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Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice
God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction, says Francis
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New York's university halts student clubs in dispute over LGBT group
Announcement came after SC refused to block ruling that university must recognise club called YU Pride Alliance
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Putin jokes about hanging LGBT symbol on US Embassy
Putin defends constitutional amendment but vows no discrimination on race, sexual orientation, nationality or religion
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N Ireland set for first same-sex marriage
They thanked the thousands of people who marched for their freedom
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A decade of social movements
The Express Tribune looks at five social movements that caused ripples across the globe in the last 10 years
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Fury at HIV data leak in conservative Singapore
Singapore authorities say they have rushed to block access to information that was dumped online
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Gay Brazilian lawmaker leaves job, country over death threats
Wyllys is one of 10 elected PSOL deputies and will be replaced by David Miranda
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Moroccan man fears for safety after arrested wearing a dress
Moroccan society remains torn between religious conservatism and modernity
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Taiwan's president quits party leadership after major polls setback
Tsai framed local elections as a way to tell the world that Taiwan would not bow to Beijing
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Indonesian police arrest two men linked to LGBT Facebook page
The men were charged with breaking electronic information law by creating and transmitting pornographic content
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In Indonesia, transgender women find haven in Islamic boarding school
Hard-line militants groups are fast eroding the country's long-standing reputation for tolerance of minorities
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Romanians to vote on constitutional ban on same sex marriage
Romanians will vote at the weekend on whether to enshrine heterosexual marriage in their constitution
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Malaysian PM says caning of homosexuals counter to 'compassion of Islam'
Act warranted lighter sentence such as counseling, premier says
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French doctor offering 'homosexuality' cure faces Swiss probe
'Homosexuality is a symptom like any other, like having a headache or hay fever'
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Outcry in Malaysia over two women sentenced to caning for being lesbian
Activists say intolerance towards the LGBT community has increased in recent years in Malaysia
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Malaysia govt slammed over removal of LGBT portraits
Malaysian government came under fire for ordering the removal of two LGBT activists' portraits from an exhibition
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Overhaul of sex education in England schools could elevate LGBT
Schools could for the first time treat LGBT life the same as heterosexuality in a radical shift
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Batwoman to become first openly gay TV superhero
'Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter'
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Indonesia's Aceh whips gay couple for sex
Over 15 people whipped outside mosque for drinking or selling alcohol, showing affection in public
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Spain offers free fertility treatment for lesbians and single women
Last year the total number of deaths outpaced the number of births at the fastest pace since records began in 1941
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Anti-gay hostility threatens Indonesia's AIDS battle: activists
Rising government and public hostility toward LGBT community in Indonesia is threatening the battle against AIDS
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UK to ban gay 'conversion therapy' after massive survey
LGBT rights group Stonewall defines conversion therapy as a treatment which aims to stop same-sex attraction
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Gay groups march in Istanbul pride despite ban
Around 1,000 people gather near the city's famous Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square
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Anti-gay laws are 'wrong', British PM tells ex-colonies
Premier raises issue of discriminatory legislation affecting same-sex couples in an address to Commonwealth leaders
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A month after her murder, Rio remembers Marielle Franco
Outspoken 38-year-old, who was a critic of police brutality and an advocate for minorities
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UN rights chief warns Indonesia over crackdown against LGBT community
Officials, religious hardliners and influential groups have lined up to make anti-LGBT statements in public recently
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Indonesian police detain transgender women to ‘coach’ them until they become ‘real men’
Indonesian police official says Ulema have approved their action
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Gay Indian prince opens his palace doors to people shunned for their sexuality
“Lifting the law will encourage more people to come out and live their lives freely," Gohil said
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Turkey bans all LGBTI events across Ankara province
Move follows a ban on a festival of German-language gay films in the capital
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Anti-gay US lawmaker resigns after being 'caught having sex with man in his office'
Wes Goodman, the Republican state legislator for Ohio, resigns for 'inappropriate conduct'
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Morgue refuses to keep transgender's body as its 'freezers will get dirty'
Transgender person was found murdered in the Darmangi area of Peshawar
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Australia church 'cancels wedding after Facebook gay marriage post'
Churches are free to marry whoever they like, said Australian PM
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Australia kicks off postal vote to decide on legalising same-sex marriage
Poll will determine if Australia becomes the 25th country to legalise same-sex marriage
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Any US military transgender ban could face major legal challenge
Trump's tweets did not make clear when a ban reversing former policy would go into effect
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Trump says transgender people barred from US military
Decision sparks outrage among pro-LGBT rights groups
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Husband's sex change prompts Singapore to annul marriage
Couple were married as man and woman in October 2015 before the husband had a sex change surgery to become a female
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Malaysia Muslim group joins Indonesian call for Starbucks boycott over LGBT stand
Some Muslims in Indonesia, however, said the boycott call would not stop them from buying Starbucks coffee
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Muslim leader urges Indonesians to boycott Starbucks over LGBT stand
You can sell your shares in Starbucks and buy shares in another company
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Male, female or X? Oregon adds third option to driver's licenses
Transgender rights have become a flashpoint across the United States after some states
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Killings of LGBT people in U.S. rose to a record in 2016: report
The number of killings last year was the highest since 2012, when 25 LGBT people were killed
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Texas mulls trans bathroom bill for public schools
Conservative lawmakers wanted transgender people to use school restrooms that matched the gender of their birth
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Lebanon launches Arab world's first gay pride week
Most countries in the region do not tolerate an open celebration of LBGT life
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Indonesian men sentenced to 85 lashes of cane for gay sex
Court ignores pleas for clemency from human rights groups
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Activists speak up against Swat police forcing transgender community to leave homes
Police say they issued the order following residents' complaints against the community
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US state reaches deal to repeal transgender 'bathroom law'
Transgender people have to use restrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate
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Thousands of gay men receive posthumous pardon in UK
Amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill mean about 49,000 men are to be cleared of crimes which no longer exist
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Transgender model to feature in India fashion show for first time
Anjali Lama, who is from Nepal, first auditioned last year but was rejected
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Chinese transgender man wins the first illegal dismissal case
The plaintiff was sacked after seven days working for a health centre in Guizhou, reports said.
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African nations fail to block UN's first-ever LGBT expert
UN Human Rights Council appointed law professor Vitit Muntarbhorn to investigate abuses against LGBT
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Indonesia says 'no room' for gay community
Islamic activists have also filed a judicial review at the Constitutional Court aimed at making gay sex a crime