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Added on: 01/28/2020

Gay Couple Moves Kerala HC For Recognition Of Homosexual Marriages Under Special Marriage Act

01/27/2020

Nikesh and Sonu, the first ‘married’ gay couple from Kerala, have moved the High Court of Kerala challenging the provisions of Special Marriage Act 1954 to the…

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Added on: 01/23/2020

Israel agrees to Russia’s no-LGBT adoptions rule

01/22/2020

Israel and Russia signed an adoption agreement on Wednesday, after a decade of negotiations, stipulating that same-sex couples may not adopt children from Russia. The countries finalized…

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Added on: 01/22/2020

Fighting for LGBT rights in Myanmar with a ‘pink pinky’

01/22/2020

LGBT activists in Myanmar campaigning to decriminalise same-sex relations are urging thousands of people to paint their little finger pink as they try to highlight the issue…

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Added on: 01/22/2020

South Korea transgender soldier to sue over dismissal

01/21/2020

A transgender soldier in South Korea says she will sue the army after it dismissed her for violating regulations following her sex change. Byun Hui-soo, 22, joined…

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Added on: 01/21/2020

Taiwan gay couples urge foreign marriage rights after Tsai win

01/21/2020

Rights groups and gay couples called on Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen Tuesday to cement the island’s reputation as a bastion of LGBT rights by recognising international same-sex…

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Added on: 01/20/2020

Tokyo ward to let sexual minorities pick their school, work uniforms

01/20/2020

Tokyo’s Minato Ward plans to adopt the first ordinance in Japan that gives sexual minorities the freedom to choose school uniforms and work attire based on their…

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Added on: 01/19/2020

Hong Kong’s lesbian bars are vanishing, but for LGBT people it’s actually a good sign in the traditionally conservative city

01/19/2020

Tse Tong, the owner of Hong Kong’s first lesbian bar, does not mind that the lesbian bar scene in the city is declining as it reflects the…

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Added on: 01/18/2020

Malaysia, where gay sex is illegal, used to be home to a community of gender non-conforming shamans

01/17/2020

Homosexuality is doubly illegal in Malaysia as it is banned by the country’s secular, colonial-era legal code, as well as its special Islamic courts. LGBT+ people have…

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Added on: 01/18/2020

‘Anti-sexual deviance propaganda’ bill mysteriously on priority list

01/18/2020

The massive 2019-2024 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) set by the House of Representatives lists 248 bills, including four proposed omnibus laws, an ambitious undertaking considering that the…

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Added on: 01/17/2020

Iranian militia declares Iraq not for ‘filthy homosexuals, collaborators’

01/16/2020

An official for the Iranian-sponsored Popular Mobilization Units declared in a video that Iraq is not a country for homosexuals or collaborators, and that his organization will…

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Added on: 01/17/2020

The Empty Consumerism of China’s ‘Queer Eye’ Clone

01/16/2020

The core concept of Mango TV’s “You Are So Beautiful,” which premiered on the popular streaming network late last year, is simple. Each week, five fabulous experts…

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Added on: 01/17/2020

South Korea to decide on first transgender soldier amid debate

01/16/2020

South Korea’s military said on Thursday it will hold a meeting to discuss whether it will discharge the first soldier to have undergone gender reassignment surgery, which…

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Added on: 01/16/2020

Israeli minister’s homophobic comments spark huge protest

01/15/2020

More than 3,000 students gathered in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, waving signs reading: “I don’t want to be normal”, in response to last week’s homophobic comments by…

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Added on: 01/16/2020

Queer K-pop: chorus grows for gay rights in Asia

01/15/2020

Wearing bright bow ties and dark dress, a group of South Korean women belt out song after song about the joy and stigma of being gay –…

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Added on: 01/15/2020

Malaysia: Human Rights Reforms Stall

01/14/2020

Malaysia’s promised human rights reforms stalled in 2019 as the government either backed away from or delayed action on its campaign commitments, Human Rights Watch said today…

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Added on: 01/15/2020

Indonesia rights body condemns LGBT raids ordered by mayor after UK rape case

01/14/2020

Indonesia’s human rights commission on Tuesday condemned plans by a mayor to launch raids targeting the LGBT community in his city after a local man was convicted…

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Added on: 01/13/2020

Bhutan: Historic opportunity to decriminalize same-sex relationships

01/09/2020

Bhutan must seize an historic opportunity to secure equal rights for LGBTI people in the country, Amnesty International said today, calling on the upper house of parliament…

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Added on: 01/13/2020

Alibaba praised by China’s gay community for ad recognizing same-sex couples

01/08/2020

Online gay communities in China are lauding e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for releasing a subtle ad that appears to feature a gay couple returning home…

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Added on: 01/12/2020

Israel Justice minister blasts education minister’s ‘backwards’ remarks on LGBT couples

01/11/2020

Justice Minister Amir Ohana lambasted Education Minister Rafi Peretz on Saturday for comments Peretz made in a newspaper interview, where he appeared to call same-sex marriage unnatural….

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Added on: 01/12/2020

Was Oman’s Late Sultan the ‘Only Gay Monarch’ in the World and Why Do People Care?

01/12/2020

Although Sultan Qaboos’ sexuality has been open to question for decades, the recent death of the 79-year-old Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said on Friday night…

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Added on: 01/11/2020

Depok mayor calls for more anti-LGBT raids in wake of Reynhard Sinaga case

01/11/2020

In response to reports that the family of Reynhard Sinaga, an Indonesian convicted serial rapist in the United Kingdom, lives in Depok, West Java, the city’s mayor…

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Added on: 01/10/2020

Indonesia’s LGBT community fears repercussions after UK’s ‘most prolific rapist’ jailed

01/09/2020

When the reports surfaced about Britain’s “most prolific rapist” Reynhard Sinaga — an Indonesian national sentenced to life for 150 crimes, including 136 rapes against men —…

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Added on: 01/09/2020

India’s LGBTQ community joins citizenship law protests

01/02/2020

More than 1,000 members of India’s LGBTQ community, rights groups and their supporters marched through the streets of the capital on Friday to protest a citizenship law…

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Added on: 01/08/2020

Support for laws against LGBT discrimination in Hong Kong rising, Chinese University survey finds

01/07/2020

Opposition to legal protections for Hong Kong’s sexual minorities is on the wane, a university survey showed on Tuesday, as the professor behind it called on the…

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Added on: 01/08/2020

The ‘ex-closeted gay jihadist’ bringing meditation to Jakarta

01/07/2020

When Bagia Arif Saputra was growing up in a university town near Jakarta, becoming a jihadist seemed a natural choice for young men like him, who were…

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Added on: 01/07/2020

Section 377 crusader Ashok Row Kavi steps down as Humsafar Trust Chairman

01/06/2020

Ashok Row Kavi, the founder Chairperson of Mumbai-based Humsafar Trust has stepped down from his post. The Indian journalist and LGBT rights activist had founded the Trust…

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Added on: 01/07/2020

Why is China raising the prospect of same-sex marriage?

01/06/2020

China has taken a step forward to allow same-sex marriage, a move that could undo years of discrimination, delight rights activists and give new rights to the…

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Added on: 01/07/2020

Taiwan’s president is battling a deluge of election-linked homophobic fake news

01/06/2020

Taiwan is often described as Asia’s most gay-friendly place. It was, after all, the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. It boasts the biggest Pride…

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Added on: 01/06/2020

Why China’s Gay Academics Feel They Must Stand Out or Stay Hidden

01/05/2020

Since 2018, I’ve interviewed 40 gay men who either currently teach or have previously taught at Chinese colleges and universities. My aim was to discover what challenges…

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Added on: 01/06/2020

Philippines SC junks same-sex marriage petition ‘with finality’

01/05/2020

The Supreme Court on Monday denied with finality a motion for reconsideration filed by Jesus Falcis and other LGBT advocates seeking recognition of same-sex marriage in the…