Malta has made history as the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy. The island nation passed the bill that will mean any medical professional found guilty of prescribing the so-called ‘gay cure’ therapy could be jailed. Politicians voted through the Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Bill, labelling gay cure therapy as “deceptive and harmful”.

In the 1940s, H. Edward Spires faced a choice men don't face today — enlist or be drafted. Spires chose to enlist, and was assigned as an Air Force chaplain's assistant in San Antonio, Texas. But his "easy" assignment came to a screeching halt in 1948, when he was reported for being gay and was discharged as "undesirable." Now, 68 years later, the 91-year-old has filed a federal lawsuit seeking an honorable discharge so he can receive a military burial.

Theresa May’s government is committed to introducing an ‘Alan Turing law’ and will, in due course, pardon thousands of gay men convicted under historic gross indecency crimes. Sources close to the Prime Minister confirmed to The Independent that Ms May's government is “committed” to introducing the legislation, which will effectively act as an apology while the Ministry of Justice added they would “now find the right legislative vehicle to push this through”. “This government is committed to introducing posthumous pardons...

Taken on the weekend it shows a 12-year-old boy stand up to 11,000 protesters as they march through Celaya in Mexico in a protest against same-sex marriage. The boy, who it turned out later has a gay uncle, was pictured with his arms wide open begging the thousands before him to stop. The moment was captured by photo journalist Manuel Rodriguez. He told Regeneración that at first he thought the child was only playing but was later told he has an ‘uncle who is gay’ and he ‘hates that people hate.’

A Church of England bishop has come out as gay and in a relationship with a long term partner. The sexuality of Nicholas Chamberlain, Bishop of Grantham, has been known for some time within the Church.  But he revealed his identity on his own terms after a Sunday newspaper planned to identify him. 

The Rev. Danny Cortez is a pastor. He also has a son who recently came out as gay. And when his teenage son came out to him in 2014, he did something more than express his support: He decided to talk to his Southern Baptist congregation about it — even though doing so likely meant getting kicked out of the church. "That morning I came to church, my blood pressure was super high. I felt so much stress, and everyone was wondering what's going on," Cortez recalls, on a recent visit with StoryCorps.

Egyption police are using gay dating apps like Grindr to track down LGBT people, it has been alleged. Authorities in the country have reportedly been using gay dating apps to find and detain members of the LGBT community, The Jerusalem Post reported. According to lifestyle and entertainment magazine CairoScene, a source close to the city's LGBT community claimed apps such as Grindr are “jeopardising the safety” of many of their members.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and Republican nominee Donald Trump are set to attend events in Orlando for conservative pastors, put on by some of the country’s most radical anti-gay groups. The gathering comes two months after the Pulse nightclub shooting, in which 49 members and allies of the LGBTQ community were killed.

This [Mollie Mills] documentary unpacks the fierce subculture offering solace for queer people in one of America’s most dangerous cities. By Anna Cafolla.

The Tanzanian government has banned the import and sale of sexual lubricants as part of a sustained crackdown on the country's LGBT+ community. "It is true that the government has banned the importation and use of the jelly to curb the spread of HIV," Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu told local media. He said that lubricant encourages homosexuality, which is against the law in the east African country and can be punished by life imprisonment.

Thousands of Australians marched at same-sex marriage rallies across the country on Saturday calling on whichever party wins a July 2 national election to quickly introduce same-sex marriage laws. Conservative Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull supports same-sex marriage and has pledged a public vote on the issue before the end of 2016. The Labor opposition will skip a public vote and introduce a bill to parliament within 100 days if it wins the election.

Pride month began as a means to ensure safe spaces and equality for LGBTQ people. The Orlando mass shooting is now a part of that story.

Northern Ireland’s ban on gay men donating blood is to be lifted. Michelle O’Neill, the new Sinn Féin health minister in the devolved government at Stormont, announced the move on Thursday while on a visit to the Rainbow Project, an LGBT centre in Belfast. O’Neill said she would lift the ban in favour of a “one-year deferral system” as is the case in the rest of the UK. This means that gay and bisexual men can give blood one year after their last sexual contact with another man, bringing Northern Ireland in line with England...

President Barack Obama is preparing to designate the Stonewall Inn in New York the first national monument dedicated to gay rights. That's according to two individuals familiar with the Obama administration's plans. The individuals weren't authorized to discuss the plans publicly and requested anonymity. The tavern in Greenwich Village was the...

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed an anti-discrimination order on Wednesday protecting the rights of gay and transgender people, aligning his state on the liberal side of a political divide playing out across the U.S. South. The Democrat's executive order also protects state employees against discrimination based on other criteria including race, religion, disability or age. It bans state agencies from discrimination, while offering an exemption for churches and religious organizations.

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Puerto Rico can't prohibit gay marriage. The court overruled a federal judge who said a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing gay couples to marry anywhere in the United States does not apply on the island because it is a U.S. territory, and not a state. The appeals court said Thursday that the district court misconstrued the law and directly contradicted its mandate.

Mississippi's governor signed a law on Tuesday that allows public and private businesses to refuse service to gay couples based on the employers' religious beliefs. Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 1523, despite opposition from gay-rights groups and some businesses who say it enables discrimination. Some conservative and religious groups support the bill.

Exclusive: The World Psychiatric Association has condemned so-called conversion therapy and called on governments around the world to decriminalise homosexuality.

State will debate legislation this month that would ban the counseling on minors, a practice psychologists say can lead to depression and suicide

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