After a year and a half of court challenges, contentious religious freedom law is set to take effect in Mississippi Friday.
UN Human Rights Office unveils global standards for business to tackle discrimination against LGBTI people
Australia: Macklemore to donate proceeds from Same Love to marriage equality campaign
US: A Closer Look at Bisexual Older Americans
HIV risk – where do perception and reality overlap?
Egypt "hunting down" gays, conducting forced anal exams - Amnesty
Tunisia Vows to Ban Forced Exams of Suspected Gay Men
LGBT communities from the Middle East and North Africa unite at NEDWA
Philippines: Roman to push for civil unions, gender recognition after SOGIE Bill passage
Egypt: Controversy flies on LGBT rights after rise of rainbow flag in concert
Australia: High court accepts $122m for same-sex marriage postal survey was 'unforeseen'
International Activists Fight Anti-LGBTQ Crackdowns
While levels of homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination rose to new heights during 2016 and the first half of 2017—with anti-gay atrocities committed in Chechnya sending shockwaves around the world—a handful of countries also made unprecedented moves to recognize same-sex relations or enact stronger LGBT protections.