Abortion and gender-affirming care are fundamental human rights that provide safe and unrestricted medical care, enabling people to define their families and identities. Denying these rights curtails people’s ability to live on their terms. https://t.co/vBCmdQHeN1

Check out our latest selection of LGBTI news from around the world. https://t.co/QRCXplzYqO

The world is witnessing a precarious trend of democracies collapsing with LGBTI communities often the first to experience the calamitous effects. https://t.co/EYUWx9xbq2

#Kenya president-elect says #LGBTQ+, #intersex rights ‘not a big issue’ The president-elect of Kenya last week told #CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that LGBTQ+ and intersex rights are “not a big issue” in his country. “We don’t want to create a mountain out... https://t.co/vbgxm11sex

Politicians in #Italy are freaking out over #lesbian #polarbears in a British #cartoon. A far-right political group in Italy is up in arms over a popular #British children’s cartoon that recently featured a lesbian polar bear couple. Federico Mollicone... https://t.co/89R4yF60qF

#Tanzania warns against sharing pro-LGBTQI content. The Tanzanian #government has warned against the dissemination of online messages and short videos promoting #samesex relationships. It has also warned that it will take action against administrator… https://t.co/ztxxkTo7vy

Sri Lankan Prez says Govt won’t oppose Bill to decriminalise #homosexuality. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the #government will not oppose the Private Member’s Bill presented to #Parliament to #decriminalize homosexuality... https://t.co/XsjDh6wLY5

#Tokyo Court Denies #Transgender Parent Legal Rights To Own #Child. The journey toward equality for the #LGBTQ+ community in #Japan has been something of a ping-pong match over the past few years. The country has indeed taken steps toward inclusion and... https://t.co/gdKDnEC0Ac

#Drag #queens and TikTokers: queer Fijian influencers challenging traditional notions of #masculinity. Sevuloni Lule, a professional dancer from Lautoka City in western #Fiji, is causing a stir on Shenzen’s club scene in #China. Or rather, his drag... https://t.co/KzTXW6BIXW

#Transphobia in #Germany: The danger of anti-queer attacks. Munster, Augsburg, Bremen: three German cities, three brutal attacks on #queer people within the past three months. One of them ended in tragedy for Malte C.*, a #transgender man who... https://t.co/x6MJiIFBVj

Yeshiva #University Can Bar L.G.B.T. Club for Now, Justice Rules. #Justice Sonia Sotomayor said on Friday that Yeshiva University in #Manhattan can for now disregard a state court ruling that ordered it to recognize an L.G.B.T. #student club... https://t.co/Kuhi9IbRNZ

#Queer Hungarians in #Berlin: ‘We can finally hold hands in public’ Over the past years, the situation for #LGBTQ individuals in many #EU countries has improved, even if often only haltingly. But #Hungary is another story. There, #homophobia and... https://t.co/8UG73rQaXG

‘I want to see the #rainbow flag raised in Iran’. For the first time, two women known to have been #lesbian have been sentenced to death in #Iran. It marks a new stage in the Islamic republic’s persecution of #LGBT people. “My biggest hope… https://t.co/rdNir2YO7x

#Gay man helps #queer families fleeing red states with ‘above ground railroad’. A #Texas estate agent has developed a programme to help #LGBTQ+ homeowners across the US “flee red [Republican] states”. When broker Bob McCranie and his partner bought... https://t.co/N4QOiMOSJJ

#LGBTIQ+ political party seeking registration in #Venezuela. Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) has received a petition to record the name of the first-ever LGBTIQ+ community party, it was reported in #Caracas. https://t.co/b2Xy6RKNQd

Their Country Banned #GayMarriage. This #Lesbian Couple Got Married Anyway. On a Saturday in early July, I arrived at the #Bucharest town hall to attend a very special event – my old friend Georgiana was getting married to her partner Evie. #LGBT #Romania https://t.co/cDGySu5shi

Chinese activist continues fight for #LGBTQ, #intersex rights from U.S. Yanhui Peng, co-founder of #LGBTRightsAdvocacyChina, a #Chinese advocacy group, in 2014 sought to expose doctors and therapists who practice so-called #conversiontherapy. #LGBT #China https://t.co/HxE0bB9Pci

‘Straight Pride’ rocked by violence as #ProudBoys and LGBTQ+ protesters clash. A #StraightPride event organised by an anti- #LGBTQ+ and #antiabortion group ended in violence when the few dozen participants clashed with LGBTQ+ counter-protesters. https://t.co/4BBf8VK5Jw

India’s top court declares same-sex couples entitled to social benefits, deserve legal protections. A Supreme Court ruling in #India affirmed that #samesex couples and other non-traditional families are entitled to social benefits. #LGBT #India https://t.co/8gmoQrxwtX

Protesters march in #Belgrade against planned gay Pride event. Thousands of religious and right-wing opponents of a #EuropeanGayPride event to be hosted by Belgrade protested through the #Serbian capital on Sunday, even though... #LGBT #Serbia https://t.co/AKNR2fxhbf