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Added on: 10/21/2024

The reality of transgender welfare boards in India: An RTI investigation

The Mooknayak
10/20/2024
New Delhi- In his speech on the last day of the Budget Session of the 17th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked: “Those who are on the…
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Added on: 10/19/2024

Bangladesh activists demand justice for murdered trans woman

Erasing 76 Crimes
10/18/2024
Below is an edited and trimmed statement from Mosa Jannatul Ferdaus, Chief Coordinator of the Paris-based human rights group JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), about the recent…
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Added on: 10/18/2024

Kazakh artists challenge government’s anti-LGBT crackdown

Open Democracy
10/17/2024
When Kazakh choreographer Alisher Sultanbekuly went viral for a video of himself dancing inside a traditional Kazakh yurt (or tent), the backlash was almost immediate. Wearing stiletto shoes,…
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Added on: 10/16/2024

Adir Kadosh’s fiancé expected to be recognized as first LGBT widower, since law changed last year

The Jerusalem Post
10/15/2024
Adv.-St.-Sgt.-Maj. Adir Kadosh’s fiance, Edi Levy, is expected to be recognized as a widower despite the wedding being planned for November, according to Israel Hayom. Adir, who…
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Added on: 10/14/2024

Bollywood wants to be queer but without making its audience uncomfortable

World Is One (WIO) News
10/13/2024
Amar Prem Ki Amar Kahani starring Aditya Seal and Sunny Singh is touted as an ‘LGBTQIA+ film’ and a part of India’s ‘queer cinema.’ In reality, it…
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Added on: 10/13/2024

Palestinian woman wins £30,000 LGBTQ+ film award

BBC
10/12/2024
A Palestinian woman has won the world’s largest LGBTQ+ short film award. Dima Hamdan said she was “deeply honoured” to receive the £30,000 2024 Iris Prize, because…
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Added on: 10/12/2024

Bangladesh’s transgender community ready to shatter boundaries with education

Dhaka Tribune
10/12/2024
In Bangladesh, where traditional gender roles are deeply entrenched, transgender people face extraordinary challenges in achieving educational and economic success. A study conducted by researchers from Dhaka…
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Added on: 10/11/2024

Nepali-US national wed in first such same-sex marriage in Kathmandu

India Today
10/10/2024
Two young men, a Nepali and a US citizen, married here on Thursday, the first such instance involving a foreigner in the Himalayan nation after its Supreme…
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Added on: 10/08/2024

Queering the Map: A year of defiant existence for Gaza’s LGBTQ community

ASL.Com
10/07/2024
Throughout Israel’s bombing of Gaza over the past year, LGBTQ Palestinians have continued to seek refuge for their stories of love and identity on the digital hub,…
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Added on: 10/03/2024

Kyrgyzstan: Reject Proposed Law on ‘Extremist’ Materials

Human Rights Watch
10/02/2024
Kyrgyzstan’s government has proposed problematic amendments to the criminal code and other legislative acts that would restore criminal charges for the mere possession of materials deemed “extremist,”…
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Added on: 10/02/2024

Based in Japan: Being Gay in Japan with Tokyo BTM

Metropolis
10/02/2024
Tokyo BTM is an increasingly popular channel that focuses on queer culture in Japan. Created by two expat, Andrew Pugsley, from Canada, and Meng Delvey, from mainland…
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Added on: 10/01/2024

How ‘The Queer Arab Glossary’ Challenges Stereotypes About Arab Homophobia

Pride Source
09/30/2024
With Lebanon experiencing its deadliest day in nearly 20 years this month — not to mention the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine that has left more…
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Added on: 09/30/2024

Seoul Drag Parade brings queer culture out of nightclubs, into daylight

The Korea Times
09/30/2024
Gojoseon was founded over 4,000 years ago, after a bear in a cave ate garlic and mugwort until she transformed into a human. Although this legend gives…
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Added on: 09/30/2024

KSOU to provide free education to transgender students

The Hindu
09/29/2024
With an aim to promote higher education in the transgender community, the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, has decided to offer all courses free with “zero…
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Added on: 09/26/2024

‘Monumental step’: Thai king signs same-sex marriage into law, a first in Southeast Asia

France 24
09/25/2024
Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex union after King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a historic marriage equality law. Thai activists have…
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Added on: 09/25/2024

Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law

BBC
09/24/2024
Thailand’s king has signed a marriage equality bill into law, making the country the first in South East Asia to recognise same-sex unions. The bill cleared the…
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Added on: 09/25/2024

LGBTQI+ people face increasing violence in Bangladesh

Earasing 76 Crimes
09/24/2024
Anti-LGBTQI+ violence is rising in Bangladesh as conservative Islamists gain power, according to human rights organization Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF). After the fall of the…
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Added on: 09/24/2024

Taiwan will now recognize same-sex marriages of Taiwanese-Chinese couples

LGBTQ Nation
09/23/2024
Taiwan officials have announced same-sex marriages between citizens of Taiwan and China will now be recognized in the breakaway republic. Taiwan was the first Asian country to…
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Added on: 09/24/2024

Hong Kong’s first transgender singer-songwriter seeks voice through music

NBC News
09/23/2024
Xavian Wu, Hong Kong’s first high-profile transgender singer-songwriter, sought to use the city’s annual LGBTQ Pink Dot HK carnival on Sunday to share his story through music….
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Added on: 09/23/2024

Transgender traffic police get the green light in India’s Telangana state

Bangkok Post
09/22/2024
HONG KONG – Xavian Wu, Hong Kong’s first high-profile transgender singer-songwriter, sought to use the city’s annual LGBTQ Pink Dot HK carnival on Sunday to share his…
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Added on: 09/20/2024

Taiwan recognises same-sex marriages between Chinese, Taiwanese

Republican Herald
09/19/2024
Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples are now legally able to register their marriages in Taiwan, Taipei said Thursday, recognising cross-strait unions for the first time. Taiwan has long been at…
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Added on: 09/17/2024

SheDrives: Pakistan’s first ride-share service exclusively for women and the transgender community

Hindustan Times
09/16/2024
A new service by the name of SheDrives was launched in Lahore, Pakistan recently and the most interesting thing about it is that it exclusively serves transgender…
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Added on: 09/16/2024

Queers for Palestine? Group offers $1 million for LGBTQ advocacy org to hosts Pride parade in Gaza, West Bank

Fox News
09/16/2024
A watchdog group that aims to expose hypocrisy announced Monday that it would donate $1 million to “Queers for Palestine” or any U.S. LGBTQ advocacy organization to…
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Added on: 09/16/2024

LGBTQ+ are ‘disgusting,’ says incoming Police Chief Daniel Levi in a recording published by N12

The Jerusalem Post
09/15/2024
Israel’s incoming Police Commissioner, Daniel Levi, is under fire after N12 exposed homophobic remarks from earlier this year on Sunday. Levi, who was serving as Coastal District commander…
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Added on: 09/14/2024

Same-sex marriage was on a roll in Asia. Not anymore

CNN
09/13/2024
Rainbow flags rippled in the wind as gay and lesbian couples walked hand in hand down a makeshift aisle in Bangkok’s busy Siam shopping district. Thailand’s Senate…
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Added on: 09/14/2024

Telangana announces transgender traffic troops under new recruitment program

India Today
09/13/2024
The Telangana government has announced India’s first-ever transgender-specific government recruitment and social welfare program, under which transgender persons will be trained and recruited for traffic management. As…
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Added on: 09/11/2024

In Thailand, Locals Are Expanding on the Country’s Queer Legacy

Conde Nast Traveler
09/10/2024
Daytime Bangkok is an industrial opera—flashing tuks-tuks, hectic motorbikes, and dogged taxis whizz by the end of a side street, creating a soundtrack of car horns and…
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Added on: 09/06/2024

6 Years On, Section 377’s Repeal Fails To Curb Hostility Towards LGBT Community

Free Press Journal
09/05/2024
Exactly six years ago, when the Supreme Court decriminalised Section 377 of the (then) Indian Penal Code to exclude consenting adult LGBTQIA+ persons from its purview, I…
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Added on: 09/05/2024

Tehran summons Australian ambassador over ‘norm-breaking’ Instagram post, Iranian media reports

ABC Australia
09/04/2024
Iran summoned Australia’s ambassador in Tehran over the publication of an Instagram post the government deemed “norm-breaking”, Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency reported on Tuesday, a day…
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Added on: 09/03/2024

Australian Embassy Defies Iran’s Anti-LGBTQIA+ Laws, Celebrates Inclusion

Gay Nation
09/02/2024
In a bold move, the Australian embassy in Tehran has celebrated “Wear it Purple Day”, a stark contrast to Iran’s strict anti-LGBTQIA+ laws where homosexuality is punishable…
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