![People attend a gay pride parade to demand for a new law for gender equality after Chilean President Michelle Bachelet sets marriage equality as the government's priority in Santiago, Chile July 1, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708americas_chile_lgbt.jpg?itok=np5j2JEg)
![People attend a gay pride parade to demand for a new law for gender equality after Chilean President Michelle Bachelet sets marriage equality as the government's priority in Santiago, Chile July 1, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708americas_chile_lgbt.jpg?itok=np5j2JEg)
August 23, 2017
The Power of a Question
![People dance in front of the Victory column as they participate in the annual Gay Pride parade, also called Christopher Street Day parade (CSD), in Berlin, Germany July 23, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201706europe_germany_lgbt_parade.jpg?itok=bDx2kYyM)
August 22, 2017
‘Fags’ and Fear-Mongering in Australia’s Gay Marriage Debate
Vitriolic Poster Campaign Mars Planned Nationwide Poll
![Anti-same-sex marriage poster in Australia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708asia_australia_lgbt_poster.jpg?itok=-w0cKEpc)
August 15, 2017
Door Opens to Achieving Marriage Equality in Czech Republic
Issue is on the Agenda for October’s Parliamentary Elections
![Campaigners for same-sex marriage during Prague Pride, Czech Republic, August 12, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708europe_czech_republic_lgbt.jpg?itok=VOs_9j_x)
August 11, 2017
How Did Nepal Become a Global LGBT Rights Beacon?
![Marchers in the 2013 Gai Jatra LGBTI pride parade fill the streets of Kathmandu.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/08-11-2015gay_pride.jpg?itok=tYEJ3JF4)
August 4, 2017
South Korea: Supreme Court Affirms LGBT Rights
Judgment Orders Government to Allow LGBT Foundation to Apply for Charity Status
![Participants march on a street during Korea Queer Festival 2015 in central Seoul, South Korea. In 2017, South korea's Supreme Court ordered the government to allow the Beyond the Rainbow Foundation, a LGBT rights foundation, to legally register as a chari](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708lgbt_south_korea_supreme_court.jpg?itok=w3Wl99mZ)
August 2, 2017
‘I Only Wish I Could Exchange My Life for Another’
Russia Slow to Recognize ‘Hate’ as Motive for Targeting Victims of Crime
![Anti-gay rights activists stand on a rainbow flag during a protest by gay rights activists demonstrating against a proposed new law termed by the State Duma, the lower house of Parliament, as "against advocating the rejection of traditional family values"](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201708europe_russia_lgbt_rainbow_flag.jpg?itok=_5pRkl8C)
August 1, 2017
Intersex Infant Surgery Settlement Highlights Regulatory Gaps
Such Surgeries Should be Banned for Children
![A father plays with his daughter, who was born with atypical sex characteristics. Despite pressure from doctors, the parents chose not to elect medically unnecessary surgeries on their child.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707lgbt_unitedstates_intersex_presser.jpg?itok=4dClagOk)
July 25, 2017
Making Transgender Rights a Reality in India
New Parliamentary Report Finds Crucial Gaps in Draft Law
![Participants hold placards during a protest demanding an end to what they say is discrimination and violence against the transgender community, in Bengaluru, India October 21, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707asia_india_lgbt_transgender.jpg?itok=r7241rw_)
July 25, 2017
Interview: Intersex Babies Don’t Need ‘Fixing’
![A poster by intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201705us_us_intersex.jpg?itok=XnE1vDS1)
July 25, 2017
US: Harmful Surgery on Intersex Children
Medically Unnecessary Operations Risk Lifelong Suffering
![A two-and-a-half-year old born with intersex traits walks with her parents in their garden. The parents have decided to defer all medically unnecessary surgeries until their child can decide for herself.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2017/201707lgbt_intersex_presserpicfamily.jpg?itok=l9ycHtLs)