobilizes Latino Supporters
Conflict & Justice
US Policy Sparks Anti-Gay Attacks in Liberia
Being Gay: A Listener’s Story
No More ‘No Homo’?: Rap’s Evolving Attitudes Toward Homosexuality
Conflict & Justice
South Africa Tackles Hate Crimes
Opinion: Opposed to Marriage, Same-Sex or Otherwise
Conflict & Justice
Skeleton in Harvard’s closet comes to light in ‘Unnatural Acts’
Conflict & Justice
School demands counseling student shift her ‘biblical views’ on homosexuality
Conflict & Justice
The case for ending ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Conflict & Justice
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ? Except in Britain
Lifestyle & Belief
Human sexuality
Arts, Culture & Media
South Carolina: it’s not easy being ‘so gay’
Conflict & Justice
Turkish gays and the military
Global Politics
Homophobia in Uganda
Conflict & Justice
India’s first gay pride parade
Arts, Culture & Media
Gay marriage in Romania
Conflict & Justice
The Prayer Campaign for a Slain Ugandan Gay Rights Activist