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Added on: 08/01/2023

Iran official in charge of ‘promoting Islamic values’ suspended over alleged gay sex video

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

In a first, State to roll out queer-friendly hospital initiative

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

Hong Kong public broadcaster cancels LGBTQ radio show

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

India’s first openly gay prince says his parents tried to subject him to the ‘torture’ of conversion therapy to make him straight

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

Saudi football ‘sportswashing’ and using multi-million-pound deals to distract from human rights issues

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

Iran sex tape scandal: Government says no prior knowledge of alleged behaviour

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

1st PH gay summit eyes ‘inclusivity’ in tourism

07/28/2023

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

In Nepal, the LGBTQ Community’s Fight for Marriage Equality is Far From Over

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

‘I can make you straight in three months’: Inside India’s gay conversion industry

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

India could soon become the second country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage

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

Malaysia’s LGBTQ community fears backlash after concert kiss

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

‘White savior complex’: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams The 1975’s Matty Healy’s onstage kiss

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

Gay man granted workers’ comp for being outed by boss

07/25/2023

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

Malaysia’s gay community fears backlash after Matty Healy’s outburst

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

A clinic for issues related to intersex people

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

Malaysia bans the 1975 after Matty Healy defies anti-LGBTQ+ laws with stage kiss

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

Farhatullah Babar challenges FSC’s verdict against Transgender Act 2018

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

LGBT meet shifted out of Indonesian capital after death threats

07/17/2023

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

Iran’s president: Homosexuality will end ‘generation of human beings’

07/14/2023

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

Kathmandu court rejects marriage registration application of gay couple

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

LGBT event in Indonesia scrapped after security threats

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

In Uganda, Iranian President Attacks West On LGBT Rights

07/12/023

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…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

07/12/2023

It’s a historic step for equality as Nepal’s supreme court has ruled for all same-sex marriages to be legally binding from 28 June 2023 forward. Nepal’s Supreme…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Toilet limits for transgender woman ‘unacceptable,’ Japan’s top court

07/11/2023

Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that restricting a transgender woman’s use of toilets at her workplace was “unacceptable”, a decision that may help promote LGBT rights…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

LGBTQ activism: Seeking queer love in Middle Eastern history

07/11/2023

“When I’m trying to impress someone I’m into, I like to send them classical poems that celebrate male beauty,” Fouad, a 26-year-old gay man, explained during a…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Gay marriage case could bring gold rush to Indian wedding industry

07/08/2023

When the Indian Supreme Court earlier this year started hearing a case to legalize same-sex marriage, matchmaker Kamakshi Madan suddenly received an increase in enquiries from parents…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Nepal Paves Way to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

07/08/2023

Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued a temporary order greenlighting the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time. LGBTQIA activists and couples across Nepal celebrated the decision….

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Added on: 07/07/2023

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: LGBT Rights Group Shuttered

07/06/2023

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: 07/05/2023

Couples in Nepal celebrate ruling allowing same-sex marriage

07/04/2023

Nepal will soon see the first legal same-sex marriages registered after an interim ruling from the country’s top court. The Nepal Supreme Court issued the interim order…

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Added on: 07/05/2023

Kyrgyz Woman Wins Strategic Gender Equality Case

07/04/2023

Altyn Kapalova is a lesbian feminist, artist, and writer from Kyrgyzstan who has been fighting with Kyrgyz authorities for more than two years for the right to…