May 28 2012 9:30 PM ET
Thai Transgender Activist Wins Provincial Election
Yollada “Nok” Suanyot has won election as the top financial officer in Thailand’s Nan province, making her the nation’s highest-ranking transgender politician.
May 27 2012 1:31 PM ET
Moscow Police Break Up Gay Protests, Detain 40
Demonstrators including well-known activist Nikolai Alexeyev were demanding the right to hold a gay pride parade.
May 26 2012 1:21 PM ET
Nepal to Allow 'Other' Gender on Official IDs
The government of Nepal announced this week that it will allow citizens to choose “other” as the gender option, rather than male or female, on official ID cards.
May 25 2012 7:52 PM ET
Brazil Civil Unions Bill Advances
May 24 2012 9:24 AM ET
Colombian Court Approves Adoption by American Gay Man
In a landmark decision, Colombia’s highest constitutional court has
May 23 2012 9:26 AM ET
In Tehran, Clandestine LGBT Pride
May 22 2012 3:26 PM ET
Malawi President Faces Opposition in Efforts to Repeal Antigay Laws
Malawi's new president is facing stiff opposition to her recent pledge to repeal national laws that criminalize homosexuality, the Christian Science Monitor reports. In a speech to parliament last week, President Joyce Banda, who earlier this month succeeded President Bingu wa Mutharika following his April 5 death, said that so-called "unnatural acts" laws were unjust and had strained diplomatic relationships.
May 21 2012 3:02 PM ET
Bisexual Malawian Woman Fights to Stay in Scotland With Her Children
Angeline Pirira Mwafulirwa says her daughters could be subjected to genital mutilation in Malawi.
May 21 2012 1:36 PM ET
106-Year-Old Trans Woman Addresses Burmese LGBT Rally
The nation's capital hosts its first ever event for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
May 21 2012 12:03 PM ET
Disturbing Image Spreads of Gay Leader Beaten by Nazis
Neo-nazis descend on Kiev to disrupt a Pride festival.
May 16 2012 7:47 PM ET
UAE Sentences, Deports Two Men for 'Fondling'
The men face deportation for allegedly hooking up in a car.
May 16 2012 6:22 PM ET
Danish Priest Apologizes After Refusing to Perform Lesbian's Funeral
The priest's actions did not go over well in liberal Denmark.
May 03 2012 9:15 PM ET
U.K. Gay Sex 'Offenders' to Get Clean Slate
It comes too late for Oscar Wilde, but not for thousands convicted under now-repealed laws.
