The European Court of Human Rights says that criminal conviction for distributing leaflets offensive to homosexuals was not contrary to freedom of expression  >>>

ILGA-Europe’s Statement on a law on prohibition of the so-called propaganda of 'sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism, and paedophilia to minors' and introduction of administrative offense adopted by St. Petersburg’s Legislative Assembl...  >>>

This morning, the federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled today 2-1 that Proposition 8, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. It's a historic ruling--the first time in the nation's history that a federal appeals court has struck down a statew  >>>

Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, court rules. A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year The 2-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court o  >>>

Three African transgender and intersex rights advocacy organizations (Gender DynamiX, Support Initiative for People with atypical Sexual Development and Transgender and Intersex Africa) have formed an alliance to enhance the trans and intersex movement on the continent.  >>>

In commemoration of World AIDS Day and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence/AIDS, Gender Action, joined by over a hundred civil society organizations and activists, sent a letter to World Bank President Robert Zoellick urging the World Bank to increase and improve its HIV preven  >>>

The Brazilian Association of Studies on Homoculture (ABEH) released the first version of the schedule, the menu of group themes, and the composition of the scientific commission of the VI International Conference of Studies on Sexual and Gender Diversity that is going to take place at UFBA  >>>

While speaking to delegates at the African Union’s summit, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged stronger protection of homosexual rights.  >>>

Milk, the openly gay nephew of slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and founder of the Harvey B. Milk Foundation, was joined by Renato Sabbadini, secretary general of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association; Emma Reed, head of the LGBT Equality, U.K.  >>>

Every year, in conjunction with International Women's Day, Women Deliver celebrates the progress made on behalf of girls and women worldwide. Our Women Deliver 100 list in 2011, which featured 100 of the most inspiring people who have delivered for girls and women, was covered by over 100  >>>