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Added on: 08/07/2023
08/06/2023
SEOUL – South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birthrate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they…

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Added on: 08/06/2023
08/05/2023
England manager Gareth Southgate says he understands the criticism directed at Jordan Henderson, a vocal supporter of the LGBT community, following his move to Saudi Arabian club…

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Added on: 08/05/2023
08/04/2023
South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birth rate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they…

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Added on: 08/04/2023
08/04/2023
A representative for Malaysia’s government has described being queer as “a perverted lifestyle” following the arrest of eight LGBTQ+ advocates protesting in the country. In a statement…

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Added on: 08/03/2023
The High Court heard a petition Thursday against discrimination toward LGBTQ couples who wish to adopt, and indicated it might move to resolve the issue in the…

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Added on: 08/03/2023
08/02/2023
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A municipal government in Negros Occidental declared drag queen Pura Luka Vega unwelcome in its town on Tuesday, August 1. The persona non grata…

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Added on: 08/02/2023
Anti-gay remarks made on Saturday by a Hezbollah leader in Lebanon who has recently called for anti-gay violence sparked panic and terror among lesbian, gay, bisexual and…

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Added on: 08/02/2023
A court in the Kurdistan region of Iraq dealt independent civil society a blow on May 31, 2023, by ordering the closure of Rasan Organization over “its…

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Added on: 08/01/2023
07/31/2023
An official in Iran in charge of “promoting Islamic values” has reportedly been suspended over an alleged gay sex video. Reza Tsaghati, head of culture and Islamic…

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Added on: 08/01/2023
07/31/2023
For the first time in the country, the Kerala government will implement a “Queer-friendly hospital initiative” to protect the rights of the queer, transgender community and to…

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Added on: 07/31/2023
07/30/2023
A radio show promoting LGBTQ equality will end its 17-year run at Hong Kong’s public broadcaster on Sunday, with station management citing “changes in programme” as the…

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Added on: 07/31/2023
07/30/2023
India’s first openly gay prince said his parents tried to make him undergo conversion therapy in a interview with Sky News. Speaking from Jaipur, India, on Friday, Prince Manvendra…

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Added on: 07/30/2023
07/29/2023
Players from across the game have taken eye-watering amounts of money to join the Saudi Pro League, moves which have been criticised as supporting “sportswashing”. In December,…

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Added on: 07/30/2023
07/29/2023
A video posted online allegedly shows the head of culture and Islamic guidance in Gilan province, Reza Tsaghati, having sex with another man. Their identities and the…

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Added on: 07/29/2023
THE Department of Tourism (DoT) will be holding a first-ever Pride Summit as part of the government’s initiatives focusing on “inclusive tourism development and establishing the Philippines…

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Added on: 07/29/2023
07/28/2023
“We are going to fight until the very end!” said Surendra Pandey, the husband of Maya Gurung, when we met at a restaurant in Nepal’s busy capital…

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Added on: 07/29/2023
07/28/2023
Widely discredited around the world, conversion therapy – which aims to change someone’s sexual orientation – is still legal in India but the practice of it by…

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Added on: 07/29/2023
07/27/2023
India could soon become only the second nation in Asia to legalise gay marriage. As the world’s fast-growing democracy, it is a hugely significant moment for LGBTQIA+…

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Added on: 07/29/2023
07/27/2023
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur — where he criticized Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…

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Added on: 07/26/2023
07/25/2023
When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert on Friday, following a profanity-laden speech slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ…

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Added on: 07/26/2023
Labor authorities agreed to pay workers’ compensation to a gay man who suffered from mental illness after being outed by his boss, which may be the first…

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Added on: 07/25/2023
07/24/2023
The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur – where he criticised Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…

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Added on: 07/24/2023
07/23/2023
A first of its kind trans-health clinic in Lucknow is instilling confidence among intersex people to search for their own identity. ‘Sabrang’, the clinic, claims to be the…

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Added on: 07/23/2023
07/22/2023
The English band the 1975 have been banned from performing in Malaysia after their lead singer criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws on stage. The group, fronted by…

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Added on: 07/18/2023
07/17/2023
Former Senator Farhatullah Babar on Monday challenged the verdict of the Federal Shariat Court that struck down the Transgender (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. The civil appeal…

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Added on: 07/18/2023
Security threats from conservative Islamic groups in Indonesia have forced organizers of a Southeast Asian LGBT event to move it from Jakarta to an undisclosed location. The…

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Added on: 07/15/2023
The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, criticized the LGBTQ+ community during his visit to Uganda on Wednesday, declaring homosexuality will end the “generation…

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Added on: 07/14/2023
07/13/2023
The Kathmandu District Court on Thursday rejected a marriage registration application filed by a gay couple despite the Supreme Court legalising same-sex marriages in Nepal. Maya Gurung,…

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Added on: 07/14/2023
07/12/2023
The organisers did not disclose the new venue due to security concerns. The event has also drawn attention as Indonesia hosts a regional meeting of Southeast Asian…

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Added on: 07/14/2023
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on July 12 launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda, which has just introduced some of…