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Added on: 02/22/2023

30 years later: Filipinas who marched in first lesbian pride recall historic milestone

02/21/2023

Of all places Giney Villar could have first felt the urge to speak openly about being a lesbian, few would have imagined it to be in a…

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Added on: 02/22/2023

How nations in Middle East and North Africa target LGBT citizens online

02/21/2023

Government officials across the Middle East and North Africa region are targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people based on their online activity on social media,…

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Added on: 02/21/2023

South Korea: High Court health insurance ruling offers hope for marriage equality

02/20/2023

Responding to a South Korean High Court decision ordering the country’s national health insurance service to resume coverage for a partner in a same-sex relationship, Amnesty International’s…

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Added on: 02/20/2023

Hong Kong’s landmark transgender ruling: will the rest of Asia now follow suit?

02/19/2023

LGBTQ advocates are hopeful that a landmark court ruling on transgender rights in Hong Kong earlier this month will create a legal ripple effect granting greater official recognition…

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Added on: 02/20/2023

Several parties pledge to ensure rights of LGBTQ community in Sri lanka

02/19/2023

Marking a historic day in Sri Lankan politics, representatives from several major political parties came together to discuss their views on ensuring the rights of LGBTQ Sri…

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Added on: 02/18/2023

Transgender Persons Act

02/17/2023

What was considered to be a historic act in the country’s history is now being amended to erase any minor gains or goodwill that was generated. On…

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Added on: 02/17/2023

Changing gender identity: Countries that make it easy

02/16/2023

Spain on Thursday joined a small but growing club of nations that allow people to change their gender on their ID card through a simple administrative declaration. Several…

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Added on: 02/16/2023

China’s Charm Offensive Shouldn’t Deflect Europe on Rights

02/15/2023

After the Chinese government reversed its draconian “Zero Covid” policy and fully lifted pandemic restrictions, it is now beaming a new message into Europe: China is open…

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Added on: 02/16/2023

“This Is Why We Became Activists”

02/15/2023

In June 2021, Amani’s girlfriend ended their relationship. Amani told Human Rights Watch that for months prior to the breakup, her girlfriend’s parents had been “refusing to…

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Added on: 02/15/2023

Prominent Orthodox Israeli journalist Yair Cherki comes out as gay

02/14/2023

A veteran Orthodox journalist on the country’s most-watched news network came out as gay on Tuesday. “I love men and I love God, and this is neither…

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Added on: 02/14/2023

Transgender Discrimination Continues in Kuwait, Despite a Court Ruling

02/13/2023

A year ago, Kuwait’s Constitutional Court overturned a law that criminalized “imitating the opposite sex,” ruling that Article 198 of the penal code, which authorities had used…

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Added on: 02/14/2023

Amendments to ‘Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018’ discussed

02/13/2023

The Meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights was held here at the Parliament House on Monday with Senator Walid Iqbal in the chair. The…

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Added on: 02/13/2023

Japan’s ruling party vows to promote debate on bill for LGBTQ community

02/12/2023

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will accelerate discussion on a bill that would promote understanding of sexual minorities, a senior lawmaker said Sunday, amid growing criticism of…

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Added on: 02/13/2023

Disinformation on SOGIE bill spreads as Filipino queers face real-world discrimination

02/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines – Speaking at the podium during a Senate session on Wednesday, February 8, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva paused to grab a plastic bag sitting on…

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Added on: 02/12/2023

It is time for action to protect the rights of Hong Kong’s LGBTQ community

Ten years ago, a judgment by Hong Kong’s top court was hailed as a breakthrough for the city’s transgender community. Last week, another landmark ruling was rightly…

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Added on: 02/12/2023

Bangladesh withdraws school books after anti-LGBTQ backlash

02/11/2023

Bangladesh said on Saturday it had withdrawn two new school textbooks after protests from Islamist groups incensed by a curriculum overhaul to recognise transgender identities, same-sex relationships…

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Added on: 02/12/2023

In a first for India, transgender couple become biological parents

02/11/2023

A transgender couple are the first in India to become parents biologically, after one of the partners gave birth on Wednesday in Kerala state. The birth of…

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Added on: 02/10/2023

Kerala transgender couple’s ‘tears of joy’ as baby born early

02/09/2023

A transgender couple from the southern Indian state of Kerala, whose pregnancy photos made global news, have welcomed their baby with “tears of joy”. Ziya Paval said…

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Added on: 02/09/2023

Delhi’s new LGBTQ community centre promises a safe space for the queer

02/08/2023

If you are a queer in India, you have definitely heard of the Naz Foundation. An NGO that works on HIV/AIDS and sexual health, this is also the…

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Added on: 02/08/2023

Japanese LGBTQ groups demand the country adopt equal rights law by G-7 summit

02/07/2023

Japanese LGBTQ people and rights groups condemned a recent discriminatory remark by a senior aide of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, demanding his government enact laws to ban…

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Added on: 02/07/2023

Transgender rights: top Hong Kong court says in landmark ruling government breached rights of 2 trans men by preventing them from changing ID cards

02/06/2023

Hong Kong’s top court handed down a landmark ruling on Monday finding that authorities’ refusal to allow two transgender people to use their preferred gender on their…

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Added on: 02/07/2023

Japan Ruling Party Flips on LGBTQ Bill After Gaffe by PM Aide

02/06/2023

Japan’s ruling party will prepare to submit a bill encouraging understanding of issues concerning the LGBTQ community, seeking to repair the damage from discriminatory comments made by…

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Added on: 02/06/2023

‘Nervous’ couple makes history as India’s first-ever trans parents to be: ‘We’re about to realise my dream’

02/25/2023

A trans couple in India has made history by announcing they are expecting their first child. Trans woman and dancer Ziya Paval announced on Instagram that her…

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Added on: 01/02/2023

Sanjana Tiwari, dost tumhari: Transwoman who works to uplift lives of others like her

01/01/2023

Sanjana Tiwari, who was forced into the sex trade because of poverty, is now an autorickshaw driver and economically independent. As a volunteer activist, she is now…

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Added on: 12/31/2022

Did LGBTQ rights campaigns in Qatar help or hinder?

12/30/2022

Protests by Western activists at the FIFA World Cup may have backfired and sparked a backlash against gay. lesbian and queer communities in Qatar, critics say. Early…

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Added on: 12/31/2022

Israel names first gay speaker – but new government includes anti-LGBTQ+ ministers

12/30/2022

The Israeli legislature has elected Amir Ohana as its first out gay speaker as a number of anti-LGBTQ+ politicians are made cabinet members. Ohana, a close ally…

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Added on: 12/28/2022

Indonesian soldiers jailed for having gay sex as anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown continues

12/27/2022

Two Indonesian soldiers were kicked out of the army and have been sentenced to seven months in jail for having gay sex. Gay sex is currently legal…

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Added on: 12/28/2022

Israeli doctors, health care workers reject Netanyahu allies’ anti-LGBTQ remarks

12/27/2022

Israel’s largest medical center and health care workers from hospitals around the country have spoken out against remarks by allies of Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a law…

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Added on: 12/27/2022

‘We Were Verbally Abused’: How a Kerala Church’s LGBTQ-Themed Star Sparked Row

12/26/2022

A church in Kerala’s Ernakulam district is in the eye of a storm for spreading the message of ‘one love’ through an LGBTQIA+-themed decorative star that it…

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Added on: 12/27/2022

Remote same-sex marriage breaks international boundaries

12/26/2022

Same-sex couples in China are making their love official in the United States — all from the comfort of their own homes. Yi Yang and Johny Ni…