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Added on: 08/28/2022

Israel: Lapid becomes first prime minister to attend LGBT event

i24News
08/28/2022
During the event, Lapid expressed his support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Israel. Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid took part in an event marking the…
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Added on: 08/28/2022

In Tamil Nadu, a glossary of hope

Hindustan Times
08/28/2022
In a heartening step last week, Tamil Nadu released an official glossary of terms to be used for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+)…
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Added on: 08/26/2022

Hong Kong court rejects gay marriage appeal

Inquirer
08/25/2022
Hong Kong, China — Hong Kong’s gay community suffered a fresh legal setback on Wednesday after the Court of Appeal rejected an appeal against the city’s long-held…
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Added on: 08/26/2022

Bali: Transgender student dies in police custody

BBC
08/25/2022
A Peruvian transgender rights activist has died in police custody in Bali. Police arrested Rodrigo Ventocilla, 32, on 6 August at Denpasar airport, after customs officials found…
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Added on: 08/24/2022

‘Homosexuality Is Not A Disease’: Vietnam Clamps Down On LGBT Misinformation, Adopts Global Standard

Latin Times
08/23/2022
The Health Ministry in Vietnam called for medical workers in the country to stop discriminating against LGBT individuals on Tuesday as the country adopts progressive global standards…
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Added on: 08/24/2022

Gay man from Qatar sounds alarm about coverage of the World Cup and LGBT oppression

Outsports
08/23/2022
I was born and raised in Qatar, and I am now a physician living in San Francisco. This year of the FIFA World Cup, I am speaking…
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Added on: 08/23/2022

End of Singapore’s gay sex ban a ‘small step’ for some LGBT couples

Reuters
08/22/2022
Singapore’s decision to lift a colonial-era ban on sex between men is long overdue and will not end discrimination of LGBT groups in the conservative city-state, rights…
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Added on: 08/22/2022

Singapore will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law

NPR
08/21/2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state’s traditional norms and its definition…
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Added on: 08/21/2022

CNA Explains: The history of 377A and how some countries have repealed it

Channel News Asia
08/19/2022
A controversial law that criminalises sex between men in Singapore has been thrust into the spotlight again, amid an ongoing government review which seeks to find the…
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Added on: 08/21/2022

Some LGBTQ Afghans Are Finally Safe. Thousands Are Not.

The Daily Beast
08/20/2022
It was “so hard” to leave his family in Afghanistan, Talha told The Daily Beast. Then he began crying, recalling the desperate dash to get out of…
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Added on: 08/21/2022

Japan court refuses to recognise trans woman as parent of child born after transition

Reuters
08/19/2022
A Japanese court on Friday ruled that only the child born before a trans woman went through her surgical and legal transition could be recognised legally as…
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Added on: 08/20/2022

WorldPride Taiwan a missed opportunity for Kaohsiung

Taiwan News
08/20/2022
The relationship between the bid team for the now-aborted WorldPride Taiwan 2025 event — which was to be held here in Kaohsiung — and the event licensor,…
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Added on: 08/20/2022

Vietnam Adopts Global LGBT Health Standard

Human Rights Watch
08/18/2022
Vietnam’s Health Ministry officially confirmed on August 3, 2022, that same-sex attraction and being transgender are not mental health conditions, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision…
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Added on: 08/19/2022

Rights groups ask Defense Ministry to stop sales of phone hacking tool to Uganda

Times of Israel
08/17/2022
Human rights groups have reportedly asked the Defense Ministry to stop permitting an Israeli company to sell its phone hacking tool to Uganda, claiming it is used…
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Added on: 08/19/2022

OPINION: We need more South Asian queer stories and voices

Thomson Reuters Foundation
08/18/2022
Shivani Dave is a freelance journalist and broadcaster at Openly and Virgin Radio. Growing up I never thought Brown people could be LGBTQ+. That’s an absolutely ridiculous thought,…
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Added on: 08/17/2022

Why Nayyab Ali puts her life on the line to protect trans Pakistanis

The Christian Science Monitor
08/16/2022
In the basement of a residential building in a developing part of Islamabad, a dozen or so transgender women are sitting in a circle on the floor….
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Added on: 08/15/2022

Indian mothers explain how they ‘came out’ as proud parents to their LGBTQ+ kids

Pink News
08/14/2022
Four years after India repealed Section 377 – the British colonial era law used to criminalise LGBTQ+ people – being openly queer and Indian comes with its fair…
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Added on: 08/14/2022

Same-sex union bill filed in largely Catholic Philippines, put forward by former film star Senator Robin Padilla

South China Morning Post
08/12/2022
A bill seeking to allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions has been filed at the Philippine Senate, the first step toward legislating a proposal that…
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Added on: 08/14/2022

Taiwan blames politics for cancellation of global Pride event

Reuters
08/12/2022
Taiwan on Friday blamed “political considerations” for the cancellation of WorldPride 2025 Taiwan after it said the organisers had insisted the word “Taiwan” be removed. Taiwan participates…
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Added on: 08/13/2022

Vietnam Takes Major Step Forward in Recognizing LGBTQ Rights

The Diplomat
08/12/2022
Vietnam last week took a major step forward in the recognition of LGBTQ rights, with the country’s Ministry of Health stating that being gay, bisexual, or transgender…
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Added on: 08/13/2022

Malaysian Government Says They Are “Fighting Back” Against LGBTQ Content In Disney Movies

Bounding Into Comics
08/12/2022
Over the last few months, Disney employees and executives have publicly admitted to having a not-so-secret agenda to push gay and queer content in programs targeted at…
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Added on: 08/12/2022

Global LGBT event cancelled after demand to remove Taiwan’s name

Yahoo News
08/12/2022
An international LGBT gathering in Taiwan was cancelled Friday after global organisers demanded the self-ruling island’s name be removed from the 2025 event — a move slammed…
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Added on: 08/12/2022

Maldives police arrest four men and target dozens more over leaked gay sex videos

Pink News
08/12/2022
Police arrested a Bangladeshi sex worker on 12 July, who they claim filmed his encounters with men with intentions to blackmail them, according to Human Rights Watch. Police…
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Added on: 08/12/2022

U.S. Special Envoy Stern Set To Visit India & Nepal To Promote Human Rights Of LGBTQI+ Community

Republic World
08/10/2022
Jessica Stern, a special envoy of the US, will embark on a 8-day trip to India and Nepal in order to promote the human rights of the…
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Added on: 08/11/2022

“I Don’t Want to Change Myself” Anti-LGBT Conversion Practices, Discrimination, and Violence in Malaysia

Human Rights Watch
08/10/2022
In February 2021, Nur Sajat, a cosmetics entrepreneur, failed to appear in court in the western Malaysian state of Selangor to answer to criminal charges for “insulting…
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Added on: 08/10/2022

Being gay is not a disease, Vietnam tells its medical workers in bid to end anti-LGBTQ discrimination

CBS News
08/09/2022
Being gay is not a disease, Vietnam has told its doctors, as it called on medical workers to end discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Campaigners told AFP…
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Added on: 08/08/2022

In a first, housing scheme proposed for transgender community in Maharashtra

Deccan Herald
08/07/2022
The Social Welfare Department of the Maharashtra government has proposed an affordable housing scheme for the transgender community. Credit: AFP File Photo The Social Welfare Department said….
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Added on: 08/07/2022

Timor-Leste president supports LGBT rights

UCA News
08/03/2022
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has urged citizens to respect and not discriminate against the Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. “Timor-Leste must show a model or…
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Added on: 08/06/2022

Queer Iraqis alarmed over proposed law banning homosexuality

Erasing 76 Crimes
08/05/2022
Iraqi queer activists are raising alarms over a proposal to criminalise homosexuality in the Middle Eastern country. Although no law currently criminalises homosexuality directly in Iraq, authorities…
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Added on: 08/05/2022

Saudi sisters found dead in Sydney told acquaintance queer women ‘live in fear’ in their homeland

The Guardian
08/04/2022
Two Saudi sisters found dead in their beds in Sydney attended a girls-only queer event in January where they told acquaintances gay women “live in fear” in Saudi…
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