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Added on: 02/03/2019

Transgender trio fail in legal bid to be listed as male on Hong Kong ID card.

02/01/2019

Three transgender people who identify as male lost their legal bid on Friday to be recognised as such on their Hong Kong identity cards, in a setback…

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Added on: 02/03/2019

Award-Winning Activist Jay Lin on Sharing LGBT Stories with Asia.

02/01/2019

When Newsweek publicly announced that I was one of the 15 members of the “Creative Class of 2019,” I seriously had to pinch myself. I was discussing video streaming…

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Added on: 02/03/2019

This Gay Man Speaks Out About Fleeing Iraq, Where He Says Being LGBT Is a ‘Death Sentence’

01/31/2019

In commemoration of 2019 marking 50 years since the Stonewall Riots took place, the editors over at Gay Star News are inviting 50 international guest writers to…

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Added on: 02/02/2019

Film on lesbian romance hailed for pushing boundaries.

02/01/2019

A Bollywood movie about a family accepting their daughter is a lesbian was hailed on Friday (Feb 1) for pushing the boundaries of cinema in socially conservative…

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Added on: 02/02/2019

Conservative Muslims reject antirape bill over ‘pro-adultery, LGBT’ concerns.

02/01/2019

The passing of a bill on sexual violence, which has been deliberated on by the House of Representatives since 2016, is at risk of being delayed again,…

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Added on: 01/31/2019

Indonesia Mayor Targets Gay People ‘because they’re possessed by demons’

1/29/2019

A mayor in Indonesia has ordered the arrest of LGBT+ people so religious authorities can conduct exorcisms on them. Mayor of Padang Mahyeldi Ansharullah has used the…

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Added on: 01/31/2019

Chiba 1st Japanese City to Recognize LGBTI Couples, Common-law Marriage

01/29/2019

In a first for Japan, the city of Chiba held a ceremony Tuesday to issue certificates recognizing both the partnerships of sexual minority and common-law couples. “I…

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Added on: 01/30/2019

Leaked HIV data creates fear among Singaporean LGBT community

01/29/2019

A major leak of the confidential data of 14,200 people with HIV in Singapore could hamper a fight against new infections among LGBT+ people in the city-state,…

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Added on: 01/30/2019

Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia

01/29/2019

While much recent attention has been focused on the LGBT community in Chechnya and the wider North Caucasus, sexual minorities in Central Asia live under significant pressure…

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Added on: 01/29/2019

Myanmar LGBT Pride Out in Force, But Laws Lag Behind

01/29/2019

This past weekend, pride week kicked off in full force in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon. A flurry of rainbow umbrellas dotting Yangon harbor, held by fishermen following…

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Added on: 01/29/2019

LGBT community fear living openly in Kurdistan

01/29/2019

Imagine living a lie. A life of lies, secrecy and often depression only to conform to cultural norms so that you or your family isn’t endangered or…

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Added on: 01/28/2019

Whether it’s a bar in Shinjuku or over a dating app with someone in Osaka, words matter when talking about LGBT topics

01/28/2019

A recent survey by advertising giant Dentsu revealed that roughly 1 out of 11 people in Japan identify as レズビアン, ゲイ, バイセクシュアル, トランスジェンダー (rezubian, gei, baisekushuaru, toransujendā,…

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Added on: 01/28/2019

Taiwanese volunteer campaigns in China for LGBT rights

01/26/2019

Taipei, Jan. 26 (CNA) A Taiwanese volunteer who went to China recently to campaign against its sexual orientation therapies sees the LGBT communities on both sides of…

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Added on: 01/28/2019

Holocaust Memorial Day: How the pink triangle became a symbol of gay rights

01/26/2019

As the world marks Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday (January 27), PinkNews remembers all those in the LGBT+ community that were persecuted by the Nazis—and how the…

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Added on: 01/28/2019

Chandigarh demands right to be different

01/27/2019

The fate of LGBT community of Chandigarh swiveled into a different alley when Dhananjay Chauhan, a transgender student, led the campaign on Panjab University campus for a…

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Added on: 01/28/2019

Myanmar’s first LGBT pride boat parade sets sail

01/27/2019

Rainbow flags flew high and gay anthems blasted out over Yangon’s river as a flotilla of boats took to the water of Myanmar’s biggest city on Saturday…

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Added on: 01/26/2019

After LGBT paranoia threatened to shut it down, gov’t defends HIV prevention group in Riau

01/24/2019

Activists warn that the LGBT panic in Indonesia is not only causing wide scale discrimination and persecution against the protected minority group, it is also helping to create a…

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Added on: 01/26/2019

Taiwanese LGBT activist named Newsweek Creative Class innovator

01/25/2019

A Taiwanese LGBT rights activist has been included in Newsweek’s Creative Class of 2019, an initiative celebrating innovators who develop creative solutions to the world’s problems, according…

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Added on: 01/26/2019

The LGBT Community of Bali Celebrates Annual Festival In Secret Amid Indonesia’s Crack Down On Rights

01/24/2019

A Bali-based LGBT pageant held its crowning ceremony for Mister and Miss Gaya Dewata (YGD) in secret last month following multiple online threats and opposition from the…

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Added on: 01/25/2019

Japan Supreme Court: Trans people must be sterilized before gender change

01/24/2019

The Supreme Court of Japan published a ruling on Thursday (24 January) upholding a law that requires transgender people to be sterilized before changing their gender on official documents. Japan’s law in question…

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Added on: 01/25/2019

Indian transgender politician Apsara Reddy: ‘I want to be looked upon as an equal’

01/22/2019

Apsara Reddy this month became the first transgender person to be appointed as general secretary of the Mahila Congress, the party’s women’s wing. Before plunging into politics,…

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Added on: 01/24/2019

The Missing Piece in Uzbekistan’s Reform Puzzle

01/23/2019

At the United Nations this past May, Uzbek Deputy Justice Minister Mahmud Istamov committed the authoritarian regime he serves to over 200 reforms proposed by the UN…

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Added on: 01/23/2019

Grindr Banned in Lebanon: List of Countries that Prohibit Gay Dating App

1/21/2019

Lebanon has reportedly banned people from accessing Grindr, a gay dating mobile app, on the country’s public network. SMEX, a Lebanese NGO that works toward empowering people, reached…

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Added on: 01/22/2019

LGBT rights advocate files case against Attorney-General, stating Section 377A of Penal Code is void

01/22/2019

An LGBT rights advocate has filed a case against the Attorney-General, stating that Section 377A of the Penal Code – which criminalises sex between men – is…

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Added on: 01/22/2019

Beijing LGBT Center Celebrates 10 Years of Inclusivity

01/22/2019

With the end of January 2019 fast approaching, and with it, Chinese New Year just around the corner, it’s time again to look back and remember personal achievements over…

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Added on: 01/21/2019

South Korea slipping on LGBTI rights, activists warn

01/18/2019

South Korea’s fledging LGBTI movement has triggered a conservative backlash, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned this week. In it’s 2019 world report, HRW said leaders had done little…

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Added on: 01/21/2019

Court Decisions on LGBT Rights Echo ‘A Wild Wish’

01/17/2019

More than two centuries ago Mary Wollstonecraft laid the foundations for feminist thought with a simple premise: lack of equal opportunity diminished individual self-worth and hobbled social…

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Added on: 01/20/2019

Three billboards outside Nanjing: Chinese artist takes aim at gay ‘conversion therapy’

01/19/2019

On a hazy day this week, a convoy of three white trucks is making its way through the streets of Nanjing, in eastern China. They are covered…

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Added on: 01/19/2019

Vigilante Raid on Indonesian HIV Group

01/17/2019

This week a militant Islamist group in Indonesia raided the offices of an HIV prevention organization on suspicion that the group had been conducting “LGBT activities.” The…

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Added on: 01/19/2019

Gay couple to join Japan legal challenge after marriage bid fails

01/18/2019

A couple who failed in an attempt to register their same-sex marriage in Japan vowed on Friday to take legal action to force the country to legalize…