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Added on: 07/23/2023

Malaysia bans the 1975 after Matty Healy defies anti-LGBTQ+ laws with stage kiss

07/22/2023

The English band the 1975 have been banned from performing in Malaysia after their lead singer criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws on stage. The group, fronted by…

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Added on: 07/18/2023

Farhatullah Babar challenges FSC’s verdict against Transgender Act 2018

07/17/2023

Former Senator Farhatullah Babar on Monday challenged the verdict of the Federal Shariat Court that struck down the Transgender (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. The civil appeal…

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Added on: 07/18/2023

LGBT meet shifted out of Indonesian capital after death threats

07/17/2023

Security threats from conservative Islamic groups in Indonesia have forced organizers of a Southeast Asian LGBT event to move it from Jakarta to an undisclosed location. The…

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Added on: 07/15/2023

Iran’s president: Homosexuality will end ‘generation of human beings’

07/14/2023

The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, criticized the LGBTQ+ community during his visit to Uganda on Wednesday, declaring homosexuality will end the “generation…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Kathmandu court rejects marriage registration application of gay couple

07/13/2023

The Kathmandu District Court on Thursday rejected a marriage registration application filed by a gay couple despite the Supreme Court legalising same-sex marriages in Nepal. Maya Gurung,…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

LGBT event in Indonesia scrapped after security threats

07/12/2023

The organisers did not disclose the new venue due to security concerns. The event has also drawn attention as Indonesia hosts a regional meeting of Southeast Asian…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

In Uganda, Iranian President Attacks West On LGBT Rights

07/12/023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on July 12 launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda, which has just introduced some of…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

07/12/2023

It’s a historic step for equality as Nepal’s supreme court has ruled for all same-sex marriages to be legally binding from 28 June 2023 forward. Nepal’s Supreme…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Toilet limits for transgender woman ‘unacceptable,’ Japan’s top court

07/11/2023

Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that restricting a transgender woman’s use of toilets at her workplace was “unacceptable”, a decision that may help promote LGBT rights…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

LGBTQ activism: Seeking queer love in Middle Eastern history

07/11/2023

“When I’m trying to impress someone I’m into, I like to send them classical poems that celebrate male beauty,” Fouad, a 26-year-old gay man, explained during a…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Gay marriage case could bring gold rush to Indian wedding industry

07/08/2023

When the Indian Supreme Court earlier this year started hearing a case to legalize same-sex marriage, matchmaker Kamakshi Madan suddenly received an increase in enquiries from parents…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Nepal Paves Way to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

07/08/2023

Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued a temporary order greenlighting the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time. LGBTQIA activists and couples across Nepal celebrated the decision….

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Added on: 07/07/2023

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: LGBT Rights Group Shuttered

07/06/2023

A court in the Kurdistan region of Iraq dealt independent civil society a blow on May 31, 2023, by ordering the closure of Rasan Organization over “its…

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Added on: 07/05/2023

Couples in Nepal celebrate ruling allowing same-sex marriage

07/04/2023

Nepal will soon see the first legal same-sex marriages registered after an interim ruling from the country’s top court. The Nepal Supreme Court issued the interim order…

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Added on: 07/05/2023

Kyrgyz Woman Wins Strategic Gender Equality Case

07/04/2023

Altyn Kapalova is a lesbian feminist, artist, and writer from Kyrgyzstan who has been fighting with Kyrgyz authorities for more than two years for the right to…

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Added on: 07/02/2023

Activists hail Nepal ruling allowing same-sex marriage

07/01/2023

Same-sex couples in Nepal said on Friday they were preparing to register their marriages after the Supreme Court issued a temporary order clearing the way for gay…

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Added on: 07/02/2023

South Korea LGBT festival proceeds, bumped from prime spot by Christian group

07/01/2023

Tens of thousands attended South Korea’s largest annual LGBT festival on Saturday, vowing to continue fighting for gay rights after the Seoul city government denied them a…

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Added on: 07/01/2023

Southeast Asia’s Most Gay-Friendly Country Still Has No Law Against LGBT Discrimination

06/30/2023

At first glance, the deeply Catholic Philippines can seem surprisingly LGBT-friendly. In a nation of 110 million people, more than 110,000 showed up last week to Quezon…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

In the Philippines, a survey shows growing support for gays and lesbians

06/29/2023

A sharp majority of Filipinos say they agree that gays and lesbians are trustworthy and contribute to the progress of society, according to a national survey. The…

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Added on: 06/29/2023

THE WORLDWIDE OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMMUNITY

06/28/2023

Whenever the rights of LGBTQ+ people move forward in the world, be it with laws that recognize same-sex marriage or the administrative identity of trans people, there…

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Added on: 06/29/2023

Supreme Court of Nepal orders registration of marriages for same-sex couples

06/28/2023

The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday issued an interim order directing the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers of Nepal and other relevant…

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Added on: 06/28/2023

China crackdown pushes LGBT groups into the shadows

06/27/2023

While celebrations were held around the world for Pride month, there were no major LGBT events in China. The country’s largest Pride event has been suspended since…

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Added on: 06/27/2023

Israeli Police Walk Back Restrictions on Pride Parade in Southern Israel

06/26/2023

Israel Police walked back its demand from the organizers of the Mitzpeh Ramon Pride Parade in southern Israel to place a two-meter-high (about 6.7 feet) tarp fence…

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Added on: 06/26/2023

Queer Filipinos remain ‘vigilant but hopeful’ as they hold Pride marches nationwide

06/25/2023

As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inches closer to one year in office, Filipinos from the LGBTQ+ community held Pride marches nationwide to celebrate their right to love…

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Added on: 06/26/2023

Singapore holds first LGBTQ rally since gay sex decriminalized

06/25/2023

Hundreds of people wearing pink attended Singapore’s annual Pink Dot LGBTQ rally on Saturday, the first to be held since the city-state decriminalised gay sex last year….

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Added on: 06/26/2023

‘What’s to celebrate?’: muted Pride Month for Asia’s LGBTQ folk in Muslim countries

06/25/2023

Scanning the cafe between sips of his latte, Abir says caution is the byword of every gay man in Bangladesh. “People have been killed for talking about…

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Added on: 06/09/2023

Japan ruling on same-sex marriage disappoints but ‘a step forward’

06/08/2023

A Japanese court on Thursday said a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional but it raised concerns about the dignity and human rights of same-sex couples, a…

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Added on: 06/07/2023

Warning letter to religious teacher was over inflammatory language, not LGBT stance: Islamic regulatory bodies

06/06/2023

A warning letter was issued to a religious teacher who used inappropriate and inflammatory language to incite hatred and disrespect towards members of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay,…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

Osaka transgender LGBTQ rights lawyer gets death threats online

06/05/2023

A transgender lawyer in Osaka working on LGBTQ rights has received death threats online, calling them a hate crime targeting a transgender person. Nakaoka Shun, a member…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

Bangkok Aims to Be Safe Space for LGBT Asians

06/05/2023

Tens of thousands of people in Thailand celebrated Bangkok Pride with a parade on Sunday. Some Thais say they hope laws will one day allow same-sex marriage…