Rights

China: Protests Erupt Again at Model Village

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

China's 'Conversion Therapy' Underscores Lack of LGBT Rights

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

Lancôme Faces Democracy Backlash in Hong Kong

By Amanda Calvo / Hong Kong

India Convicts Five Over Gang Rape

By Amanda Calvo
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Discover the Unsung American Female Photographers of the Past Century

TIME honors a selection of women trailblazers in photography

By Caroline Smith and Rachel Lowry

Balancing Acts: Meet the Prima Ballerinas Who Became Mothers

The life of a ballerina can be grueling, but for these dancers, the work doesn’t end on stage

By Rachel Lowry

Fugitives in Their Homeland: Meet Kenya's LGBT Refugees

“They flee expecting some sense of safety when, in fact, they walked into the same nightmare.”

By Rachel Lowry

Italy Braces for Protest Against Gay Unions

Ahead of the country's upcoming vote on civil union rights

By Claudio Lavanga / NBC News

Bakery Pays $136K for Denying Lesbian Couple a Cake

The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa had refused to bake the cake because of their religion

By Maya Rhodan

The Reasons for A Decline in Support for Gun Control

The partisan differences on gun control have become much more pronounced

By NBC News

Why Even Red States Want a Higher Minimum Wage

The first minimum wage was $0.25. Today, that’s $4.22

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Living as Gay Men in a Country Where Homosexuality Is Illegal

Two young men bravely share their experience as homosexuals in Ghana

By Marisa Schwartz Taylor

Singapore to Destroy Kids' Books Hailing Gay Tolerance

One of the books, the multi-award winning And Tango Makes Three, recounts the real life-inspired story of two male penguins raising a baby chick at New York's Central Park Zoo

By Charlie Campbell

Germany Makes it Illegal to Keep Ex's Nude Photos

When you split with your partner, you have the right to demand that all intimate images they have of you be deleted, a German court ruled this week. The court found that one person's right of privacy was more important than another person's ownership rights to intimate photos taken during the relationship

By Michelle Arrouas

The Nevada Rancher Who Wants to Disarm the Feds

Rancher Cliven Bundy has called on sheriffs to “take away the guns from the United States bureaucrats” after hundreds of his armed supporters forced U.S. rangers to return 300 impounded cattle, a crusade that has the support of conservative politicians and gun-rights activists

By Charlie Campbell

Fight for Your Right: Resources for Photographers Covering Protests

In preparation for Occupy Wall Street's day of action on May 1, LightBox offers a few tips for photographers—professional and amateur alike–who plan to cover the protests.

By Lily Rothman
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