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Added on: 06/10/2019

L is for lesbian, G is for gay: Indian parents learn ABC of LGBT

06/10/2019

After her son came out as gay, Sushma Samudra consulted astrologers, quizzed psychiatrists, performed prayers and implored gods and goddesses to cure his abnormality. Nothing worked. Undeterred,…

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Added on: 06/09/2019

A little tiff over LGBT normalisation in Malaysia

06/09/2019

A Malaysian conservative Muslim rights activist called out Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah for his alleged lack of concern regarding the ‘normalisation’ of LGBT in the country. Rafidah…

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Added on: 06/09/2019

Outcry after police drug raid on Tel Aviv gay club ahead of Pride week

06/08/2019

Police in Tel Aviv raided a gay club on Friday night and arrested the owner and another worker after drugs were found on the premises. Fourteen other…

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Added on: 06/08/2019

‘If nothing changes, I’ll kill myself’: The horrific plight of LGBT+ asylum seekers in Russia

06/07/2019

“Russia is the last place I wanted to end up,” says Ahmet, 25. “But I don’t have a choice – it is either this or death.” Ahmet,…

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Added on: 06/08/2019

Bhutan moves to decriminalise homosexuality

06/07/2019

Bhutan’s National Assembly has begun the process of decriminalising gay sex, a move which could hand LGBT+ people improved rights. The Buddhist kingdom’s lower house voted on…

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Added on: 06/07/2019

First openly gay minister shrugs off jeers at Jerusalem pride march

06/06/2019

A day after being appointed as the first openly gay minister in the country’s history, Likud lawmaker Amir Ohana attempted to brush off an unwelcome reception at…

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Added on: 06/06/2019

Thailand’s first cohort of transgender MPs make parliamentary history

06/05/2019

Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as one of the first transgender MPs in Thailand, where tolerance for the LGBT community is not…

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Added on: 06/06/2019

‘It’s humiliating for us’: village disowns Dutee Chand, India’s first openly gay athlete

06/05/2019

Supporters of India’s first openly gay athlete fear for her safety after her decision to come out prompted a backlash in her home village. Local reaction was…

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Added on: 06/05/2019

Far-right extremists vow to disrupt Jerusalem Pride Parade

06/04/2019

The leader of a far right-wing group said Tuesday his organization plans to disrupt this week’s Jerusalem Pride Parade in order to fight what he called “LGBT…

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Added on: 06/04/2019

QATAR BANS HOMOSEXUALITY AS AL JAZEERA IN ENGLISH MARKS LGBT PRIDE MONTH

06/03/2019

Qatar bans homosexuality, but the Qatar-backed Al Jazeera’s AJ+ still recently marked June as LGBT Pride Month with a tweet about speaking to the cast of “Queer…

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Added on: 06/04/2019

Japan Opposition Parties Submit Same-Sex Marriage Bill

06/03/20219

Japan’s major opposition parties submitted a bill Monday calling for same-sex marriage in the world’s third-biggest economy, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first…

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Added on: 06/03/2019

H&M Malaysia does not carry pro-LGBT collection, rep confirms

06/02/2019

Fashion retailer H&M has confirmed that its collection supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is not available in Malaysia. Malaysiakini reported Sweden-based H&M’s Malaysia…

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Added on: 06/03/2019

LGBT people: Sharing their dreams, confessing their fears

06/01/2019

‘I WANT TO DRESS UP AS A BRIDE’ “Sometimes, you have to hide your dreams from the world,” says Kolkata’s Amit Bittoo Dey, who would often tell…

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Added on: 06/03/2019

Pink Dot: how Singapore’s LGBT movement became a ‘tangible force’ where others struggle to survive

06/03/2019

It was an obvious choice for Manda Foo when she was asked to sign a pledge in April to reduce discrimination faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

U.S. embassy in Seoul faces backlash for flying Pride flag

05/31/2019

The American embassy in South Korea is facing backlash from the country’s conservative and Christian groups for displaying a Pride flag on its building during Pride celebrations…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

After Brunei episode, Aceh now in spotlight in fight for LGBT rights

06/01/2019

George Clooney’s star power helped in Brunei, but LGBT+ advocates said a similar celebrity boycott of businesses in another anti-LGBT+ hotspot in Southeast Asia is unlikely to…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

South Korea’s pride parade marks 20 years in blaze of colour

06/01/2019

Tens of thousands of LGBT South Koreans and their supporters paraded through central Seoul Saturday for the capital’s 20th gay rights march, with ruling Democratic Party members…

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Added on: 06/01/2019

Philippines President Duterte says he was once gay ‘But I cured myself’

05/31/2019

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed he was once gay but “cured” himself of homosexuality in controversial remarks made during a trip to Japan. According to Rappler,…

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Added on: 06/01/2019

Pakistan human rights minister appoints first transgender employee

05/30/2019

Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari has appointed a transgender woman to her department for the first time. Dr Mazari announced the appointment of Ayesha Moghul…

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Added on: 05/31/2019

I had to leave Lebanon after I came out as gay and HIV positive on TV

05/30/2019

I am a 29-year-old filmmaker and refugee from Lebanon living in the UK. My claim to asylum is based on my sexuality and my HIV status. I…

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Added on: 05/31/2019

Victory for Hong Kong’s LGBT community as High Court abolishes four offences that criminalise sex between men

05/30/2019

Hong Kong’s LGBT community has earned a long-awaited legal victory, with a court abolishing or revising seven offences that criminalised sex between men. The High Court on…

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Added on: 05/31/2019

China seen by LGBT+ groups as years away from same-sex marriage

05/30/2019

China is at least a decade away from allowing same-sex marriages with the current priorities on introducing anti-discrimination laws, letting LGBT+ groups raise awareness without fear, and…

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Added on: 05/29/2019

Lebanon blocks Grindr in latest attack on LGBT+ community

05/28/2019

The gay dating app Grindr has been blocked for most users in Lebanon, sparking concern over a widening crackdown on the LGBT+ community in the country. The…

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Added on: 05/28/2019

Jerusalem chief rabbi urges mayor not to put up LGBT flags that ‘mar’ the city

05/27/2019

Jerusalem’s chief rabbi on Monday sent a formal letter to Mayor Moshe Lion asking him to prevent LGBT flags from being put up ahead of the annual…

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Added on: 05/28/2019

India: How your neighborhood restaurant became LGBT friendly

05/27/2019

Earlier this year, when Indrajeet Ghorpade visited a restaurant in Hyderabad for a date, he was denied entry by the staff, who told him that their policy…

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Added on: 05/28/2019

LESBIAN TIED TO A TREE AND BEATEN IN INDIA FOR ‘BESMIRCHING’ HER VILLAGE

05/27/2019

A woman in eastern India has been tied up to a tree and beaten after neighbors discovered she was in a same-sex relationship. Sarmila Malla, 19, was…

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Added on: 05/27/2019

Jerusalem Pride organizers reject police proposal to ID participants

05/27/2019

The organizers of the Jerusalem Pride parade said Monday that they would not accept a police proposal to ID participants upon their entrance at next week’s demonstration….

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Added on: 05/27/2019

Under-fire SQA strikes deal to provide education in violently anti-gay Brunei

05/26/2019

Scotland’s under-fire exam body has agreed a deal to provide education in the violently anti-gay state of Brunei, the Sunday Mail reveals today. The Scottish Qualification Authority…

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Added on: 05/26/2019

We do: Taiwan’s gay newlyweds urge Asia to follow their lead

05/24/2019

As they celebrated tying the knot at an outdoor party, many of the first same-sex couples to marry in Taiwan on Friday (May 24) urged Asian governments…

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Added on: 05/24/2019

Court rejects lawsuit from Indonesian cop who was discharged for being gay

05/23/2019

A former Indonesian cop has vowed to fight for justice after he was dismissed from the police force for being gay, but he’s already hit a legal…