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Added on: 03/08/2019

China urged to take action on LGBT+ rights after backing U.N. changes

03/07/2019

China’s acceptance of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s recommendations on LGBT+ rights is a “milestone”, gay rights groups said on Thursday, urging Beijing to work with activists…

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Added on: 03/07/2019

A Literature Festival in Lucknow by the LGBTQIA Community

03/05/2019

Despite the low turnout at the Awadh Queer Literature festival, the organisers’ enthusiasm was on an all-time high. In a first, such a festival was organised in…

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Added on: 03/05/2019

Runners support LGBT rights at Tokyo Rainbow Marathon

03/03/2019

Hundreds of people joined a charity run to promote awareness about diverse sexuality and to support sexual minorities under a bright blue sky in Tokyo on March…

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Added on: 03/04/2019

Chiang Mai, Thailand celebrates its first LGBT Pride in a decade

03/01/2019

On 21 February 2019, Chiang Mai celebrated its first LGBT Pride festival since 2009, after the city’s last Pride Parade was cancelled due to harassment from counter-protestors….

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Added on: 03/04/2019

The Kimberley Queen who escaped persecution in Indonesia to find sanctuary in Broome

03/01/2019

Escaping persecution as a gay man in Indonesia several years ago, the reigning Kimberley Queen has instead found a supportive community in the northern Western Australia town…

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Added on: 03/03/2019

South Korea rights body claims it does not ‘deny’ same-sex marriage

03/01/2019

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea on Wednesday (27 February) claimed it did not ‘deny’ the rights of a same-sex couple to marry. But, it also…

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Added on: 03/01/2019

This is what it’s like to be tortured in a Chechnya gay concentration camp

02/28/2019

LGBTI people have been kidnapped, tortured and killed inside concentration camps in Chechnya. The ‘purge’ was first revealed in 2016. Hundreds of men and women are suffering…

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Added on: 02/28/2019

Homophobia and Rising Islamic Intolerance Push Indonesia’s Intersex Bissu Priests to the Brink

02/26/2019

Once kingmakers in one of the most gender fluid societies on earth, the intersex bissu priests of Sulawesi — Indonesia’s third-largest island — are on the verge…

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Added on: 02/28/2019

Colour & confidence: Marching with queer pride

02/25/2019

Even as the Supreme Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in a landmark judgement in September last year, the queer community’s fight for…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

Pakistan opens public school for transgender students

02/25/2019

Pakistan has opened a public school exclusively for transgender pupils, believed to be one of the first of its kind in the country. Around 20 students will…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

How being an LGBT international student in Australia changed me

02/26/2019

When Bijan Kardouni was 23, he went to the wedding of his secret lover. Bijan had met Sami* through the underground LGBT community in Iran, using a…

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Added on: 02/25/2019

Cabinet Unveils Draft Bill and Picks a Side in Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Fight

02/22/2019

The administration of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has approved a draft bill which, if passed, will make Taiwan the first country in Asia to legally enact…

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Added on: 02/25/2019

Homosexual man faces being DEPORTED from Britain for ‘not being gay enough’

02/22/2019

Immigration chiefs believe Yew Fook Sam is lying about his sexuality because he does not have a boyfriend. He is a member of numerous gay associations, part…

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Added on: 02/24/2019

Hazon’s aggressive anti-Left, anti-LGBT campaign draws backlash, support

02/24/2019

“A father and a mother = a family. The courage to be normal.” Thus read a large banner displayed on a hotel near the entrance to Jerusalem….

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Iran: activist charged with normalising same sex relations

02/22/2019

Rezvaneh Mohammadi, gender equality activist’s first court session was held in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court Branch 28 on February 18, 2019, presided by the notorious Judge Moghiseh, according…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Gay parenting ‘boot camp’ moves to Asia to meet growing demand from China

02/21/2019

The world’s largest “boot camp” to help gay men become parents will stage its first Asia event next month to address growing demand for surrogates from China…

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Added on: 02/22/2019

Taiwan unveils Asia’s first draft law on same-sex marriage

02/20/2019

Taiwan on Thursday proposed a draft law to allow same-sex marriage in Asia’s first such bill, but the legislation was criticized by rights activists and conservative groups…

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Added on: 02/21/2019

Singaporeans Remain Deeply Divided on the Issues of Recognizing Gay Civil Partnerships Here

02/19/2019

Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam was right — Singapore remains “deeply split” on the matter of gay rights in the country. According to a new study by…

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Added on: 02/21/2019

LGBTQIA Members Walk for Pulwama Martyrs

02/19/2019

I’m gay, that’s okay. I’m trans, that’s okay, I’m straight, that’s okay’…these slogans were chanted at the fourth edition of Nagpur Pride organised at Samvidhan Chowk on…

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Added on: 02/20/2019

Gujarat Govt Establishes Transgender Welfare Board; Housing, Education & Other Issues To Be Taken Care Of

02/19/2019

A Transgender Welfare Board has been established by the Gujarat government, which has been constituted by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. The community’s housing, education,…

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Added on: 02/19/2019

No human rights violation in West Sumatra’s LGBT ban: Human rights commission

02/15/2019

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), says it doesn’t see West Sumatra’s plan to ban LGBT behavior in the province as an infringement on the…

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Added on: 02/19/2019

‘We are equal’: Thai party candidate aims to be first transgender Prime Minister

02/15/2019

Pauline Ngarmpring wants to become Thailand’s first transgender prime minister to bring hope to the marginalised and make political life accessible for future LGBT people. As Pinit Ngarmpring,…

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Added on: 02/17/2019

Gay-friendly cartoons outrage homophobic Indonesians

02/12/2019

Indonesia’s Information and Communications Ministry, also known as Kominfo, has demanded that the popular social network Instagram remove gay-friendly cartoons published by a user known only as…

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Added on: 02/17/2019

Ten Exiled LGBTQ Activists Speak

02/13/2019

“We want to give a voice to those, who are not heard, whose voice has been taken,” Ali Feruz says. “Because the story of every human is…

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Added on: 02/16/2019

Gender-neutral Canadian activist shows solidarity with Japan’s LGBT communities

02/14/2019

Gemma Hickey entered Japan this week with something no Japanese national can obtain a gender-neutral passport in which the gender category shows neither female nor male, but…

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Added on: 02/15/2019

Same sex couples seek marriage rights in Valentine’s lawsuit

02/13/2019

Chizuka Oe and Yoko Ogawa have been together for 25 years, but when they submitted their marriage registration at a Tokyo town hall, they knew it would…

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Added on: 02/14/2019

Japan Launches First LGBTI Safe House

02/12/2019

Japan opened its first LGBTI safe house in Tokyo this week. Nijiiro House supports LGBTI people who have fallen into homelessness due to their sexuality or gender…

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Added on: 02/14/2019

How Does Taiwan Really Feel About LGBT Issues After Its Referendums?

02/12/2019

If 2017 saw the rise of marriage equality in Taiwan, then the backlash in 2018 suggests many observers held an overly optimistic view on just how much…

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Added on: 02/14/2019

Israeli Politician Shlomo Karhi says Pride Parades are ‘against nature’

02/12/2019

Israeli politician Shlomo Karhi has been condemned for saying Pride parades “legitimise something that is contrary to the natural family unit.” Karhi, who will be a candidate…

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Added on: 02/13/2019

Fury at HIV Data Leak in Conservative Singapore

02/10/2019

Rico has lived with HIV for almost a decade, confiding in only a small number of people in socially conservative Singapore, fearful of the reaction. Last month,…