Japan firms back same-sex partnership certificate campaign in gay rights push

Companies are issuing certificates to same-sex couples that will let them access the same benefits as heterosexual married couples

Wave of trans murders sparks fear of 'hunting season' in Puerto Rico

Activists warn homophobic rhetoric from politicians is fuelling murder after five trans people were found dead in Puerto Rico

'Tiger King' LGBT+ zoo keeper hopes his fame aids gender pronoun debate

Kelci "Saff" Saffery has identified as male but not transgender since childhood, but was called "she" throughout the Netflix documentary

Gay Moroccans face blackmail, bullying after they were outed online

Gay Moroccans on gay dating apps were targeted in an online “outing attack”

'It takes courage to be who we are': Brazilian drag queen Pabllo Vittar on the power of music

The Grammy-nominated drag icon talks to TRF about releasing an album amid a pandemic, LGBT+ activism under Bolsonaro, and how music can help the world in times of crisis

As Latin America locks down, trans sex workers struggle to survive

With the coronavirus closing cities in Latin America, trans sex workers are growing ever more desperate

Britain's first TikTok house gay couple fly flag for LGBT+ representation under lockdown

Gay couple in Britain's first TikTok house say LGBT+ representation critical under coronavirus lockdown

Isolation for intersex people: coronavirus revives trauma

Prolonged lockdowns may exacerbate existing emotional, physical and economic problems for many intersex people

UK court rejects trans man's bid to be named child's father

Freddy McConnell gave birth to his son in 2018, but was told he had to register as the child's "mother" on its birth certificate

N. Ireland relaxes blood donation rules for gay, bisexual men

The change in rules has been hailed as a step forward for LGBT+ rights

Kenyan court refuses to lift ban on acclaimed lesbian romance film

Rafiki was banned in Kenya in 2018 on the grounds that it promotes homosexuality in a country where gay sex is a criminal offence

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Gay couple fights prejudice and coronavirus in Poland by distributing rainbow face masks

A married gay couple gave out 300 rainbow face masks in the Polish city of Gdansk to fight homophobia and the coronavirus pandemic

Turkish ruling party, lawyers clash over cleric comments on homosexuality

Leading cleric Ali Erbas described homosexuality as a sin and said it causes illness

Lesbians, gays live in fear of attacks in Kenyan refugee camp

LGBT refugees in the camp say they have been beaten, harassed and sexually assualted

Lesbian couple's custody case takes China into uncharted legal waters

A Chinese lesbian couple's landmark custody fight over their two children has sparked debate over the lack of same-sex marriage

Vatican's 'Robin Hood' helps feed transgender sex workers hit by lockdown

Transgender sex workers left without clients due to COVID-19 have found support from the Vatican

OPINION: The global LGBT+ community will only get through the coronavirus pandemic together

Leanne MacMillan, Jesse Sperling and Pedro Paradiso Sottile

With marginalised groups hit hardest by COVID-19, grassroots LGBT+ organisations need support to help people through this crisis

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