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University students to walk out of Mike Pence speech over LGBT rights
The vice president is due to receive an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame on Sunday.
Chechnya's anti-LGBT purge shows the UK government needs to take action
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia.
General election 2017: Where the party leaders stand on LGBT rights
LGBT rights are firmly on Labour's agenda - what about the other parties?
Hallmark sells transgender transitioning cards: 'You're becoming who you've always been'
A Twitter user spotted the card at her local store.
London man jailed after raping transgender women
Jorge Jawhar, 24, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Eurovision and LGBT rights: 'Homophobia in Ukraine runs deep'
Anti-LGBT discrimination is rife in the country hosting this year's contest.
Heading to Eurovision? Here is a map of the LGBT-friendly places in Kiev
The NGO KyivPride has put together the guide ahead of the weekend's festivities.
Donald Trump has still not made a statement on gay men being tortured in Chechnya
The White House has not confirmed if it is aware of the anti-LGBT purge in the Russian region.
Top Israeli general reveals he is gay, encourages LGBT youths to walk in his 'footsteps'
'I never felt discriminatory or preferred treatment due to my sexual orientation' says Sharon Afek.
Young gay man called 'faggot' and outed by Russian mental health helpline
The helpline's director revealed the man's identity on social media.
Gay men are being evacuated out of Chechnya
The Russian LGBT Network has helped around 40 people flee the Russian region.
Civil liberties group scorns Trump's religious executive order as 'elaborate photo-op'
American Civil Liberties Union says new legislation changes nothing.
Northern Ireland bakery refuses to make pro-gay marriage cake - again
The Christian owners were at the centre of the previous 'gay cake' row.
Trump to sign executive order on religious liberty that could threaten LGBT rights
A previously leaked version of the order was scrapped after a backlash
Democrat campaigners accuse Trump administration of failing LGBT rights and minorities
The Democrats are fighting for the implementation of the Equality Act after re-introducing it to the Senate.
Calls for Jean-Marine Le Pen to resign about comments over gay policeman killed in Paris
The officer shot dead was identified as Xavier Jugele by Flag! A French association of LGBT police officers.
Chechen strongman leader wants LGBT community 'eliminated by start of Ramadan' claims Tory MP
The disturbing revelation was made to Parliament by British lawmaker Sir Alan Duncan.
Meet Paul Singer: The billionaire activist investor taking on BHP Billiton
Wall Street hedge fund manager has form when chasing high returns from distressed debt to corporate takeovers.
A slippery slope: Uproar in Uganda over mass lube purchase 'for homosexuals'
The health minister said the government did not approve the importation of nearly 1 million bottles of lube.
Chechen leader tells Putin it's 'embarrassing' to talk about reports of anti-gay purge in Russia
Ramzan Kadyrov denied reports of gay men being arrested and held in concentration camp-style prisons.
Mass arrest in Nigeria of young men caught celebrating a gay wedding
The men's defence lawyer said most of those who were arrested are students.
Tim Farron is not a homophobe – we shouldn't crucify him for his private religious belief
The Liberal Democrats leader has stood up for LGBT rights in the past.
South Korean army accused of using dating apps to identify and punish gay soldiers
Up to 50 soldiers have been identified - they face dishonourable discharge and two years' imprisonment.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron called a 'disgrace' after refusing to say if being gay is a sin
Farron, a Christian, said he would not make 'theological pronouncements' when talking to Channel 4 News.
North Carolina lawmakers are attempting to ban gay marriage in the state
The unlikely bill comes less than two weeks since the state finally repealed the anti-transgender 'bathroom bill'.
'They stripped me... One filmed me... Three of them beat me': Chechen gay victim speaks out
Gay men are being detained and held in camps in Chechnya.
We ask why nobody stopped the Nazis, then stay silent as gay men are tortured in Chechnya
Gay men are being detained and held in camps in the Chechen Republic.
Protest planned in London over Chechnya's 'gay concentration camps'
Activists have put out a call on social media to oppose the crackdown on the LGBT community.
Tunisia doctors urged to stop forced anal examinations to 'prove' homosexuality
A medical watchdog in Tunisia has called for doctors to cease the 'degrading' practice.
'People are being tortured and killed': Chechnya's deadly anti-LGBT crisis
At least 100 gay men have been rounded up by the Chechen authorities.