On this week’s Openly Podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh speaks to Robert Biedroń, a gay former presidential candidate in Poland, about attitudes towards homosexuality and the future of LGBT+ rights in the country. Then, questions around the increase in transgender suicide rates in Brazil and ‘Sam’, a new short film addressing sexuality and disability.

On this week’s Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh looks into the reasons behind the rise of LGBT+ politicians being elected in the US; why conversion therapy continues to take place in Mexico; and the launch of India’s first National Council for Transgender Persons.

On this week’s Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh reports on the tackling of hate speech on social media in the Middle East. Then, former congressman, Barney Frank speaks on the state of LGBT+ rights in the US under President Trump and Kehinde Bademosi on Pride Afrique, the first pan-African virtual pride event.

On this week’s, Openly podcast Hugo Greenhalgh reports on the widespread protests in Poland after the arrest of trans activist, Margot Szutowicz. Then, two victories in US trans court cases and why Barbados has omitted trans rights from workplace discrimination bill.

On this week’s Openly podcast, Rachel Savage looks into how the European Union is protecting LGBT+ rights in Poland. Then, Oscar Lopez reports on the first-ever conviction over the murder of a trans woman in El Salvador and a children’s hospital in the United States, apologises for performing surgeries on intersex infants.

In this week’s Openly podcast, we discuss how the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on LGBT+ employment rights might help to provide fair housing for all. Also, how HIV/AIDS support organisations in Thailand are mobilising to combat the difficulties brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and Olympic hopeful, Michael Gunning, speaks on his experience coming out and swimming for Jamaica.

In this week’s Openly podcast Hugo Greenhalgh reports on Sudan scrapping the death penalty and flogging as punishments for gay sex. Also, he hears how Brazil’s Supreme Court is flying the flag for LGBT rights despite conservative opposition from Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and why the United States is seeing more LGBT+ people elected into office than ever before.

On this week’s Openly podcast, Rachel Savage discusses fears of a possible rollback of LGBT+ rights in Poland after recent presidential elections. And Americas Correspondent Oscar Lopez reports on the beginnings of a conversion therapy ban in Mexico City and a battle in North America over using racial slurs in the popular board game ‘Scrabble’.

On this week’s Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh discusses why transgender people are angry and upset with ‘Harry Potter’ author J. K. Rowling, over her comments on trans rights. He also hears about Facebook being criticised for its policy on hate speech in the Middle East and a pageant for deaf, LGBT+ people in Thailand.

On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh reports from the streets of London, where veterans of the Gay Liberation Front marched to commemorate 50 years of activism and LGBT+ people gathered for a Black Trans Lives Matter protest. Then to the United States, for the second part of our series on being Black, LGBT+ and homeless.