![A young transgender woman at a friend’s house seeking temporary shelter in Lilongwe, Malawi.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810lgbt_malawi_main.jpg?itok=BJwZAzzM)
![A young transgender woman at a friend’s house seeking temporary shelter in Lilongwe, Malawi.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810lgbt_malawi_main.jpg?itok=BJwZAzzM)
October 22, 2018
US Congress Should Protect Transgender Rights
Passing the Equality Act Will Help Protect People of all Gender Identities
![People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, in Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710us_lgbt_trans_rights.jpg?itok=zb8L-EPA)
October 15, 2018
Lesbian Film 'Rafiki' May Change Kenya Forever
![An activist waves a rainbow flag in Manhattan, New York, US, February 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806us_lgbt_flag.jpg?itok=kqZ-5I7j)
October 15, 2018
Memorializing Matthew Shepard
![People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, in Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708united_states_lgbt_trump_transgender_ban.jpg?itok=EXKGfq_T)
October 12, 2018
Medical Experts Call to Defer Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries
New European Guidelines Reflect Intersex Patient Advocates’ Views
![Main image for Intersex Prresser](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201710lgbt_us_presser.jpg?itok=tdzozxet)
October 12, 2018
Czech Transgender Sterilization Law Violates Right to Health
Government Should Remove Surgery Requirements from Law
![Participants hold a giant rainbow flag during the Prague Pride Parade where thousands marched through the city centre in support of gay rights, in Czech Republic, August 13, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806europe_czech_lgbt_pride.jpg?itok=NOBvEROL)
October 11, 2018
Tokyo’s ‘Olympic’ LGBT Non-Discrimination Law
![Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, speaks in an interview in Tokyo, Japan on Monday August. 20, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810asia_japan_yuriko_koike.jpg?itok=9ePSju7u)
October 10, 2018
The Intersex Guidelines Doctors Have Been Waiting For
![A group of Doctors meet in the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi October 4, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201709united_states_health_doctor.jpg?itok=41E8V-vN)
October 10, 2018
Taiwan Referendum Threatens Same-Sex Marriage
Vote Could Undermine Constitutional Court Ruling Upholding Basic Rights
![Supporters of same-sex marriage take part in a rally outside Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, December 10, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/lgbttaiwan.marriageequality.reuters2016.jpg?itok=KzXFV315)
October 5, 2018
Tokyo: New Law Bars LGBT Discrimination
Olympics-Inspired Act Should Spur Japanese National Legislation
![Yuriko Koike, governor of Tokyo, speaks in an interview in Tokyo, Japan on Monday August. 20, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201810asia_japan_yuriko_koike.jpg?itok=9ePSju7u)
October 4, 2018
Lebanon: Security Forces Try to Close LGBT Conference
Organizers Questioned, Activists Put at Risk
![People wave a Lebanese national flag during a protest in Central Beirut December 11, 2006.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/2017-02-lebanon-mena-flag.jpg?itok=u7hyemFa)
October 3, 2018
Cynical Romanian Referendum Tries to Redefine ‘Family’
Activists Encourage Voters to Stay Away from Polls That ‘Legitimize Hatred’
![Members of Romania's gay community attend the GayFest Parade 2011 in Bucharest June 4, 2011.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201806europe_romania_eu_lgbt.jpg?itok=TFf8K7jR)
October 1, 2018
New US Policy Tears LGBT UN Staff From Partners
Same-Sex Partners of UN Staff Must Marry or Be Deported
![US man sells flags in front of stonewall](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201712us_lgbt_flag_protest.jpg?itok=jcYg2f1A)
October 1, 2018
UN Experts Slam Athletics Gender Regulations
Athletics Federation Rules Discriminate Against Women with Intersex Variations
![Caster Semenya of South Africa, Charlene Lipsey of the united States and Lynsey Sharp of Great Britain compete in the Women's 800 metres semi finals during day eight of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201807lgbt_wrd_iaaf.jpg?itok=RGiMIRq1)
October 1, 2018
Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and Practice
Women and Girls Deprived of Liberty, September 2018
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