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An urban-dwelling business executive is just as likely to "pull the trigger" on a deal as a deer hunter is to pull the actual trigger on his rifle in the wilds of New Hampshire.

Welcome to Transfit, part of the booming industry that has emerged to serve trans men and gay women in Thailand.

An innovative company is trying to recycle old guns into designer watches — and they're having some success.

“Violence is your constant companion if you are LGBT in Russia,” says Russian American writer and LGBT rights activist Masha Gessen.

“We should pray to God to help American society so that this stops happening,” says a favela resident in Brazil, a country with almost seven times more homicides per capita than the United States.

In the UK, it's the norm for school children to wear uniforms. In most schools, that means girls in skirts and boys in pants. If you don't fit into one of these traditional gender categories... too bad. But things may be starting to change.

The assailant encouraged other Muslims to attack "police, journalists, public figures, prison guards and rappers" and listed around a dozen well-known figures by name.

Many of the victims of this weekend's shooting in Orlando were Latinos within the LGBTQ community.

The past two days have been exceptionally hard for Shawn Ahmed, a gay Muslim in Toronto. It's also a moment that could potentially bring about tolerance.

Advocates in Orlando hope tragedy can lead to healing of divisions, for Latinos and for the nation.

President Obama has called the attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando both a hate crime and terrorism. Experts' opinions differ.

The FDA in December switched from an outright ban on gay men giving blood to a year-long "waiting period" after a man has sex with a man. After "double tragedy" of Orlando, critics say that's not good enough.

A vigil outside an iconic place in America's gay rights movement had extraordinary resonance — and the shiver of history.

As news of the tragedy in Orlando spread, vigils sprung up in cities all around world. Here are photos from many countries showing people standing in solidarity with the fallen in Orlando.

When you’re Latino and queer, like me, you’re often made to choose between different parts of your identity. Pulse made a concerted effort to be genuinely inclusive and safe for queer people of color.

This provocative new theory says Alzheimer’s disease may be a toxic side effect of the body’s attempt to fight infection.

A unanimous ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in favor of youthful plaintiffs and the Conservation Law Foundation requires the defendant, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, to ramp up its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Think e-cigarettes are better for you than conventional cigarettes? Here's what science has to say about it.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has famously promised to build a wall along the US-Mexico border to stem the tide of illegal immigration from and through Mexico. Now there’s news that the billionaire wants to build another wall: to hold back rising seas at his luxury golf resort in Ireland.

Whether you think vocal fry makes music better or worse has a lot to do with the gender of the singer — and when you grew up.

Archaeologists have found a huge monument buried in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Petra is well known as the backdrop for dozens of Hollywood movies from Indiana Jones to the Mummy Returns. Now there appears to be a real life secret temple.

The Greek government is making an effort to support Muslim refugees during Ramadan but for those stuck in limbo in tough conditions the holiday is also a painful reminder of better days.

Muhammad Ali went to Turkey in 1976 and connected with the Turkish people. His death recently was felt strongly there.

Ten athletes from four different countries will march in the opening ceremony, carrying the Olympic flag, as the Refugee Olympic Team.

In fall 2013, Kaleo recorded its full-length, self-titled debut album in just six short weeks. Five singles reached number one and the album went gold.

With the rise of Donald Trump, professor Teresa Puente says random questions about her origins have become more commonplace, and more unsettling.

Nihonium is the first of four new elements to be discovered in an Asian country, and Japan takes the prize.

Mariana Zuñiga had a good gig in Europe. But she wanted to cover conflict. And what better place than the place she calls home?

Netflix has gone international with its bid to create its own shows. Last month, it debuted "Marseille," a TV series set in France's second largest city.

Social media and the sharing economy are changing the way that politics is both debated and funded, Olikara says. Additionally, he argues that discontent is changing the equation.

The largest high school in Kansas, Wichita East, has welcomed 58 new refugee students in the past year and a half. Many grew up in refugee camps and have no formal education — perhaps haven't ever learned to hold a pencil. The whole school system is learning to adapt.

I was five years old when Muhammad Ali came to India. He was the first American I remember meeting.

As Paris readies for the Euro 2016 Tournament, what would have been a time of wild excitement will instead test the country's ability to secure itself against further terrorist attacks.

This week David Franzoni, the screenwriter for "Gladiator," said in an interview that he wants to cast Leonardo DiCaprio as 13th-century Persian poet Rumi in a new biopic. The suggestion sparked the latest social media debate over "whitewashing" in Hollywood.

When Cassius Clay converted to Islam in the mid-1960s and took the name Muhammad Ali, he was not a popular figure in mainstream white America. But he was never afraid to talk about his Muslim faith.

More than 150,000 people arrived by boat on the Italian coast last year — many of them landing on the tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa. The Italian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi has been documenting the lives of the local people on the island, as they watch what is unfolding around them.

Canada has a unique program that allows local residents to sponsor the resettlement of a refugee family. This group in Nelson, British Columbia, is all set — except for one thing.

It's the biggest language in Canada outside of English and French. And Harnarayan Singh is making sure the national sport gets another following.

“I’ve been gored and I played with a crack in my head and three loose ribs, and the ‘donkey’ sings as if nothing happened, and after the show to the hospital!”

Before the current era, marriage was about political alliance, peace treaties or gaining money. It was more about the parents than the couple.

Hillary Clinton has drawn heavily on her foreign policy experience — and pointed to Donald Trump's relative lack — as she starts to focus on the upcoming general election.

Not everyone in Northern Ireland roots for the national team. Plenty will support The Republic of Ireland during the 2016 European Championship.

Now, Swedes are showing pride for Peter Jonsson and Carl-Fredrik Arndt across social media.

Hillary Clinton is set to be the first woman to head a major-party ticket in the United States. In Sweden, gender equality in politics isn't so novel — but there's never been a female head of state there, either.

A massive archive of African songs has been opened up to musicians, the first of its kind. The library was created by legendary ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey over the course of 50 years from the 1920s to 70s. Access to its 35,000 recordings has now been given to a UK project called Beating Heart, which will raise money for the communities where the music was originally recorded.

NaTakallam connects Syrian refugees with jobs, even in countries where they aren't allowed to work.

This week, The World in Words podcast tries to figure out how an illegible book with no clear meaning became something of a classic.

The Iraqi military is working alongside Shiite militiamen to push ISIS out of the Sunni city of Fallujah. But thousands of Iraqi civilians inside the city are still in danger.

A new Harry Potter play opens in London tonight. The production has broken records by selling 175,000 tickets in 24 hours, but it has also prompted a discussion about racism in the UK.

This executive action is Governor Andrew Cuomo's boycott of the "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" movement.