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Right-wing extremists confront transgender people in Florida bathrooms

Imagine needing to go to the bathroom and being confronted by a stranger about why you’re there. That’s how it is for trans people in Florida under the state’s bathroom law.

Thailand will be the first Southeast Asian country with marriage equality

The bill grants LGBTQ+ couples the same legal rights and recognition as heterosexual couples, including inheritance, adoption, and health care decision-making.

Op-ed: Why We Shut Down the Castro

As the #BlackLivesMatter movement forges ahead, white LGBT people don't have to sit on the sidelines.

Op-ed: Putin’s Anti-LGBT Law Turns One

It's been a year since Vladimir Putin signed the law banning LGBT 'propaganda,' and HRC has released a new report documenting ways it has become more dangerous in Russia.

Men Accused of Gay Sex Could Be First Caned in Indonesia

Neighbors burst in on the naked men and now they could face a public lashing like this one.

Popular transgender TikTok influencer found beaten to death on Nigerian highway

Abuja Area Mama was reportedly on her way to visit with her boyfriend.

The Muslim Ban Is Hurting LGBT People, Not Helping Them

Trump's reckless order put lives at risk, writes Sasha W. of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance.

Moscow's Largest Gay Club Shuts Its Doors

After a series of antigay vigilante attacks, Central Station will close its doors for good.

Russia Compares Its Homophobia to U.K. 'Ginger' Hate

Responding to a British documentary exposing Russia's violent antigay climate, the Russian embassy in London claims Russia's anti-LGBT sentiment is no worse than the U.K.'s harassment of redheads.

WATCH: Gay Russians Brutally Attacked on Camera

A new video from Human Rights Watch puts on display the horrifying violence LGBT Russians face on a regular basis.

Neo-Nazi Flees Russia to Avoid Prosecution for Beating Gays

The leader of a homophobic gang of nationalists has fled Russia after authorities began investigating a recent video in which the neo-Nazi trapped, humiliated, and beat a gay man from Iraq.

We need to reclaim pan-Africanism through love—for everyone

African LGBTQ+ people face violence, discrimination, and denial of their rights in the name of "African values." But love is a pan-African issue, writes Human Rights Watch's Larissa Kojoué.

DEM DEBATE: Issue-Focused, Sometimes Contentious

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton faced questions about supposed immigration flip-flops, Donald Trump's character, and even the possibility of indictment.

United Nations urged to investigate Texas’ anti-LGBTQ+ legislation as ‘human rights crisis’ (exclusive)

Equality Texas, ACLU, GLAAD, and Human Rights Campaign seek global intervention in response to Texas’ systematic attack on transgender rights.

WATCH: ABC Goes Inside Moscow's Gay Club

ABC News aired a brief segment highlighting just some of the violence and systemic harassment LGBT people face in Vladimir Putin's Russia.

WATCH: Report Finds Russian Police Ignore Antigay Violence

Complete with a video exposing the unbearable violence and harassment LGBT Russians endure, an 85-page report reveals more than a year of suffering under a nationwide ban on so-called gay propaganda.

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Russia Jails Six for Torturing Gay Youth

Members of Occupy Pedophilia, a group that tortured gay teens and posted videos of its victims online, have been sentenced to prison time.

Pride Month Saw Increase in Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash: Report

As the LGBTQ+ community has become more accepted in American society, right-wing extremists have teamed up to target that community’s rights.

Alicia Garza: Taking Black Lives Matter to Another Dimension

Black Lives Matter has always been intended to be a declaration that includes transgender people, says one queer woman who helped create the movement.