A Turkish police officer who identifies as homosexual has been suspended from duty in the city of Van. He was in the force for over 10 years. DW details his ordeal.
US: Pete Buttigieg, the young and openly gay Midwest mayor, finds a voice in crowded Democratic presidential field
Pete Buttigieg — the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who is running for president — won’t wear his dress jacket, not when he appears on national television for a town hall meeting, not for photo shoots, not even at a fundraiser here in a Russian-themed bar where he’s mingling with such celebrities as comedian Billy Eichner and Olympic diver Greg Louganis.
UK: Government appoints first National Adviser for LGBT Health
North Macedonia's parliament adopts anti-discrimination law
UK: LGBT+ health adviser urges Britain to make HIV-prevention drug free
Taipei: Competing same-sex marriage bill proceeds to second reading
Taipei: Groups blast ‘homophobic’ and ‘unjust’ family bill
Russia: Authorities cancel activist youth festival in Russia's Far East
Kyrgyz Rail Against LGBT Community After Women's Day March
Queer Youth Demand Action Against Climate Change
Canada: LGBT Purge survivors urge education, awareness
Report on the Holy See at the United Nations
Despite not having an official vote, with fully functioning missions (or staffed offices) at the UN sites in Geneva and New York, it does not have an official vote, yet it exerts remarkable power as it influences policy development, negotiation positions and even the language used by other UN members.