Reclaim 'woke' and ditch the 'cancel culture' that is killing free speech: British philosopher issues call for calm

If it was hard enough for Beatrice to get an abortion when she had the law on her side, imagine how other women will cope should Italy's rising right get its way on reproductive rights.

It was not how she imagined a fresh start in Spain, but sex work has become a financial lifeline for Peruvian migrant Angela and relatives back home, helping to pay for her father's cancer treatment and put her brother through medical school.

Former Irish prime minister says Russia, others are using LGBTQ+ rights to sow division in Europe

As anti-LGBTQ+ policies spread across the bloc, an EU counterplan is dismissed as more cosmetic than consequential

Rights rollback under Trump sees LGBTQ+ Americans seek refuge in Europe - but there are legal challenges to asylum

France votes to add abortion rights to constitution in what campaigners say is a world first

Controversial "gay cure" practices are already outlawed in some EU countries but bloc-wide ban faces obstacles

Puberty blockers are in the spotlight as Britain's doctors' union calls for ban introduced earlier this year to be lifted

In a big election year, there are few gains for women in power as Trump ends Harris' hopes of becoming first female US president

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers from Georgia risk deportation as European countries say it is safe, say activists

Rights groups fear a far-right win in France' elections could stall progress and fuel anti-LGBTQ+ violence

A far-right surge in this week's European parliament election could hit progress and fuel anti-LGBTQ+ violence, campaigners say

Europe's top human rights watchdog says 'foreign agents' laws like Georgia's bill are an urgent issue for LGBTQ+ advocacy groups

France is on track to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, with backing for the pioneering step galvanised by US rollback

Poland's possible power shift following pivotal election is a glimmer of hope for LGBTQ+ community

Poland's near-total ban on abortion could become a key campaign issue for a parliamentary election due by November, activists say

EU court says anti-discrimination rules cover self-employed LGBTQ+ workers as Polish case threatens to fuel row with Brussels

New right-wing government in Italy threatens women's access to abortion, say campaigners, but has awakened a new wave of activism in the country

Sex workers say a Socialist party bill aimed at ending prostitution will drive the trade underground, putting them at greater risk