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Added on: 09/09/2019

Why are so few LGBT Chinese couples taking advantage of laws that could protect their rights?

09/08/2019

A gay couple in Beijing recently made national headlines when they became the first same-sex couple to become each other’s legal guardian. The option – which allows…

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Added on: 09/08/2019

Defeated in court, Philippine lawyer to enter politics to pursue LGBT+ rights

09/05/2019

A gay lawyer from the Philippines said on Thursday he would pursue a career in politics to push for LGBT+ rights after losing a legal battle to…

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Added on: 09/08/2019

Trans Chinese teens forced into ‘conversion therapy’: study

09/06/2019

Trans teenagers in China face abuse at home and bullying at school, with almost one in five forced into conversion therapies, according to a survey released on…

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Added on: 09/07/2019

In Nepal and India, parallel movements for dignity for LGBT communities

09/06/2019

I came of age in late 1990s Kathmandu, during a period when Nepal’s capital city was smaller and more insular. There was little room for marginalized groups…

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Added on: 09/05/2019

More than 50% of gay men in Hong Kong fear coming out, study finds

09/04/2019

Around one in two gay men fear coming out to their loved ones in Hong Kong, a damning study has revealed. Against rapidly climbing HIV diagnoses and…

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Added on: 09/05/2019

Year after India gay ruling, a battle to change attitudes

09/05/2019

Vivek Kishore and Vishwa Srivastava hit it off soon after meeting at a cafe, little knowing what lay in store for them as a gay couple in…

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Added on: 09/04/2019

The 2020 Summer Olympics Likely to Be the Queerest, Most Political Games Yet

09/03/2019

When Tokyo hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics, there will likely be a record number of out LGBTQ athletes competing in the Games. Not only that, it could…

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Added on: 09/04/2019

Transgender woman granted long-term residency in Japan

09/04/2019

A Southeast Asian woman has become the first transgender person to receive a long-term residential permit in Japan, according to her lawyer. The 58-year-old woman, who has…

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Added on: 09/04/2019

Lebanon: End Systemic Violence Against Transgender Women

09/03/2019

Transgender women in Lebanon face systemic violence and discrimination, Human Rights Watch, Helem, and MOSAIC said in a report and video released today. Transgender women face discrimination…

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Added on: 09/03/2019

TOP PA DIPLOMAT IN UK DENIES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBTQ IN THE WEST BANK

08/03/2019

In August, the Palestinian Authority banned the LGBTQ group Al-Qaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society from carrying out any activity in the West Bank….

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Added on: 09/03/2019

‘Everyone needs a place’: Gay couple fights for Hong Kong public housing

08/02/2019

Like many young married couples in Hong Kong, Nick Infinger and his partner struggled to find a home they could afford. So last year, they applied for…

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Added on: 09/02/2019

Indian state bans unnecessary surgery on intersex babies

08/28/2019

An Indian state has banned sex assignment surgery on babies whose sex is not clear at birth, a health official said on Wednesday, in a first to…

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Added on: 08/31/2019

The (queer) year that was

08/31/2019

If you’re a queer Indian, the reading down of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (a colonial-era law that criminalised consensual adult same sex relationships) on…

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Added on: 08/31/2019

How Silicon Valley fostered India’s LGBTQ+ movement

08/31/2019

The moment I heard that Section 377 had finally fallen, I wondered if my friends Arvind and Ashok, sitting far away from India in their two-storey house…

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Added on: 08/30/2019

Indian State Bans Unnecessary Surgery for Intersex Children

08/29/2019

India’s Tamil Nadu state government has issued an executive order banning medically unnecessary surgeries on children born with intersex variations. The order comes in response to an April…

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Added on: 08/30/2019

SOGIE bill won’t spoil rights of non-LGBTQ, says former DSWD chief

08/30/2019

Rights are not rice cakes that should be divided. This was the case posed by former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo on Friday, as she took up…

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Added on: 08/28/2019

China’s Parliament Says No to Marriage Equality

08/23/2019

Barely three months after Taiwan solidified same-sex marriage rights, political leaders in Beijing are shutting down any discussion of extending those rights to the Chinese mainland. Zang…

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Added on: 08/28/2019

India’s Chand confident of making Olympic cut

08/22/2019

Dutee Chand, India’s first openly gay sports star, has fought many battles off the track in recent years but for the next 12 months the sprinter is…

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Added on: 08/26/2019

Israeli Arabs indicted for attempted honor killing of gay teen

08/26/2019

Three Israeli Arab men from northern Israel were indicted in Tel Aviv Sunday in connection with the stabbing of a gay teenager in Tel Aviv last month,…

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Added on: 08/26/2019

Meet Kerala, India’s First “Married” Gay Couple

08/25/2019

A gay couple in India is getting mass attention for their love. And now, the couple are being referred to as the first “married” gay couple in…

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Added on: 08/26/2019

Transgender Refugee Fears Death for Being Deported to Syria

08/25/2019

Alarming stories of terror and heartbreak continue to surface amid Turkey’s ruthless campaign to deport thousands of refugees back to Syria’s Idlib province, which faces a deadly…

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Added on: 08/24/2019

‘It’s not legal’: UN stands by as Turkey deports vulnerable Syrians

08/23/2019

When summer began, Ward’s* biggest worry was her sick boyfriend. A Syrian with a gentle voice, and all her identity documents in order, Ward thought she could…

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Added on: 08/22/2019

Duterte expressed full support for LGBTQ community in Palace meet Monday

08/20/2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his full support to the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) community, neophyte Senator Christopher Lawrence ‘’Bong’’ T. Go said on…

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Added on: 08/22/2019

Palestinian Authority Bans Activities by Gay Rights Group

08/19/2019

A Palestinian gay and transgender rights group vowed on Monday to continue its activities after the Palestinian Authority police barred the group from holding events in the…

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Added on: 08/21/2019

China’s parliament rules out allowing same-sex marriage

08/21/2019

Limiting marriage to a relationship between a man and a woman will remain China’s legal position, a parliament spokesman said on Wednesday, ruling out following neighboring Taiwan…

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Added on: 08/20/2019

PA BANS LGBTQ ACTIVITIES IN WEST BANK

08/19/2019

The Palestinian Authority banned members of the Palestinian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community from carrying out any activities in the West Bank. The ban…

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Added on: 08/20/2019

After legal win for LGBT residents, Hong Kong Marriage Equality hopes city can follow in Taiwan’s footsteps

08/17/2019

Hong Kong’s LGBT rights activists have renewed their push for marriage equality by launching the city’s first pressure group dedicated to putting same-sex unions on the statute…

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Added on: 08/19/2019

Law needed to stop abuses vs LGBTQ

08/18/2019

A law is needed to discourage and prevent abuses against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community, Laguna Third District Rep. Sol Aragones…

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Added on: 08/17/2019

Watch: Nepal pride rally calls for better LGBT rights

08/16/2019

Hundreds of people gathered in Nepal’s capital on Friday for the annual gay pride parade. The participants used the event in Kathmandu to call for better rights….

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Added on: 08/16/2019

Mumbai: LGBT people raise clamour for gender-neutral laws

08/16/2019

Two city youths have decided to take the next step in the assertion of LGBT rights and have more queer-friendly laws in the country. To enable their…