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Added on: 06/27/2019

“The Deceased Can’t Speak for Herself:” Violence Against LGBT People in Malaysia

06/26/2019

The New Year rang in little cheer for transgender women in Malaysia. On January 1, a trans woman was killed in Klang, a Kuala Lumpur suburb, the…

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Added on: 06/26/2019

Abused as ‘dirty’, same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash

06/25/2019

Although Jovi Wu and Mindy Chiu made history last month as one of the first lesbian couples in Asia to marry legally, they are fearful that conservatives…

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Added on: 06/26/2019

Section 377 is History but Young LGBT Indians Need Concrete Policies to Protect them from Bullying

06/24/2019

The picture is bleak for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in India. Many face harassment and bullying, and to avoid humiliation and violence they often skip…

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Added on: 06/24/2019

Taiwan: More than 1,000 gay couples wed in first month of equal marriage

06/24/2019

Taiwan has wed 1,173 same-sex couples since becoming the first Asian country to introduce equal marriage on May 24. In the first month of equal marriage, 790…

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Added on: 06/24/2019

In first, Ibaraki Prefecture to issue partnership certificates for LGBT couples from July

06/24/2019

Authorities in Ibaraki Prefecture said Monday they would start issuing partnership certificates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples from July 1, in an effort to address…

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Added on: 06/23/2019

‘Fear and shame holding LGBT community back’

06/23/2019

Patna may have taken giant strides in many fields, but there are areas where it still lags behind other cities. The inclusivity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual…

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Added on: 06/23/2019

Struggle among progress as countries restrict LGBTQ rights

06/23/2019

The world has been transformed in many ways in the 50 years since the uprising at the Stonewall Inn, with major shifts in the past decade alone…

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Added on: 06/23/2019

How a housepainter and an army widow led the secret fight to save LGBT people from ISIS

06/22/2019

The first time Majid and Ahlam saved a gay person’s life, they didn’t even know what LGBT stood for. Word had reached them that three men were…

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Added on: 06/21/2019

LGBT community marks Pride Month with hope and fear

06/21/2019

The month of June is internationally recognized as the LGBT Pride Month. The month-long celebrations are aimed at fighting for equal rights, increasing social visibility, and celebrating…

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Added on: 06/21/2019

Israeli city Raanana holds its first gay pride parade

06/20/2019

The central Israeli bedroom community of Raanana held its first Pride march. Up to 3,000 people took part in the parade in the city of some 80,000…

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Added on: 06/20/2019

LGBT rights across the world: Progress achieved in 50 years

06/19/2019

Fifty years since the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, which sparked an LGBT liberation movement in the U.S. and elsewhere, 36% of countries are yet…

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Added on: 06/20/2019

Liberal Democratic Party and tradition may stymie push for same-sex marriage in Japan

06/19/2019

As Japanese lawmakers grapple with a landmark same-sex marriage bill, campaigners fear it may die at the first legislative hurdle as lawmakers pander to aging voters and…

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Added on: 06/19/2019

Malaysia PM Mahathir Mohamad: Gays shouldn’t get married because they can’t have kids

06/17/2019

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has claimed that same-sex marriage is “regressive.” In an appearance at the Cambridge Union in the UK on Sunday (June 17), the…

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Added on: 06/19/2019

Mumbai LGBT film festival celebrates pride

06/17/2019

A gay-and-lesbian themed film festival in Mumbai, said to be the biggest of its kind in India, concluded on Sunday (June 16), manifesting celebrations of colours, art,…

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Added on: 06/18/2019

What it’s like to be gay and Qatari

08/05/2016

Homosexuality is so taboo in Qatar that it doesn’t feature in public discourse, yet practically it very much exists. Being gay is frowned upon here, and a…

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Added on: 06/18/2019

LGBT couple in landmark Hong Kong case say coming forward was vital to give encouragement to others

06/17/2019

Having recently won a landmark court case against the government, Angus Leung Chun-kwong and his husband Scott Adams recalled giving their first press interview four years ago,…

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Added on: 06/17/2019

Fighting For Recognition in Japan

06/16/2019

When 13 LGBTQ couples sued the Japanese government earlier this year, arguing for legal recognition of same-sex marriage, it made headlines around the world as a historic…

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Added on: 06/17/2019

Teens on growing up LGBTI in Iran: ‘My boyfriend was killed’

06/17/2019

Teens have opened up about what it’s like to grow up LGBTI in Iran. Dozens of young people revealed they are ‘depressed’ and ‘frustrated’ by living in…

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Added on: 06/17/2019

Male couple refused entry to restaurant ‘because a couple is a man and woman’

06/16/2019

A male couple were told they couldn’t dine at a restaurant in the northern city of Nazareth Illit because the special event was reserved for families and…

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Added on: 06/15/2019

Malaysian human rights group reject LGBTI rights in letter

06/13/2019

A Malaysian human rights campaigner has rejected LGBTI rights, claiming they are a ‘western import’. Azril Mohd Amin from the Centre for Human Rights Research and Advocacy…

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Added on: 06/15/2019

Gay people unlikely to report intimate partner violence: expert

06/14/2019

It is possible that more that 90 percent of individuals subject to intimate partner violence in homosexual relationships in Taiwan do not seek help from government-run support…

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Added on: 06/14/2019

Reverence for tradition threatens same-sex marriage in Japan

06/13/2019

As Japanese lawmakers grapple with a landmark same-sex marriage bill, campaigners fear it may die at the first legislative hurdle as lawmakers pander to aging voters and…

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Added on: 06/13/2019

‘I categorically deny this vicious libel’: Malaysian minister Azmin Ali condemns gay sex video as attempt to ruin his reputation

06/12/2019

Malaysia’s Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali rejected claims he was in a gay sex video that went viral earlier this week, and vowed to expose those behind…

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Added on: 06/13/2019

With the help of his boyfriend, a German reporter asked Iran’s foreign minister why the country executes people for being gay

11/12/2019

When Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif faced questions from foreign journalists on Monday in Tehran after a meeting with his German counterpart, Heiko Maas, he may…

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Added on: 06/12/2019

Pakistani transgender woman ‘kidnapped and tortured’ by gang

06/11/2019

A gang of thugs reportedly kidnapped and tortured a transgender woman in Mardan, Pakistan, shaving off her hair after she refused to give them money. Shakeela claims…

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Added on: 06/11/2019

IRAN’S FM AFFIRMS RIGHT TO EXECUTE GAYS AND BLASTS U.S. AND ISRAEL

06/11/2019

In response to questions today in Tehran from a reporter for the mass circulation German paper Bild, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif…

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Added on: 06/10/2019

LGBT bullying in schools takes heavy toll, reveals Unesco report

06/10/2019

A few months ago, Orinam, an all volunteer collective of LGBTIQA+ people based in Chennai, celebrated its 15th anniversary. There they had an unexpected speakera 17-year-old who,…

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Added on: 06/10/2019

L is for lesbian, G is for gay: Indian parents learn ABC of LGBT

06/10/2019

After her son came out as gay, Sushma Samudra consulted astrologers, quizzed psychiatrists, performed prayers and implored gods and goddesses to cure his abnormality. Nothing worked. Undeterred,…

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Added on: 06/09/2019

A little tiff over LGBT normalisation in Malaysia

06/09/2019

A Malaysian conservative Muslim rights activist called out Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah for his alleged lack of concern regarding the ‘normalisation’ of LGBT in the country. Rafidah…

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Added on: 06/09/2019

Outcry after police drug raid on Tel Aviv gay club ahead of Pride week

06/08/2019

Police in Tel Aviv raided a gay club on Friday night and arrested the owner and another worker after drugs were found on the premises. Fourteen other…