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LGBT change

LGBT change explores the work of activists all over the world and how to affect change to achieve full human rights for LGBT people.
  • Defendants react behind the bars at a court in Cairo following the acquittal on January 12, 2015 of 26 male men accused of “debauchery” after they were arrested in a night-time raid on a bathhouse in the Egyptian capital last month that triggered international concern. The men were arrested on December 7 in the raid on a hammam in the Azbakeya district of Cairo, amid fears of a widening police crackdown on homosexuals in Egypt even though Egyptian law does not expressly ban homosexuality. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHEDMOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images

    Jailed for using Grindr: homosexuality in Egypt

    Police are using technology and ancient laws to imprison gay people. Now human rights campaigners are trying to shift attitudes in Egyptian society
  • Rolling Stone front cover

    Where are the most difficult places in the world to be gay or transgender?

    Patchy data means it’s hard to get a true picture of the risks globally. But even some of the most restrictive nations are taking steps forward
  • Barbados beach scene

    Growing up gay in the Caribbean, I was in constant survival mode

    On an island where everything from pop music to the church demonises your sexuality, you police your every move
  • LGBT pride gathering in Ankara where activists are fighting an oppressive government.

    LGBT change heroes 2017: breaking through from oppression

    We asked for nominations of LGBT rights activists who are having a positive influence all over the world and were overwhelmed by the response
  • An ‘All Gender’ bathroom sign at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego, California, US.

    I am transgender and being myself is not a disorder

    Mauro Cabral
    A review of World Health Organisation classifications is a chance to put an end to trans people being pathologised
  • A protester wears a rainbow-colored wig and glasses as Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause stage a rare protest, against Uganda's increasingly tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. Homosexuality has been criminalized in Uganda where lawmakers have recently passed a new bill, which appears to have wide support among Ugandans, that prescribes life imprisonment for "aggravated" homosexual acts. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

    On the run from persecution: how Kenya became a haven for LGBT refugees

    For people fleeing harsh legislation in their own countries, Kenya is offering sanctuary and the chance to live life free from fear
  • An activist wearing and anti-LGBT t-shirt.

    Why LGBT hatred suddenly spiked in Indonesia

    While other Asian countries make progress on LGBT rights, an unexpected wave of bigotry and anger broke out in Indonesia last year
  • The nightly 'deliverance service' of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries in Lagos, Nigeria.

    'The exorcism was over in 15 minutes but nothing changed' - LGBT life in Nigeria

    After going through Christian rituals in an attempt to change her sexuality, Bree found a way to reconcile her faith and same-sex attraction
  • Peter Tatchell at a protest against bombing Syria outside Downing Street in 2015

    Live chat with Peter Tatchell: what can we do to support LGBTI rights around the world?

  • Peter Tatchell

    There are reasons to be cheerful ... LGBTI rights gains in unlikely countries

    Peter Tatchell
  • Pride parade in Bangalore

    Who are 2017's LGBT heroes? Tell us about the activists creating change

    LGBT people face discrimination all over the world. Help us recognise grassroots campaigners doing inspiring work
  • LGBT Uganda

    Before the raid: behind the scenes at Uganda's gay pride – in pictures

    Ugandan police broke up a gay Pride event in Kampala in August, arresting up to 20 people in a country where homosexuality is illegal under a colonial-era law. Fredrik Lerneryd photographed the event before it was stormed by authorities
  • Demonstrators in South Africa hold hands during a protest in support of the Treatment Action Campaign global call to action on tuberculosis and HIV/Aids.

    We will lose the battle against HIV without LGBT decriminalisation

    Bisi Alimi
    With the International Aids Conference just two months away, there is no better time to talk about access, equity and rights in the fight against HIV
  • Man behind bars in silhouette

    Secret aid worker: I regret not speaking out for my LGBT colleagues

    If I was outed, I could fly out of the country tomorrow, but for my national colleagues this is not an option. How can I mobilise that guilt to action?
  • LGBT pride Johannesburg

    The Commonwealth is working to undo the British empire's homophobic legacy

    Lewis Brooks and Felicity Daly
    The majority of Commonwealth states criminalise gay sex with laws passed in colonial times. How can that association of nations right the wrongs of the past?
  • Participants of Belgrade Gay Pride parade wave flags in Belgrade

    'The LGBT community is invisible': using data to fight hate crime in the Balkans

    In Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia, NGOs are collecting hate crime data and leveraging the countries’ EU ambitions to push for rights
  • Protesters call for justice for Jennifer Laude, a transgender woman who was murdered in the Philippines.

    13 steps to greater LGBT equality

    LGBT activists have reached significant milestones over the the past few years. How can they achieve more? Our expert panel had these ideas
  • Balloons spell out the word "love" over the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

    Fighting for the right to love - your #LGBTChange heroes

    We asked for nominations for LGBT activists who are making positive changes in communities around the world. Meet the inspiring heroes you suggested
  • Transgender women in Myanmar

    It's time to create a world that recognises the rights of transgender people

    Neela Ghoshal and Kyle Knight
    It’s time the world stood up against the injustice and abuses faced by transgender people, legal gender recognition is a fundamental human right
  • An attendee at Sao Paulo pride parade in Brazil

    Seven videos that give hope for LGBTI rights around the world

    There’s a long way to go before LGBTI people can be free of fear of violence and discrimination, but these seven videos suggest acceptance is growing
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