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Gay and lesbian newlyweds kiss at a pro same-sex marriage party in Taipei.

An LGBTQ rights advocate looks back on the 2010s and ahead to a new decade

Lifestyle & Belief

Lucas Mendes, a Senior Research Officer at ILGA World, discusses with Marco Werman the wins and losses of the last decade for the worldwide LGBTQ community.

One of seven LGBTQ couples that got married in Tijuana, Mexico pose for a picture with an LGBTQ rainbow flag behind them

LGBTQ migrants find safety in numbers on trek to US border

Sexuality
New traffic lights in Vienna show male and female gay couples with hearts - in red for stop and green for go

How can you make your city’s streets safer? Same-sex traffic lights, says Vienna

Culture
Omar Solis, who grew up in Denver, studies international relations at the Technological Institute of Monterrey. He's also openly gay.

Mexico’s ‘hints of homophobia’ make living there a challenge for a gay American

Lifestyle
A red envelope is given out during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Liverpool, England, on February 22, 2015.

LGBT couples turn a Lunar New Year tradition into a plea for acceptance

Lifestyle
Delhi Queer Pride parade

A colonial-era law against same-sex relationships goes back on the books in India

Development & Education

An anti-gay law dating back to the time when India was a British colony has been reinstated by the Supreme Court of India. Previously in 2009, a Delhi court order had decriminalized gay sexual relationships.

Delhi’s LGBT Pride parade shows what a difference a decade can make in India

Lifestyle & Belief

Just a decade ago, the idea of a Pride parade in India would have been unthinkable. But this weekend, the sixth annual LGBT Pride parade was held in New Delhi — and hundreds turned out. It’s a sign that the LGBT community is gaining some acceptance in broader Indian culture.

Myanmar’s Taung Byone festival brings some acceptance for LGBT community

In Myanmar, the only time the country’s gay community can find acceptance is during the annual Taung Byone festival. At other times of year they’re forced to the edges of society, but during Taung Byone they are the gatekeepers to the spirit world.

Obama’s ‘evolution’ on same-sex marriage mobilizes Latino supporters

Global Politics

President Barack Obama’s announcement that he supported same-sex marriage has mobilized Latino voters. A largely Roman Catholic group, Latino Americans actually support same-sex marriage in slightly higher numbers than the average American.

A call for gays to boycott heterosexual weddings

Global Politics

One man is boycotting heterosexual weddings until same-sex marriages are nationally recognized, and calls on the gay community to do the same.