Human rights groups and diplomat have criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people
Tennessee’s GOP-controlled General Assembly has adjourned for the year, concluding months of tense political infighting that ultimately doomed Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s universal school voucher push
A top court in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has struck down colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex
Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition
German lawmakers are expected to vote on a government plan to make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official documents
A report from a senior doctor in England says children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate
Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law which the country’s Constitutional Court refused to nullify on Wednesday
See what the journey to Thailand looks like for Filipina Bianca Balala, who travelled to Bangkok for gender affirming surgery. Note: Not all people who identify as trans or non-binary feel they need surgery. This story is part of As Equals, CNN's...
Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house pass a bill to legalize same-sex marriage by an overwhelming majority
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who made history as his country’s first gay and first biracial leader, says he'll step down within weeks once a successor is chosen
Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, says it's cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits
Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so
Japan high court says denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, calls for urgent government action for redress
A Japanese high court has ruled that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions
As Vladimir Putin heads for another six-year term as Russia’s president, there’s little electoral drama in the race
The trial has begun in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district
Nine people have been jailed and will be tried Monday over accusations of harassing and threatening two 21-year-old transgender persons in the northern city of Thessaloniki
A Greek novelist and his partner have become the first same-sex couple to be married in Athens’ city hall following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Orthodox Christian Greece
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It’s not just opposition politicians who are targeted in the crackdown by the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent years
