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Added on: 02/13/2019

Fury at HIV Data Leak in Conservative Singapore

ABS-CBN
02/10/2019
Rico has lived with HIV for almost a decade, confiding in only a small number of people in socially conservative Singapore, fearful of the reaction. Last month,…
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Added on: 02/13/2019

Small, Rural Businesses are Far Behind India’s Corporate Giants in Welcoming LGBTI People

Thomas Reuters Foundation News
2/12/2019
Following India’s September move to scrap a colonial-era ban on gay sex, more and more corporations are opening their doors to LGBT+ people and ushering in policies…
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Added on: 02/12/2019

Stage set for Queer Pride

Telangana Today
02/11/2019
Nritya Forum for Performing Arts came alive on Sunday with the performance of members and allies of the LGBTQ plus communites at Queer Carnival. Organised by the…
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Added on: 02/12/2019

‘One can be queer and religious too’

Times of India
02/10/2019
Stressing that being religious and queer does not have to be mutually exclusive, Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender (LGBT) activists said that homosexuality was more of a lifestyle…
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Added on: 02/12/2019

“This Is Me”: Nippon Television’s Tanio Toshimi on Being True to Oneself

Nippon.com
02/08/2019
Transgender commentator Tanio Toshimi debuted on News Zero around the time that Diet member Sugita Mio made headlines for describing the LGBT community as childless and “unproductive.” While LGBT…
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Added on: 02/11/2019

LGBTQ HATE INCIDENTS UP 54% IN 2018

The Jerusalem Post
02/10/2019
Harassment of members of the LGBTQ community increased dramatically in 2018, with a 54% increase in reported incidents of homophobia, the Nir Katz Center revealed on Sunday…
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Added on: 02/10/2019

Village where ‘love the same’ is embraced

Khmer Times
02/08/2019
Angkrong, a village in Prey Veng Province in Cambodia’s southeast corner, has been home to five couples over the age of 40, two young couples who recently…
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Added on: 02/10/2019

Gay couples to ‘live more freely’ with Thai civil unions

Reuters
02/07/2019
Luke Cassady-Dorion believed marriage was for “boring” straight people until he met the man he wanted to spend the rest of his life with – Tae. But…
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Added on: 02/09/2019

Two suits challenge Singapore’s colonial-era anti-gay law

Erasing 76 Crimes
02/08/2019
Singapore is facing two lawsuits asking the courts to overturn the nation’s colonial-era anti-homosexuality law, Section 377A. Both constitutional challenges were filed after the Indian Supreme Court in…
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Added on: 02/08/2019

India takes ‘big step’ in AIDS fight with gay sex ruling – Global Fund chief

Thomson Reuters Foundation News
02/07/2019
No longer shamed as criminals, millions of LGBT+ people in India will be less at risk from HIV/AIDS following the legalisation of gay sex, the head of…
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Added on: 02/07/2019

Mumbai Hosts First Same Sex Wedding Party After SC Verdict

Mumbai Mirror
02/05/2019
For Vinodh Philip, there couldn’t be a better tribute than his wedding reception to the city that embraced him and saw him through his toughest turmoil. Nearly…
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Added on: 02/06/2019

Why Some Members of Singapores’s LGBTI Community Prefer Life in the Shadows

South China Morning Post
02/06/2019
When news broke in December that Singapore’s High Court had allowed a gay couple to adopt their son conceived through a surrogate in the United States, it…
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Added on: 02/06/2019

LGBTI Community Reaches Out to the Poor with Medicine Bank

Times of India
02/05/2019
Bebo Kinnar, a transgender from Jamshedpur, grew up as a subject of ridicule and discrimination. But today, her initiative – Dava Daan Jeevan Daan – started in…
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Added on: 02/05/2019

India’s doctors: from ‘conversion’ to conversation on LGBT+ issues

Thomson-Reuters Foundation
02/04/2019
It started with a homophobic post on social media. Dr. Prasad Raj Dandekar, a radiation oncologist based in Mumbai, was scrolling through his Facebook feed one evening…
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Added on: 02/04/2019

Violent comments against student who kissed his male partner are ‘worrying’: Inter-University LGBT Network

Coconuts Singapore
02/03/2019
The recent online vitriol some Singaporeans have spewed on a man from a local junior college who was seen on an Instagram post kissing his male partner…
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Added on: 02/04/2019

Pride Parade 2019: Mumbaikars celebrate decriminalisation of homosexuality with love, liberty & fervour

Mirror Now
02/02/2019
The commercial capital of the country celebrated its first Pride Parade after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in September last year on Saturday. Hundreds of people were…
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Added on: 02/04/2019

Same-sex couples to file suits for marriage equality in several courts on Feb 14

Japan Today
02/02/2019
Chizuka Oe and Yoko Ogawa have lived together in a relationship of mutual trust for almost 25 years since they fell in love after their first encounter…
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Added on: 02/03/2019

Transgender trio fail in legal bid to be listed as male on Hong Kong ID card.

South China Morning Post
02/01/2019
Three transgender people who identify as male lost their legal bid on Friday to be recognised as such on their Hong Kong identity cards, in a setback…
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Added on: 02/03/2019

Award-Winning Activist Jay Lin on Sharing LGBT Stories with Asia.

The News Lens
02/01/2019
When Newsweek publicly announced that I was one of the 15 members of the “Creative Class of 2019,” I seriously had to pinch myself. I was discussing video streaming…
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Added on: 02/03/2019

This Gay Man Speaks Out About Fleeing Iraq, Where He Says Being LGBT Is a ‘Death Sentence’

Hornet
01/31/2019
In commemoration of 2019 marking 50 years since the Stonewall Riots took place, the editors over at Gay Star News are inviting 50 international guest writers to…
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Added on: 02/02/2019

Film on lesbian romance hailed for pushing boundaries.

Straits Times
02/01/2019
A Bollywood movie about a family accepting their daughter is a lesbian was hailed on Friday (Feb 1) for pushing the boundaries of cinema in socially conservative…
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Added on: 02/02/2019

Conservative Muslims reject antirape bill over ‘pro-adultery, LGBT’ concerns.

The Jakarta Post
02/01/2019
The passing of a bill on sexual violence, which has been deliberated on by the House of Representatives since 2016, is at risk of being delayed again,…
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Added on: 01/31/2019

Indonesia Mayor Targets Gay People ‘because they’re possessed by demons’

Pink News
1/29/2019
A mayor in Indonesia has ordered the arrest of LGBT+ people so religious authorities can conduct exorcisms on them. Mayor of Padang Mahyeldi Ansharullah has used the…
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Added on: 01/31/2019

Chiba 1st Japanese City to Recognize LGBTI Couples, Common-law Marriage

Kyodo News
01/29/2019
In a first for Japan, the city of Chiba held a ceremony Tuesday to issue certificates recognizing both the partnerships of sexual minority and common-law couples. “I…
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Added on: 01/30/2019

Leaked HIV data creates fear among Singaporean LGBT community

Devidiscourse
01/29/2019
A major leak of the confidential data of 14,200 people with HIV in Singapore could hamper a fight against new infections among LGBT+ people in the city-state,…
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Added on: 01/30/2019

Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia

The Diplomat
01/29/2019
While much recent attention has been focused on the LGBT community in Chechnya and the wider North Caucasus, sexual minorities in Central Asia live under significant pressure…
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Added on: 01/29/2019

Myanmar LGBT Pride Out in Force, But Laws Lag Behind

Voice of America
01/29/2019
This past weekend, pride week kicked off in full force in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon. A flurry of rainbow umbrellas dotting Yangon harbor, held by fishermen following…
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Added on: 01/29/2019

LGBT community fear living openly in Kurdistan

Rudaw
01/29/2019
Imagine living a lie. A life of lies, secrecy and often depression only to conform to cultural norms so that you or your family isn’t endangered or…
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Added on: 01/28/2019

Whether it’s a bar in Shinjuku or over a dating app with someone in Osaka, words matter when talking about LGBT topics

Japan Times
01/28/2019
A recent survey by advertising giant Dentsu revealed that roughly 1 out of 11 people in Japan identify as レズビアン, ゲイ, バイセクシュアル, トランスジェンダー (rezubian, gei, baisekushuaru, toransujendā,…
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Added on: 01/28/2019

Taiwanese volunteer campaigns in China for LGBT rights

Focus Taiwan
01/26/2019
Taipei, Jan. 26 (CNA) A Taiwanese volunteer who went to China recently to campaign against its sexual orientation therapies sees the LGBT communities on both sides of…
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