Sydney, Apr. 18 (ANI): Same-sex marriage has been legalized in New Zealand after Parliemnt voted in its favour.

Washington, Apr. 12 (ANI): Jenna Jameson will reportedly not be charged for allegedly attacking a transgender porn star on Saturday.

Mumbai, Feb 3 (ANI): Seeking an equal status in the society, hundreds of homosexuals, transgender and gay rights activists took part in a colourful 'Pride Parade' in Mumbai.

London, Jan. 23 (ANI): The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community of America has described the moment when President Barack Obama uttered the term 'gay' in his groundbreaking inaugural address as "a moment of pure euphoria".

New York, Dec 18 (ANI): Michelle Obama has become the inspiration for Candy magazine - a publication devoted to covering "transversal style" - as transgender model Connie Fleming stars as the First Lady lookalike on the cover.

New Delhi, Nov.25 (ANI): Homosexuals, bisexuals and transgenders took part in the Gay Pride Parade here on Sunday.

Washington, Oct. 30 (ANI): A right-wing Christian preacher has blamed the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities for Hurricane Sandy htting the American east coast.

London, Oct. 26 (ANI): Lawmakers in the British city of Brighton are planning to scrap the use of terms like Mr and Mrs, so that transgender residents in the country are not upset over having to choose one of the "useless" tags.

Washington, Oct. 19 (ANI): A new Gallup survey, touted as the largest of its kind, has estimated that 3.4 percent of American adults identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

London, Oct 13(ANI): A gay rights group in Nepal is hosting South Asia's first ever tournament for gay athletes in capital Kathmandu, with more than 300 gay, bisexual and transgender athletes from 30 countries registering to compete in the three-day event.

Wellington, October 6 (ANI): Lady Gaga will share a biennial peace prize in memory of John Lennon to honour her work campaigning for equality for gay, lesbian and transgender people.

Islamabad, Sept. 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while hearing a case regarding transgender rights in the country, has said that transgenders have equal rights as all other citizens of the country, and that they should be given equal basic rights everyone else.

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 16 (ANI): Experts and psychologists in Malaysia have said that the so-called guidelines to help parents and teachers track lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) symptoms in their children has stereotyped the group.

London, September 4 (ANI): Transgender man, Thomas Beatie shocked the world when he was pictured clutching his baby bump, and now he says that he's ready to do it all again for his new love following his divorce.

Islamabad, July 31 (ANI): After political and religious groups, it is now the transgender community of Pakistan's Sukkur city who has come out to protest against U.S. drone strikes, and the reopening of the NATO supply routes.

London, July 29 (ANI): Oxford University, which is known for its distinctive academic gowns, has been forced to rewrite its traditional dress code to avoid upsetting transgender students and now men will be allowed to wear skirts or stockings to exams while women can choose suits or white bow ties from next month onwards.

Johannesburg, June 15 (ANI): A transgender pageant winner has been gruesomely murdered in South Africa.

Sydney, June 11 (ANI): Australian airports are set to introduce full-body scanners next month amid security concerns that they will show the full-generic figures of passengers, infringing their privacy.

London, June 8 (ANI): Barack Obama is said to have made a rude joke about his wife Michelle and oral sex at a Beverly Hills fundraiser for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Leadership Council on Wednesday night.

Bangkok, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): A Thai Transgender beat male opponents to win a seat as councilor on the provincial administration organisation (PAO) of northern province of Nan in its lastest election, Bangkok Post reported on Tuesday.

Wellington, May 21 (ANI): A transgender Canadian beauty contestant who was initially disqualified from taking part in the Miss Universe Canada pageant because she was not a "naturally born female" lost her bid to win the crown but was awarded the title of Miss Congeniality.

Montreal (Canada), May 20 (ANI): The first-ever transgender contestant in the Miss Universe Canada pageant has lost her bid to win the title.

Tehran, May 18 (ANI): The lifestyle of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people has exposed them to brutal punishments in Iran, according to a study.

Melbourne, May 15 (ANI): Chloe Sevigny has revealed that she "cried every day" when she had to wear a fake penis as a transgender hitman in TV series 'Hit and Miss'.

London, May 14 (ANI): The transgender woman suing Khloe Kardashian for allegedly pushing her outside a club in Hollywood is willing to throw out the suit if the reality TV star pays up 150000 dollars.