ADDED ON: 02/20/2023
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 Lankans. Ceylon Workers’ Congress Leader, Minister…
ADDED ON: 02/18/2023
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 Monday, the Senate Standing Committee…
ADDED ON: 02/17/2023
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 countries have scrapped requirements for…
ADDED ON: 02/16/2023
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 for business. Beijing appears to…
ADDED ON: 02/16/2023
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 let her leave the house”…
ADDED ON: 02/15/2023
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 contradictory nor new,” wrote Channel…
ADDED ON: 02/14/2023
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 to prosecute transgender people, was…
ADDED ON: 02/14/2023
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 Senate body discussed the different…
ADDED ON: 02/13/2023
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 the government’s conventional stance on…
ADDED ON: 02/13/2023
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 a chair next to him.…
ADDED ON: 02/12/2023
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 heralded in similar terms. But…
ADDED ON: 02/12/2023
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 and secular science. Thousands have…
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