There is still a stigma surrounding sexual orientation in the world of sports today. It isn’t until athletes retire that they come out publicly, for fear of being discriminated against on the field, in the locker room, or on social media during their careers.

According to Guardian’s Workforce 2020 report, nearly 12 million Americans identify as LGBTQ. Yet, while 6 in 10 employers say diversity and inclusion (D&I) is a priority for their company, only 1 in 3 employers have initiatives, policies or a D&I team in place.

People in these states are doing The Work, and it’s about time they get some recognition.

McSwain is one of 33 current and former students across the United States suing the Department of Education for allegedly violating the Constitution by allowing schools to claim such a religious exemption to federal anti-discrimination laws.

For such a small island, over the years Malta has accumulated impressive statistics and a number of titles under its belt regarding its stance on LGBTQ rights.

There are now a number of different London-based LGBTQ football clubs that offer the chance to play without fear discrimination, exclusion or judgement. Here we pick out the ones leading the way.

One of the city’s most attended Pride marches, the day saw Santiago’s queers, gays, transgenders, non-binaries and more come together in a parade of music and color.

Sport has to make the distinction between male and female, for the sake of both genders. Yet, intersex and transgender people also have the right to compete in sport.

We discuss the Samoan concept of the Third Gender, an acceptance of varied sexualities within Samoa that manages to be much more inclusive than the gender categorizations of Western societies.

A brief history of the first documented cases of transgender individuals, hormone replacement therapy, gender confirmation surgeries, and trans rights.

From cross-dressing in cat masks to honouring queer film-makers at the Queer Lion Award, the history of the LGBTQ community in Venice is as labyrinthine as the city’s convoluted system of canals.

Jerusalem, a city known for its strong religious and conservative views, is also home to an LGBTQ community that’s been hosting its own Pride events since 2002. Many of Jerusalem’s residents, however, are only just starting to open up.

While LGBT rights have been steadily improving in certain parts of the world, Latin America has generally been slow to recognize members of the community; this, however, is beginning to change in Cuba.

Growing up gay in Cambodia can be a very different story

The LGBT art community is using various media to express pride.

Bosnia isn’t as gay-friendly as Western Europe, and LGBT tourists won’t find the same level of acceptance as they will in places like Barcelona.

Germany recognized same-sex relationships in 2001, granting couples greater rights on inheritance, tax and other benefits, and legalized same-sex marriage in 2017 despite stiff opposition from conservative politicians and the Catholic church.

Same-sex relations are legal in only 22 of Africa's 54 countries and are punishable by death or lengthy prison terms in some nations, according to a global review here by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA).

Out and proud!

As the advocacy group LGBT+ Rights Ghana celebrates the opening of a new office and safe space for the nation’s LGBTQ+ community, the organization has had to fend off homophobic and misleading criticism from a prominent anti-gay crusader.