As India debates whether same-sex marriage should be allowed legally, a child rights activist has come out against the move, and has said that such marriages will infringe upon the rights of the children and would deprive them of "at least one parent.

Indian child rights activist claims same-sex marriage denies kids one parent's love

World Athletics (WA), the international governing body for the sport of athletics on Thursday, announced that it had banned transgender athletes from participating in "elite female events.

World Athletics bans transgender women from competing in female sporting events

Even as the world takes strides towards inclusivity, Uganda on Tuesday passed a law criminalising identification as LGBTQ. The new law, as per Reuters, gives authorities broad new powers against Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.

Identifying as LGBTQ in Uganda can lead to life in jail and even death sentence

The United States on Wednesday expressed concerns about Uganda's law criminalising identification as LGBTQ and said that it represents one of the most extreme actions taken against the LGBTQ community in the world.

US expresses concern over Uganda's anti-homosexuality law, warns African nation of 'repercussions'

In Spain, lawmakers today (December 22) will vote on a groundbreaking transgender rights bill that will allow anyone over 16 years of age to change the gender on their ID card.

Spain divided over bill that allows transgender people over 16 to change gender in ID

A Japanese court has ruled that the country's decades-old constitution's definition of marriage as something based on "the mutual consent of both sexes" is legal.

Tokyo court upholds gay marriage ban, but says same-sex partners face "unconstitutional situation"

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reportedly debating allowing gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships to donate blood without abstaining from sex, as required under the current guidelines.

US | FDA plans to change 'discriminatory and outdated' blood donation rules for gay men

Old-school Japan's progressive Tokyo: City recognises same sex relationships

'Love is love': Countries where same-sex marriage and surrogacy is legal

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Cooma, a small Australian town, has a dark secret: a prison that was used to imprison individuals for "homosexual offences" and supposedly served as a human experimentation ground with the purpose of treating homosexuality.

Australia's dark secret: A gay men's prison that conducted experiments to abolish homosexuality

On Monday, several pleas, including those from two couples, seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws have been listed for final hearing by the Delhi High Court.

Delhi High Court sets November 30 for final hearing on same-sex marriages in India

On 12 June 2016, Omar Mateen opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando, United States. By the time he finished the rampage, 49 people from the LGBTQIA+ community were dead and 53 injured.

Opinion: Will Pride Month do more than just rainbow colouring of displays? 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel slammed Hungary's proposed new law prohibiting the distribution of homosexuality and gender change materials in schools. "I believe this law is incorrect and incompatible with my beliefs," Merkel said in a statement to the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, adding that the bill was something she would vote against politically.

'This law is wrong': Angela Merkel joins other EU leaders in criticising Hungary's anti-LGBT law

Marking a major win for the LGBTQIA+ community, Canada on Tuesday passed a bill criminalising the so-called 'conversion therapy'. In 2019, Canada’s ruling Liberal party had vowed to ban the practice when its election manifesto was unveiled.

In major win for LGBTQIA+ community, Canada passes bill criminalising 'conversion therapy'

Singer Demi Lovato has come out as pansexual. Lovato appeared recently on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and revealed that she's pansexual- which meant she's attracted to all genders.

Demi Lovato comes out as pansexual, says she is 'sexually fluid'