A series of new animated adverts for the British army say it is okay to cry, be gay and practise your faith as part of a drive to recruit more soldiers from diverse backgrounds.

Christina Dideriksen

January 12, 2018

HIV Health and Wellness, Winds of Change

Israel: Pilot Program in Israel Will Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood

Christina Dideriksen

January 12, 2018

HIV Health and Wellness, Winds of Change

Plasma procedure will give alternative to homosexual men who since could give blood since last year – but only if they refrained from same-sex relations for 12 months prior

Christina Dideriksen

January 12, 2018

Winds of Change

India: Gay Indian prince throws open palace doors to vulnerable LGBT people

Christina Dideriksen

January 12, 2018

Winds of Change

The only openly gay prince in India - where same sex relations are illegal - is throwing open his palace doors to lesbians, gays, transgender and other Indians shunned for their sexuality.

Christina Dideriksen

January 11, 2018

Winds of Change

Ghana: Police will provide you safe havens; homosexuals told

Christina Dideriksen

January 11, 2018

Winds of Change

The Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu says the police service would adopt more proactive steps and pragmatic approaches to ensure the safety of lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender people in Ghana.

Christina Dideriksen

January 11, 2018

Winds of Change, World of Politics

US: HRC Releases Annual State Equality Index Ratings

Christina Dideriksen

January 11, 2018

Winds of Change, World of Politics

If an LGBTQ couple drove from Maine to California today, their legal rights and civil rights protections could change more than 20 times at state borders and city lines.

Christina Dideriksen

January 6, 2018

Winds of Change, World of Politics

Hong Kong: Let transgender people have status recognised

Christina Dideriksen

January 6, 2018

Winds of Change, World of Politics

In submission to government, Equal Opportunities Commission also proposes system based on statutory declaration

Christina Dideriksen

January 5, 2018

World of Politics, Winds of Change

Taiwan: No technical issue to third gender option on Taiwan passports

Christina Dideriksen

January 5, 2018

World of Politics, Winds of Change

There should be no technical difficulties in adding a third gender option to Republic of China (Taiwan) passports as long as the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) approves a third gender option for household registration and national identification purposes, the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) said Thursday.

Christina Dideriksen

January 4, 2018

World of Politics, Winds of Change

Australia: Marriage equality is a reality – so what's the next LGBTI battle?

Christina Dideriksen

January 4, 2018

World of Politics, Winds of Change

The marriage issue preoccupied activists in 2017 but it’s unclear whether that campaigning power can be harnessed for issues such as trans and intersex rights

Christina Dideriksen

January 4, 2018

Winds of Change

Nepal: I Grew Up Trans in Nepal, Then Became One of Its LGBTQ Leaders

Christina Dideriksen

January 4, 2018

Winds of Change

Manisha Dhakal sketches her inspiring journey ‘from a shy boy to a confident woman,’ and now transgender activist and executive director of Nepal’s leading LGBTQ organization.

Christina Dideriksen

January 3, 2018

Fear and Loathing, Winds of Change

Less Equal: LGBTI Human Rights Defenders in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan

Christina Dideriksen

January 3, 2018

Fear and Loathing, Winds of Change

This report finds that discrimination, homophobia and Russia’s crusade against non-traditional sexual relationships have helped fuel a worrying rise in hostility towards LGBTI human rights groups in parts of the former Soviet Union.