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ADDED ON: 06/09/2023
A standoff has emerged over a reference to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the budget of the International Labour Organization, pitting a group of mostly Western…
ADDED ON: 06/09/2023
A Japanese court on Thursday said a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional but it raised concerns about the dignity and human rights of same-sex couples, a ruling short of activists' expectations…
ADDED ON: 06/07/2023
An Islamic religious teacher, or asatizah, has been counselled by a regulatory body after he posted an allegation that asatizahs opposing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community had been issued…
ADDED ON: 06/06/2023
A transgender lawyer in Osaka working on LGBTQ rights has received death threats online, calling them a hate crime targeting a transgender person. Nakaoka Shun, a member of the Osaka Bar Association,…
ADDED ON: 06/06/2023
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand celebrated Bangkok Pride with a parade on Sunday. Some Thais say they hope laws will one day allow same-sex marriage in a society that has…
ADDED ON: 06/05/2023
A sigh of relief was released by Israeli Police’s top brass after the Gay Pride and Tolerance Parade in Jerusalem on June 1 ended without disturbances. Police estimated that roughly 10,000 people…
ADDED ON: 06/05/2023
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been urged to explain the government's stand on the LGBT movement, as multinational companies introduce products based on lifestyles considered taboo in Muslim-majority countries such as Malaysia…
ADDED ON: 06/05/2023
When rainbow colours cover one of Bangkok’s main thoroughfares on Sunday, crowds joining the city’s pride celebrations may feel a little more optimistic about the future. In an election last month, Thai voters firmly…
ADDED ON: 06/03/2023
Organizers of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival said late Thursday that they are still looking for places in Seoul to hold this year’s event, after the Seoul city government refused its initial…
ADDED ON: 06/03/2023
“Were you at the parade?” asks the man seated across from me on the train back to Tel Aviv late Thursday night. He's wearing the bright pink shirt of the anti-Netanyahu protest…
ADDED ON: 05/31/2023
This past February, something special happened. For the first time in the 44-year history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the majority of trade unions and notable social activists inside the country…
ADDED ON: 05/31/2023
On Tuesday (30 May), Nagoya District Court became the second to rule against Japan’s banning of same-sex marriage, despite the country’s prime minister Fumio Kishida claiming the ban wasn’t discriminatory to the…
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