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Added on: 02/25/2022

National Medical Commission forbids conversion therapy

02/22/2022

CHENNAI: Any doctor found engaged in conversion therapy — a controversial gender and sexual reorientation practice often slammed as pseudoscience — is liable to be prosecuted for…

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Added on: 02/24/2022

How China’s Youtube Became a Rare Safe Space for LGBT Streamers

02/24/2022

Before it was China’s answer to YouTube, Bilibili started as a niche streaming platform for fans of anime, comics, and games (ACG). Today, it’s one of China’s…

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Added on: 02/23/2022

Transgender woman Doski Azad’s ‘honour killing’ uncovers disturbing culture.

02/22/2022

WARNING: Distressing. Doski Azad had been in hiding from her own family. The make-up artist, 23, had been forced to move to another city and start a…

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Added on: 02/23/2022

Court quashes Home Ministry’s ban on ‘Gay Is OK!’ book.

02/22/2022

A local book titled Gay is OK! A Christian Perspective can now be sold in Malaysia after the High Court here quashed a ban on the book…

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Added on: 02/20/2022

Saudi activist speaks on LGBTQ status in Kuwait

02/19/2022

Days after Kuwait’s constitutional court struck down a law that criminalizes “imitation of the opposite sex” – considered a breakthrough for the regional transgender community – journalist…

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Added on: 02/18/2022

Kuwait court overturns law criminalising imitation of opposite sex

02/17/2022

DUBAI – Kuwait’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday overturned an article of the penal code criminalising the imitation of the opposite sex, in a move welcomed by Amnesty…

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Added on: 02/17/2022

Nepal census preliminary report didn’t mention LGBTQIA+, but the community hasn’t lost its hope yet

02/16/2022

The constitution of Nepal promulgated in 2015 ensures and protects the fundamental rights of every Nepali citizen regardless of their sex, gender, religion, caste, creed and economic or…

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Added on: 02/15/2022

LGBT activists rally on Valentine’s Day in Bangkok to demand same-sex marriage rights

02/14/2022

A demonstration, led by political activist, Brahmasara “Fah” Viradhammajari and his partner Titat “Peter” Kuantrakul, was held at the CAT Telecom building in Bangkok today (Monday), when…

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Added on: 02/15/2022

Health Ministry formally bans LGBTQ+ conversion therapy

02/14/2022

The Health Ministry issued a circular on Monday morning banning medical professionals in Israel from providing conversion therapy. The circular stresses the risks to mental health posed…

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Added on: 02/15/2022

Taiwan LGBTQ activists hold Valentine’s Day marriage law protest

02/14/2022

LGBTQ activists in Taiwan braved a Valentine’s Day downpour Monday to protest against the island’s same-sex marriage law, which critics say falls short of full recognition for…

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Added on: 02/14/2022

Defensor defends LGBT Pinoys’ right to adopt a child

02/13/2022

Anakalusugan Party-list Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor has taken up the cudgels for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos who want to adopt a child, saying that…

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Added on: 02/14/2022

Fan fury in China after ‘Friends’ LGBT plot line censored

02/13/2022

BEIJING (AFP) – The highly anticipated return of “Friends” to Chinese streaming platforms soured quickly after fans noticed an LGBT plot line was cut from the American…

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Added on: 02/12/2022

Arab film directors tackle gender taboos on big screen

02/11/2022

A Lebanese director who has just scooped up an award at Sundance Film Festival says she wants her short to “break the norms” on sexuality and gender…

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Added on: 02/11/2022

Kerala LGBT Couple Move Court To Get Their Marriage Registered Under Transgender Identities

02/09/2022

On February 14 when the world marks Valentine’s Day, Manu Karthika and Syama S Prabha will start their new journey in life as a couple. The duo…

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Added on: 02/09/2022

Gay kiss on live TV evades Singapore’s ban on LGBT content.

02/08/2022

It was a Singaporean news report on the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, live from a Beijing bar filled with eager fans. Yet it was two men –…

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Added on: 02/08/2022

Israel to open first LGBT shelter for Arab youth

02/05/2022

Israel is set to open its first shelter designated for LGBT Arab Israeli youth, in a move hailed as “historic” by one of the lawmakers who led…

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Added on: 02/08/2022

30% of Japan areas with LGBT partnership system have mutual accords

02/05/2022

Over 30 percent of the 146 local governments in Japan that have introduced a same-sex partnership system as of Jan. 1 have also signed reciprocal agreements with…

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Added on: 02/06/2022

Meet the 23 Gay Women Competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics

2/4/22

The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off its razzlin’, dazzlin’, flipplin’, slidin’ 16-day event with a fireworks-heavy opening ceremony this morning in Beijing, and if you’re anything like…

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Added on: 02/05/2022

Beyond Boundaries: Drag Queen of Tokyo

2/4/22

Madame Bonjour JohnJ is a drag queen/performer/activist who desires “a world of glitter beyond boundaries.” Most of the week, JohnJ manages Community Centre Akta, a HIV/AIDS information…

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Added on: 02/03/2022

‘Nobody can say anything’: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics

02/03/2022

Achill is blowing through Chinese civil society as activists, journalists and academics report receiving police warnings and censorship of their social media platforms in recent weeks as…

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Added on: 02/02/2022

LGBTQ people in Afghanistan face violence, rape and extortion, say human rights watchdogs.

02/01/2022

A recent report by a pair of human rights organizations is warning of the plight of LGBTQ people in Afghanistan, who frequently face threats of violence against…

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Added on: 02/02/2022

A transgender woman’s struggle to be herself in Bangladesh.

02/01/2022

Riya Moni is putting her makeup on. She is not afraid of being caught or humiliated anymore – her makeup is her transgression. She is a transgender…

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Added on: 02/01/2022

Tough times for trans Indonesians, battered by Covid and the label ‘LGBT’.

01/31/2022

The adoption of the label “LGBT” for Indonesia’s sexual minorities has increased their visibility but also made them a target of conservatives’ hostility, according to author/researcher Hendri…

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Added on: 02/01/2022

Mental Health of the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Population in China.

01/31/2022

A systematic review found a high prevalence of mental health problems among transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals living in China and that there was limited access…

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Added on: 01/31/2022

As Winter Olympics approach, where are China’s gay athletes? Beijing 2022 set to be a barometer for Games’ progress

01/31/2022

Before she became Belgium’s first Winter Olympian in the sport of skeleton, Kim Meylemans came out as gay. “Being true to myself, instead of hiding or changing…

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Added on: 01/30/2022

Uzbek Blogger Jailed for Facebook Post

1/29/22

A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced a Muslim blogger to seven and a half years in prison for something many people do every day: posting an innocuous…

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Added on: 01/28/2022

First non-binary Winter Olympian challenges ice skating stereotypes

01/21/2022

LONDON, Jan 21 (Openly) – When Timothy LeDuc takes to the ice in Beijing as the first openly non-binary Winter Olympian, the figure skater aims to challenge…

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Added on: 01/27/2022

LGBTQ+ Afghans Struggle for Work and Food as Taliban Threats Grow

01/26/2021

Jan. 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — LGBTQ+ Afghans face increasing threats and violence five months since the Taliban seized power, with many forced into hiding and unable…

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Added on: 01/26/2022

Amnesty urges Iran to free ‘arbitrarily detained’ LGBTI activist.

01/25/2022

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Iran to free an Iranian LGBTI activist held for the last three months on charges linked to an appearance in a BBC…

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Added on: 01/24/2022

Covid takes a toll on transgender entertainers in Indonesia, where even the term LGBT is seen as a threat

01/23/2022

It was almost 2pm in one of the outer western suburbs of Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city of more than three million inhabitants. Merry, 50, a transwoman, had just…