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Added on: 08/23/2024

Same-Sex Couples and LGBTQ+ Activists Rally in Nepal’s Capital During the Annual Pride Parade

08/22/2024

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital Tuesday during the annual Pride parade, the first since gay couples were…

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Added on: 08/21/2024

Closing the legal gaps: Advancing transgender justice in Pakistan

08/21/2024

The legal recognition and protection of transgender rights in Pakistan has been subject to a complex interplay of societal norms, cultural practices, and legislative frameworks. A significant…

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Added on: 08/21/2024

Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade

08/20/2024

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital Tuesday during the annual Pride parade, the first since gay couples were able to register same-sex…

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Added on: 08/19/2024

Taiwanese public largely rejects gender self-identification, survey finds

08/18/2024

A new study published in Archives of Sexual Behaviour reveals that an overwhelming majority of Taiwanese respondents strongly oppose gender self-identification for transgender women. Gender self-identification, particularly for transgender…

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Added on: 08/19/2024

China awards visitation rights to gay mom in historic first

08/18/2024

In a legal first, China has granted visitation rights to a gay mom separated from her daughter for four years. The woman, identified by her nickname Didi, married…

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Added on: 08/18/2024

West Bengal: LGBTQIA community stages protest over Kolkata rape-murder

08/18/2024

Amid widespread outrage and demands for justice following the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, members…

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Added on: 08/18/2024

Friends remember a young, gay Palestinian man who was murdered in occupied West Bank

08/16/2024

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This next story takes us to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the streets of Tel Aviv. But it’s not about the current war between…

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Added on: 08/17/2024

Friends remember a young, gay Palestinian man who was murdered in occupied West Bank

08/16/2024

The murder of a young gay Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank has challenged the conservative community’s formal and informal systems of justice….

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Added on: 08/17/2024

Anti-LGBT bias vs. medical advances against HIV: One nation’s story

08/16/2024

While progress in medical technology has improved the prospect of HIV-positive people leading fulfilling lives, the challenge of expanding access to those treatments remains. The 25th International…

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Added on: 08/15/2024

Custody ruling in same-sex case hailed as LGBTQ+ milestone in China

08/14/2024

A woman fighting a landmark LGBTQ+ custody battle in China said she “still has faith for the future” after winning the right to make monthly visits to her…

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Added on: 08/08/2024

Russian influence in eastern Europe is aggravating HIV epidemic, say experts

08/07/2024

Growing Russian influence in eastern Europe is driving a worsening HIV epidemic, health leaders have warned. In eastern Europe and central Asia, new diagnoses of HIV have risen 20%…

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Added on: 08/06/2024

Thailand takes a leap towards marriage equality, but more work needed for trans rights

08/05/2024

This summer, the Thai government passed the Marriage Equality Bill, marking a historic moment as Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage….

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Thailand’s historic marriage equality laws may spark a ‘pink baht’ boom

08/03/2024

Niar Ibrahim Rose came to Thailand in search of knowledge; instead, she found her identity. While living in Thailand, the Indonesian scientist came out as trans and…

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Added on: 08/03/2024

Ageing in the shadows: Nepal’s LGBTQIA+ seniors face a silent crisis

08/03/2024

In mainstream media, movies, and celebratory events like pride parades, the focus is often on young LGBTQIA+ individuals, leaving the elderly community in the shadows. This invisibility…

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Added on: 08/03/2024

Supreme Court notice on plea to allow blood donation by gay

08/03/2024

Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the central government and others on a plea challenging rules that prevent blood donation by gay men, transgender persons…

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Added on: 08/02/2024

Thailand’s tolerance questioned as LGBT+ people fight for recognition in workplace

08/01/2024

Natthineethiti “Nikki” Phinyapincha dreamed of landing a job with an international hotel chain in Thailand, when she returned from Switzerland with a master’s degree in tourism about…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Nepal Supreme Court Rules Trans Woman Is a Woman

07/31/2024

The Supreme Court of Nepal has ruled that Rukshana Kapali, a transgender woman, should be legally recognized on all documents as a woman without having to submit to…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Kazakhstan: Reject rights-violating petition, say UN experts

07/31/2024

GENEVA – The Government of Kazakhstan should reject a petition it is considering that calls for legislation that would violate freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association…

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Added on: 07/31/2024

For trans youth, working in corporate India is a losing battle

07/30/2024

It was a smoggy November morning in 2023. At the Gurugram shelter run by the Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust, Ajay*, a trans man in his…

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Added on: 07/28/2024

Man ‘held in psychiatric hospital’ after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club

07/27/2024

A man is reportedly being held in a psychiatric institution by local authorities after attempting to create Pakistan’s first gay club. The individual, who has not been…

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Added on: 07/23/2024

‘A big F’: LGBTQ+ groups disappointed with Marcos SONA

07/23/2024

LGBTQ+ groups are disappointed with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) as he did not mention equal rights as a priority issue…

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Added on: 07/23/2024

Israel LGBTQ+ Medical Society launches course on transgender-friendly protocols

07/22/2024

When Y. J. Chichester Salant, a 27-year-old trans woman, went to an ENT doctor in Tel Aviv because of a serious upper respiratory infection, one of the…

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Added on: 07/22/2024

Police advice to LGBTQ+ individual to avoid public restrooms ruled as rights violation

07/21/2024

A court has ruled that police advising an LGBTQ+ individual, who was undergoing the process of gender correction and changing their resident registration number, to avoid using…

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Added on: 07/22/2024

From fear to freedom: LGBTQ+ migrants seek safe haven in Germany

07/21/2024

Faced with rape threats, forced conversion therapy, and the necessity to flee their homeland, four queer individuals share their experiences with DW. “The Russian police threatened to…

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Added on: 07/22/2024

Bangladesh Supreme Court sets aside government jobs for third-gender people

07/21/2024

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ruled today that 1 percent of government jobs must be set aside for third-gender people and those with physical challenges. The human rights…

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Added on: 07/21/2024

‘Better days’ ahead for South Korea LGBTQ couples after landmark ruling

07/20/2024

When South Korea was run by a military-backed authoritarian government in the 1970s, a “coffee house” where lesbians secretly gathered was an easy target. The country has…

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Added on: 07/20/2024

Marriage equality comes to Aruba and Curacao; South Korea sees progress on LGBTQ unions

07/19/2024

The global push to recognize the rights of LGBTQ couples continued in separate parts of the world this month when the Dutch Supreme Court ordered the legalization…

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Added on: 07/19/2024

In landmark ruling, South Korea’s top court confirms state benefits for gay couples

07/18/2024

SEOUL, July 18 (Reuters) – South Korea’s supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance,…

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Added on: 07/17/2024

Tel Aviv backs housing for transgender community with support from religious factions

07/16/2024

The Tel Aviv City Council has approved a proposal by council member Reut Nagar to consider allocating part of the city’s affordable housing project to the transgender…

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Added on: 07/17/2024

We Are Being Killed’: A Gay Man Forced To Escape Turkmenistan

07/16/2024

David Omarov, a native of Turkmenistan, says he was arrested and tortured there for being gay — a crime under the country’s repressive regime. He was also…