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Hanne Gaby Odiele decided to speak out in part to discourage parents of intersex children from putting them through possibly unneccesary surgery.

Four people who chained themselves together in a Department of Corrections office in Hamilton have been arrested.

The Australian government's bid to hold a plebiscite on whether to legalise same sex marriage has been defeated in the Senate.

Britain is to pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted of crimes under sexual offence laws that have since been abolished.

Australian Labor MPs have rejected the government's plans for a referendum on same-sex marriage, saying it would harm gay and lesbian people.

Analysis - Australia's Cabinet has signed off on plans for a non-binding public vote on same-sex marriage. ABC's Caitlyn Gribbin explains why it isn't a sure thing.

The transgender community wants health officials to cut the wait time for gender reassignment operations, saying it could take decades before people get one.

Trans people waiting for gender reassignment surgery could be left waiting decades, as the waiting list grows and wait times increase, The Wireless reports. Comments

A transgender student at New Plymouth Girls' High School is calling for pants to be included as part of the official school uniform. Audio

Three decades after homosexual acts between men were decriminalised in New Zealand, queer rights advocates share their dreams for the future.

A ban on openly transgender people serving in the US military has formally ended.

The captain of a gay rugby team says New Zealand sport still has some big hurdles to overcome if it wants to be more inclusive.

Germany is set to annul the convictions of gay men under a law criminalising homosexuality that was applied zealously in post-war Germany.

Suspected Islamist militants hacked to death a leading gay rights activist and his friend in an apartment in the Bangladeshi capital on Monday, police say.