The sun on my chest in Oxford Street felt like a recognition of how hard I had fought to get where I was

Lilit Martirosyan continues to campaign for a hate crime law, legal gender recognition and transgender health care

Shadow equalities minister Anneliese Dodds calls out ministers’ failure to protect trans people

‘They’re playing on people’s fear, and spreading untruths’ – LGBT advocates dispel the myths that could come up on Monday

From Alabama to Florida, our rights are under attack. We can’t counter the Right without understanding its tactics

Boris Johnson’s U-turn over protecting trans people in the conversion therapy ban is an attempt to appeal to Tory...

Representation matters – but Boris Johnson and Liz Truss’s claims to ‘support’ their trans colleague don’t match...

A new law in one US state means families with trans children can be investigated for ‘child abuse’. Now parents are...

Trans people and allies gathered outside the BBC’s London headquarters to challenge its anti-trans ‘agenda of hate...

G(end)er Swap: gender-affirming fashion can be a ‘lifesaver’ for young trans people – who can wait years for vital healthcare

The BBC prides itself on its impartiality. But its new podcast about Stonewall is another example of the UK media’s...

Cleopatra Kambugu’s new ID has been celebrated by fellow rights activists – but gender recognition remains out of...

Healthcare access for LGBTIQ communities in the US is under threat from the conservative Right. The WHO should do more

‘I’ve been deemed a risk to the party’s reputation for being transgender,’ Bristow tells openDemocracy in an...

Exclusive: Days after quitting as co-leader, Berry talks to openDemocracy about the rifts in her party and the need...

‘More urgently than ever we need a transformed society that respects everyone’s rights,’ said Siân Berry in a letter...

Despite its cosmopolitanism, Hong Kong society still holds conservative views on gender and sexuality. But a new...

The alarming wave of anti-trans activism in the West threatens to undermine rights in less privileged parts of the world

Despite laws protecting trans rights, people face stigma, poverty and murder, thanks in part to a damaging colonial past

Let’s set the record straight: lesbians have always rebelled against the gender binary and sexual repression. We...