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Added on: 03/27/2023

Meet Ziya and Zahad, India’s first transgender couple to have baby

03/26/2023

Ziya Pavel always wanted to be a mother; Zahad not so much. But the funny thing about love is that it makes you do things that you…

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Added on: 03/26/2023

‘TransFormation’: A Mumbai salon run by transgender persons to promote inclusivity

03/25/2023

Deutsche Bank and Rotary Club of Bombay have teamed up to open Mumbai’s first transgender-run salon on Saturday, March 25 in an effort to create equal employment…

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Added on: 03/26/2023

Conservatives in LDP take issue with gender identity clause in LGBT bill

03/25/2023

Ahead of internal discussions on legislation aimed promoting a better understanding of the LGBT community, conservatives within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have taken issue with a…

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Added on: 03/24/2023

Japan launches G-7 focus group for LGBTQ rights ahead of summit

03/22/2023

TOKYO — Japanese LGBTQ rights advocates announced the launch of a new G-7 engagement group dedicated to protecting sexual minorities on Wednesday, ahead of the annual leaders’…

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Added on: 03/23/2023

GetEqual app helps Southeast Asia LGBTQ+ gig workers find new jobs

03/22/2023

A mobile app for job listings for freelance LGBTQ+ workers in Southeast Asia can help tackle workplace discrimination and provide more economic opportunities for the growing number…

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Added on: 03/20/2023

Complaints of Harm to LBGTQ Community Rose by 11 Percent in 2022

03/19/2023

The number of complaints of harm to members of the LGBTQ community rose by 11 percent in 2022, according to the annual report by The Aguda –…

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Added on: 03/20/2023

Council of Islamic Ideology slams ‘guru culture’ in ‘intersex’ people

03/19/2023

ISLAMABAD: Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz on Sunday said there was a united stance that the ‘guru culture’ in the khawaja sira (non-binary…

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Added on: 03/20/2023

IIT Bombay Is All Set To Celebrate Rangavali, Its First Queer Festival

03/19/2023

IIT Bombay is one of the most renowned and prestigious research institutes in all of India. It is one of the top-most-ranked universities in the country. As…

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Added on: 03/18/2023

A Saudi Trans Woman Is Presumed Dead After Claiming She Was Forced to Detransition

03/17/2023

On March 12, Eden Knight, a 23-year-old Saudi-American transgender woman, posted a note online indicating that she intended to die by suicide. Knight’s suicide note accused her…

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Added on: 03/17/2023

Forum deplores ‘demonisation’ of sexual minorities by Kerala’s right-wing Muslims

03/17/2023

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has strongly condemned the “efforts by the Muslim right wing in Kerala, including leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Indian Union…

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Added on: 03/16/2023

For American Zionist LGBTQ group, Israel’s right-wing government has created an urgent crisis

03/15/2023

The annual gala of A Wider Bridge, a Jewish LGBTQ group, had all the trappings of a festive event: Guests arrived in cocktail attire finery — one…

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Added on: 03/15/2023

Powerful Indian Hindu group backs government’s opposition to same-sex marriage recognition

03/14/2023

The ideological parent of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has backed the government position against recognising same-sex marriage, months after raising hopes with supportive…

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Added on: 03/14/2023

India’s top court refers same-sex marriage recognition case to 5-judge bench

03/13/2023

India’s Supreme Court on Monday said a five-judge bench will start hearing final arguments over granting legal recognition to same-sex marriages on April 18, proceedings of which…

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Added on: 03/13/2023

Inside China’s LGBTQIA+ re-education camps: survivors claim shock treatment and beatings

03/12/2023

Members of China’s LGBTQIA+ community claim they have been sent to government-sanctioned re-education camps. Some say they spent years in the camps and experienced forced conversion therapy,…

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Added on: 03/12/2023

India’s LGBTQ revolution: paving the way for global change?

03/11/2023

Aditi Anand and Susan Dias want to get married in India, and they are willing to fight for it. For more than a decade, the couple have…

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Added on: 03/11/2023

An LGBTQ revolution in India sets the pace for global change

03/10/2023

Aditi Anand and Susan Dias want to get married in India, and they’re willing to fight for it. For more than a decade, the couple put in…

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Added on: 03/08/2023

Indonesian media cautioned against anti-LGBT progaganda

03/07/2023

Activists and an independent journalists’ body in Indonesia have warned the media against giving undue importance to politicians’ efforts to exploit Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)…

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Added on: 03/08/2023

Dreams Of ‘Normal Life’ Fuel Hong Kong Trans Activist’s Fight

03/07/2023

Identified as “female” on his Hong Kong ID, trans activist Henry Tse waged an arduous legal battle to have his real gender recognised. Six years later, he…

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Added on: 03/07/2023

How a rabbit god became an icon for Taiwan’s gay community

03/06/2023

During a quiet mid-week afternoon on the eighth floor of an office building, A-wei is meditatively separating flower petals to make an offering to Tu’er Shen the…

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Added on: 03/07/2023

Gay people ‘abandoning’ Japan for legal marriage, joy

03/06/2023

An aide to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who was sacked over a homophobic tirade said some Japanese people would “abandon” their country if same-sex marriage was legalized….

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Added on: 03/06/2023

Publishing house for trans writers opens in India

03/05/2023

A transgender activist has founded a publishing house for trans writers in India. Earlier this month, transgender activist and writer Grace Banu founded Queer Publishing House exclusively for…

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Added on: 03/06/2023

Israel: First summit of LGBTQ+ professionals, students next week in Tel Aviv

03/05/2023

An international summit organized by Israel’s LGBT Tech and Madrid’s IE University will allow students and professionals in the LGBTQ+ community to “inspire and support” each other…

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Added on: 03/03/2023

The Gay Marriage Fight Gets a Lift From Japan’s Biggest Companies

03/02/2023

On a recent Congressional trip to Japan, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on the host country to do more for its LGBT population, noting that Japan is the lone…

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Added on: 03/02/2023

Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination: Japan PM’s remark sparks row

03/01/2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment…

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Added on: 02/28/2023

Lebanon’s LGBTQ community faces digital exploitation, blackmail

02/27/2023

Lebanon’s LGBTQ community is no longer safe online, as its members have become a target of both security officers and private individuals seeking to exploit them. In…

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Added on: 02/28/2023

On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS urges Asia Pacific countries to decriminalise to save lives

02/27/2023

On Zero Discrimination Day, commemorated on March 1, UNAIDS highlights the need to remove laws that criminalise people living with HIV and key populations. (Key populations are…

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Added on: 02/28/2023

Parents of LGBTQ children in Japan call for anti-discrimination legislation

02/26/2023

Parents of LGBTQ children in Japan have called for the enactment of legislation that clearly stipulates discrimination is unacceptable. The group held an online news conference on…

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Added on: 02/25/2023

In Bangladesh, new school textbook features transgender people

02/23/2023

Wearing bright saris and heavy make-up, many of Bangladesh’s transgenders, or hijras, spend their days begging from people stuck in traffic and shopkeepers who give them small…

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Added on: 02/24/2023

Narrow but Significant Win for LGBT Rights in South Korea

02/23/2023

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — When a South Korean court this week delivered the country’s biggest legal victory for marriage equality, Kim Yong-min was immediately aware of how much…

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Added on: 02/22/2023

Pakistan’s Transgender Community Rises Up

02/21/2023

Dr. Sarah Gill was just 14 when she ran away from home in Karachi. For most of her childhood, she had suffered the humiliation of feeling like…