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Residents of California who identify as non-binary and transgender experience alarmingly higher rates of physical and sexual violence, according to the first annual survey tracking these incidences According to the California Violence Study, one in 20 Californian adults (5%) experienced physical violence last year, which has decreased by 8% in...

With its Online Safety Bill, the UK seeks to set a “world-leading” legislative example for other nations to follow, but how will the LGBTQ+ community be affected globally?

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has approved the enactment of an extremely strict anti-homosexuality act, which has garnered extensive criticism both in Uganda and globally for its alleged violation of universal human rights.

Some of the challenges that transgender and non-binary staff can face are due to the workplace culture of ‘heteronormativity’, which can impact inclusivity.

Across the UK, changes are being made to the framework policies for the allocation of transgender prisoners – most with thorough risk assessments.

Open Access Government examines how the U.S. is building a stronger foundation for a healthier future – one in which every American can attain their full health and wellness potential.

An investigation by UN Women UK found that 97% of women surveyed have been sexually harassed, with a further 96% not reporting those situations because of the belief that it would not change anything.

Dr Larry Earnhart, Chair, Dept. of Quantitative Studies University Canada West, sheds light on wicked problems and the diversified team when it comes to STEM.

Gay and bisexual men at highest risk of contracting monkeypox which is spread via sexual intercourse and skin-to-skin contact.

There are important differences in the symptoms of monkeypox between the current outbreak and previous outbreaks in endemic regions.

From training to representation, efforts to make organisations and workplaces more LGBTQIA+ inclusive are needed everywhere.

Sexual minorities are more likely to engage in risky coping mechanisms such as having unprotected sex, drinking and smoking.

The UK Government has announced its plan to place separate male and female toilets in all new public buildings – forgoing gender neutral toilets to protect women.

People who undergo Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy have high grades of satisfaction with the physical and psychological effects – and have fewer suicidal thoughts.

The research found that 2.5% of transgender kids go through detransition, while the majority of young people keep their gender identity after five years.

Machine learning algorithms have found that men are represented four times more than women in literature, with transgender and non-binary people largely missing.

The UK government have partially banned conversion therapy for gay and bisexual individuals, while transgender conversion therapy is still legal.

Gender parity in the public sector remains an essential endeavour: with diversity and inclusion at the forefront of modern politics, we still beg the question, where are all the women?

The first ever woman cured from HIV underwent a dual stem-cell transplant, which seems to have made her genetically resistant to HIV and put her cancer into remission.

LGBT+ physicists face exclusionary behaviours that can lead to a change of field - with 15% of early career scientists identifying as LGBT+, what could this mean for the future?