LGBT

August 25, 2017

New policies toward transgender troops in the US Armed Forces take a hefty emotional and practical toll for soldiers and vets.

Culture

Lesbians in Senegal just want a place where they can be themselves

The World

August 02, 2017

Gay sex in Senegal is illegal, but there is the beginnings of a gay rights movement there. Unfortunately, it doesn't include gay women.

Sexuality

Looking back on the legacy of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

The World

January 19, 2017

Barack Obama ended the policy of preventing gay, lesbian and bisexual soldiers from serving openly in the military. For many, it was too little, too late. But remembering what it did could make our future decisions better.

Global Politics

Rio just elected a very conservative mayor. Activists are worried about LGBT rights.

GlobalPost

October 31, 2016

Rio de Janeiro is famous for its openness. Rights groups are afraid that evangelical right-winger Marcelo Crivella will change that.

Culture

Coming out as bisexual when you're Muslim and married

The World

September 30, 2016

“I’m bisexual,” I said into the microphone, “and I’m married to a man. That’s not an erasure....”

Food

One of London's oldest gay bars is pouring its last pint

The World

August 22, 2016

The bar is over a century old, and has been part of London's gay community since about the 1920s.

Global Politics

Black Lives Matter protesters stop Toronto's Pride parade

The World

July 04, 2016

Black Lives Matter demonstrators say they were protesting "anti-blackness" with a sit-in that stalled Pride Toronto.

Conflict

Tuesday's developments in the Orlando shooting

June 14, 2016

New information suggests that Omar Mateen, the shooter in the Orlando nightclub shooting, was on a terrorist watch list. And also that his wife tried to talk him out of his attack — but never notified law enforcement.