European Commission presents strategy on LGBT+ rights

"We have to be here, we have to stick together," says demonstrator Dakota Fabro during the Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington, D.C.

Dozens of people stage a dance protest for LGBT rights outside Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Newly crowned drag-queen Wendy Valenzuela says she feels 'a little afraid' after winning 'Miss Gay El Salvador', but says she is intent on promoting tolerance and sexual diversity in the Central American country where 600 members of the LGBTI community have been assassinated since 1993.

The European Commission has put forward a five-year plan to address challenges facing the LGBTQI community. The EU executive has long been at odds with right-wing governments in the bloc over LGBT+ rights.

As Pride events continue to some extent in German cities over the summer, Meet the Germans presenter Rachel Stewart finds out more about LGBTQ rights in Germany.

Returning from Africa, Pope Francis took umbrage with those who used Pope Benedict XVI's death to attack the church. He was also joined by fellow faith leaders he traveled with in defending the gay community.

Kenyan LGBT campaigners have been fielding a surge in hate speech since a rights group supporting their cause was given the green light to register as an NGO.