The value of the Gallup data is the use of a constant question wording over time and the largest yearly sample sizes of any effort to measure sexual and gender orientation in the U.S.
China will set up its first foundation to help LGBT groups raise money nationwide, a sign that the government has begun to recognize such groups, who can depend less on foreign contributions.
The Baring Foundation’s International Development programme has just made its first grants in West Africa to address discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals and communities.