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The announcement was made in advance of National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on June 8. "HIV/AIDS is still a leading cause of death in the Caribbean, and stigma and discrimination persist," said Kent Klindera, director of amfAR's GMT Initiative.

Despite sporadic success in addressing homelessness in Canada, little progress has been made toward a permanent cross-country solution, says a national report into the extent of the problem.

A transgender woman landed herself in a heap of trouble on Friday night after a police officer confronted her.

Rock legend and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge is taking issue with Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy.

Sue Boyce will defy her party and support legislation outlawing discrimination against homosexual and transgender people in Australian care homes Opposition senator Sue Boyce intends to defy her Coalition colleagues by voting for Labor's anti-discrimination bill.

BMV Commissioner Scott Waddell late Monday ordered Administrative Law Judge Melissa Reynolds to re-open the case and assess whether the Indiana Youth Group had been "selling" or "auctioning" low-number license plates.

Surveillance video along Hollywood Boulevard captured this image of three members of a group that attacked a transgender woman May 31, 2013.

There was a time not that long ago when it would have seemed far-fetched to suggest that the law should protect gay and lesbian students in public schools from bullying or discrimination.

Authorities in Mississippi are confirming that the suspect in a Selma resident's death is now charged with murder after giving the patient injections to enhance her buttocks even though she had no medical training.

It finds that gay and lesbian couples are less likely to receive a favorable response to email inquiries about rental properties than straight couples.

Media in India are discussing the poll strategies of the ruling Congress and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party for the general elections due next year.

Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal recognition for same-sex couples and think they should be able to adopt children, according to an international poll released on Tuesday.

He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.

Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations.

Our lives are medicalised, and our voices rarely heard. If the sex discrimination amendment bill passes, this will be a huge win for all of us These are heady times for Australian intersex people.

It's time for Neil Patrick Harris to hang up his production credits in exchange for a pair of 8-inch heels, as Playbill reports he'll star in the Broadway premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch next year.

Martin Brophy was awarded MBE as part of Queen's birthday honours list for his working promoting singing in the LGBT community A man has sung his way into the Queen's birthday honours list for his work with lesbian and gay choirs.

Hormone treatment to halt puberty in adolescents with gender identity disorder does not cause lasting harm to their bones, a new study finds.

One member of Wausau's gay community is planning a "march for equality" this weekend as questions have arisen about the city's upcoming gay pride parade and its organizer.

Last week the state supreme court heard oral arguments about whether a school district violated her civil rights when it forbid her from using the girl's restroom.