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British Airways is dropping gendered greetings on its flights as airlines increasingly recognize the diversity of genders among passengers. The company plans to drop the phrase “ladies and gentlemen” in favor of

Belgium ended months of political gridlock by quietly celebrating a major milestone. The European country tapped Petra De Sutter, a gynecologist and LGBTQ+ activist, as the first transgender woman to ever serve

Towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, many countries around the world changed their policies towards minorities and cities emerged that supported the LGBT community.

On Wednesday, Russian Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky rejected calls from the Council of Europe to repeal the 2013 law, which forbids the spread of information on “nontraditional sexual relations” to minors. He said

LEGO will no longer sort its products by gender in light of new research finding that gender stereotypes affect children’s creative potential. In a survey of nearly 7,000 parents and children, a

Following a vote in the national legislature, France took a major step towards banning the discredited practice of conversion therapy. France’s National Assembly, the lower house of its parliament, voted unanimously on

Nepal has introduced a “third gender” category on its 2021 census in a move applauded by some LGBTQ+ advocates. Others question whether it will be enough. Theoretically, the data will allow LGBTQ+

Russia has proposed that LGBTQ+, radical feminists and child-free groups should be recognised as “extremism”. “LGBT ideology, radical feminism and child-free movements should be recognized as extremism — an extremist ideology,” Andrei

“Hello, Tamar, I am contacting you from the online platform queer.ge” – before the elections, during the most culminating period, this is how I started talking to Georgian politicians. I did a

Police have arrested L.B., born in 1998, on charges of violence against a transgender woman. The investigation has established that the accused physically assaulted a transgender woman during a confrontation in Tbilisi