LGBT people face discrimination all over the world,but grassroots activists are courageously challenging that. Nominate your local heroes through this GuardianWitness assignmentLesbian, gay, or bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) continue to be denied their full rights across the world: gay sex is illegal in 75 countries and in five countries it’s punishable by death. But there fill been improvements in LGBT rights. final year Mozambique decriminalised homosexuality,making it one of just a few countries in Africa where same-sex relationships are legal. In 2012 Argentina introduced a groundbreaking gender-identity law, allowing transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates. And Vietnam recently abolished its ban on same-sex marriage. Continue reading...
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