U.S. to issue gender neutral passports, take steps to combat anti-transgender laws
Americans will be allowed to choose an X for gender on their passport applications and select their sex on Social Security cards
UK government will ban gay conversion therapy, changing previous plan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has come under increasing pressure on the issue after former leader Theresa May vowed in 2018 to ban the practise
Depression, suicidal thoughts prevalent in high school students during pandemic - U.S. study
Suicidal thoughts or attempts and general poor mental health were also more prevalent among LGBT students than among heterosexual youth, the survey published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found.
Tension simmers as Norwegian criticises Qatari human rights record at FIFA congress
Human Rights Watch has said that Qatari laws continue to discriminate against women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals.
U.S. warns states against treading on civil rights of transgender youth
The warning from the department's top civil rights lawyer comes at a time when Republican-controlled states around the country have been enacting a variety of bills aimed squarely at transgender youth.
How is the U.S. military preparing for rising climate security risks?
Climate change is boosting security risks from disasters, sea level rise, extreme heat and more - and now is the time to prepare, U.S. security experts say
OPINION: The war in Ukraine could spark a hurricane of global hunger
The war in Ukraine shows the high stakes risk of concentrating food production to just a few countries – the latest in a series of overlapping food crises
OPINION: Acid attacks are gender-based violence and companies need to do more to prevent them
Acid attacks are gender-based violence and companies need to do more, writes Jaf Shah of Acid Survivors Trust International
In Zimbabwe, a women-only gem mine gives abuse survivors new hope
Workers at Africa’s first all-female mine say their jobs have given them a fresh start and financial independence
Ukraine sunflower oil price surge casts shadow over Ramadan meals
At the start of the Muslim holy month, families in food-poor Middle Eastern countries are being forced to rethink ‘iftar’ favourites like French fries and deep-fried pastries