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Added on: 08/24/2022

‘Homosexuality Is Not A Disease’: Vietnam Clamps Down On LGBT Misinformation, Adopts Global Standard

08/23/2022

The Health Ministry in Vietnam called for medical workers in the country to stop discriminating against LGBT individuals on Tuesday as the country adopts progressive global standards…

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Added on: 08/24/2022

Gay man from Qatar sounds alarm about coverage of the World Cup and LGBT oppression

08/23/2022

I was born and raised in Qatar, and I am now a physician living in San Francisco. This year of the FIFA World Cup, I am speaking…

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Added on: 08/23/2022

End of Singapore’s gay sex ban a ‘small step’ for some LGBT couples

08/22/2022

Singapore’s decision to lift a colonial-era ban on sex between men is long overdue and will not end discrimination of LGBT groups in the conservative city-state, rights…

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Added on: 08/22/2022

Singapore will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law

08/21/2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state’s traditional norms and its definition…

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Added on: 08/21/2022

CNA Explains: The history of 377A and how some countries have repealed it

08/19/2022

A controversial law that criminalises sex between men in Singapore has been thrust into the spotlight again, amid an ongoing government review which seeks to find the…

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Added on: 08/21/2022

Some LGBTQ Afghans Are Finally Safe. Thousands Are Not.

08/20/2022

It was “so hard” to leave his family in Afghanistan, Talha told The Daily Beast. Then he began crying, recalling the desperate dash to get out of…

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Added on: 08/21/2022

Japan court refuses to recognise trans woman as parent of child born after transition

08/19/2022

A Japanese court on Friday ruled that only the child born before a trans woman went through her surgical and legal transition could be recognised legally as…

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Added on: 08/20/2022

WorldPride Taiwan a missed opportunity for Kaohsiung

08/20/2022

The relationship between the bid team for the now-aborted WorldPride Taiwan 2025 event — which was to be held here in Kaohsiung — and the event licensor,…

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Added on: 08/20/2022

Vietnam Adopts Global LGBT Health Standard

08/18/2022

Vietnam’s Health Ministry officially confirmed on August 3, 2022, that same-sex attraction and being transgender are not mental health conditions, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

Rights groups ask Defense Ministry to stop sales of phone hacking tool to Uganda

08/17/2022

Human rights groups have reportedly asked the Defense Ministry to stop permitting an Israeli company to sell its phone hacking tool to Uganda, claiming it is used…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

OPINION: We need more South Asian queer stories and voices

08/18/2022

Shivani Dave is a freelance journalist and broadcaster at Openly and Virgin Radio. Growing up I never thought Brown people could be LGBTQ+. That’s an absolutely ridiculous thought,…

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Added on: 08/17/2022

Why Nayyab Ali puts her life on the line to protect trans Pakistanis

08/16/2022

In the basement of a residential building in a developing part of Islamabad, a dozen or so transgender women are sitting in a circle on the floor….

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Added on: 08/15/2022

Indian mothers explain how they ‘came out’ as proud parents to their LGBTQ+ kids

08/14/2022

Four years after India repealed Section 377 – the British colonial era law used to criminalise LGBTQ+ people – being openly queer and Indian comes with its fair…

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Added on: 08/14/2022

Same-sex union bill filed in largely Catholic Philippines, put forward by former film star Senator Robin Padilla

08/12/2022

A bill seeking to allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions has been filed at the Philippine Senate, the first step toward legislating a proposal that…

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Added on: 08/14/2022

Taiwan blames politics for cancellation of global Pride event

08/12/2022

Taiwan on Friday blamed “political considerations” for the cancellation of WorldPride 2025 Taiwan after it said the organisers had insisted the word “Taiwan” be removed. Taiwan participates…

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Added on: 08/13/2022

Vietnam Takes Major Step Forward in Recognizing LGBTQ Rights

08/12/2022

Vietnam last week took a major step forward in the recognition of LGBTQ rights, with the country’s Ministry of Health stating that being gay, bisexual, or transgender…

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Added on: 08/13/2022

Malaysian Government Says They Are “Fighting Back” Against LGBTQ Content In Disney Movies

08/12/2022

Over the last few months, Disney employees and executives have publicly admitted to having a not-so-secret agenda to push gay and queer content in programs targeted at…

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Added on: 08/12/2022

Global LGBT event cancelled after demand to remove Taiwan’s name

08/12/2022

An international LGBT gathering in Taiwan was cancelled Friday after global organisers demanded the self-ruling island’s name be removed from the 2025 event — a move slammed…

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Added on: 08/12/2022

Maldives police arrest four men and target dozens more over leaked gay sex videos

08/12/2022

Police arrested a Bangladeshi sex worker on 12 July, who they claim filmed his encounters with men with intentions to blackmail them, according to Human Rights Watch. Police…

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Added on: 08/12/2022

U.S. Special Envoy Stern Set To Visit India & Nepal To Promote Human Rights Of LGBTQI+ Community

08/10/2022

Jessica Stern, a special envoy of the US, will embark on a 8-day trip to India and Nepal in order to promote the human rights of the…

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Added on: 08/11/2022

“I Don’t Want to Change Myself” Anti-LGBT Conversion Practices, Discrimination, and Violence in Malaysia

08/10/2022

In February 2021, Nur Sajat, a cosmetics entrepreneur, failed to appear in court in the western Malaysian state of Selangor to answer to criminal charges for “insulting…

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Added on: 08/10/2022

Being gay is not a disease, Vietnam tells its medical workers in bid to end anti-LGBTQ discrimination

08/09/2022

Being gay is not a disease, Vietnam has told its doctors, as it called on medical workers to end discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Campaigners told AFP…

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Added on: 08/08/2022

In a first, housing scheme proposed for transgender community in Maharashtra

08/07/2022

The Social Welfare Department of the Maharashtra government has proposed an affordable housing scheme for the transgender community. Credit: AFP File Photo The Social Welfare Department said….

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Added on: 08/07/2022

Timor-Leste president supports LGBT rights

08/03/2022

Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has urged citizens to respect and not discriminate against the Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. “Timor-Leste must show a model or…

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Added on: 08/06/2022

Queer Iraqis alarmed over proposed law banning homosexuality

08/05/2022

Iraqi queer activists are raising alarms over a proposal to criminalise homosexuality in the Middle Eastern country. Although no law currently criminalises homosexuality directly in Iraq, authorities…

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Added on: 08/05/2022

Saudi sisters found dead in Sydney told acquaintance queer women ‘live in fear’ in their homeland

08/04/2022

Two Saudi sisters found dead in their beds in Sydney attended a girls-only queer event in January where they told acquaintances gay women “live in fear” in Saudi…

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Added on: 08/02/2022

An Arabic anti-LGBTQ+ campaign is going viral on Twitter

08/01/2022

In late June, an account launched on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Telegram called Fetrah — the Arabic word for “human instinct.” Soon after, the account posted a…

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Added on: 08/01/2022

Saudi police arrest TikToker for alleged lesbian subtext

07/31/2022

Tala Safwan has five million followers on TikTok and 800,000 on YouTube. She lives in Saudi Arabia. Her content is similar to other young social media influencers…

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Added on: 07/31/2022

Thailand’s gay-romance TV dramas help revive flagging tourism industry

7/30/22

There is a table in Soontaree Thiprat’s Phuket cafe that is always fully booked. Most of her customers at the Dibuk restaurant want to sit in the…

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Added on: 07/29/2022

Saudi Arabia arrests Egyptian social media star Tala Safwan for ‘immorality’

07/27/2022

An Egyptian social media star has been detained in Saudi Arabia under accusations of being immoral and sexually suggestive online. Tala Safwan – who creates content on TikTok and YouTube –…