Malaysian government should not fuel hate against LGBTI people

• Released Date: 13-Mar-2019

Some of Asia’s most senior human rights and LGBTI defenders are worried about the public backlash to the anti-LGBTI sentiment expressed after a Women’s Day March in Malaysia. The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Suara Rakya

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Nearly half of LGBT graduates in Japan report having uncomfortable experiences in job interviews

• Released Date: 13-Mar-2019

Over 40 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual students and over 80 percent of transgender students in Japan had uncomfortable experiences during job interviews, a survey by a nonprofit organization showed Wednesday. “Company officials in charge of pe

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Thailand’s Tourism Industry Looks to Cash In on Same-Sex Partner Law

• Released Date: 13-Mar-2019

Thailand is advancing same-sex partnership legislation. And one of the nation’s biggest industries, tourism, is paying close attention. Amid an election campaign, a measure that would give gay and lesbian couples more rights -- yet doesn’t legalize

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Russia ignoring Chechnya torture and murder, say European investigators

• Released Date: 12-Mar-2019

Russia is failing to address the gravity of torture use by authorities in Chechnya. That’s the conclusion of the Council of Europe’s anti-torture Committee. Yesterday, the committee issued a public statement. It urges the Russian Federation to do mo

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Brazilian politician says same-sex kissing is punishable with prison

• Released Date: 11-Mar-2019

A Brazilian politican over the weekend compared same-sex kissing to ‘obscene’ acts. He also said such kissing could be punishable with prison time. Federal Deputy for São Paul, Coronel Tadeu of the right-wing conservative Social Liberal Party, made

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Malaysian politician slams Women's March for including LGBTI rights

• Released Date: 10-Mar-2019

A Malaysian politician said he was ‘very shocked’ this weekend to discover the country’s Women’s March had been used to push for LGBTI rights ‘I was very shocked by the actions of some quarters today who abused democratic space to defend something th

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Trans woman dies after she was thrown from a moving truck in Mexico

• Released Date: 09-Mar-2019

Despite fighting for her life for days, a trans woman died after being thrown from a moving truck in Mexico. And unknown assailant or assailants allegedly murdered Brigitte, 20 last week. They threw her from the pickup truck while driving on the Méri

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No homosexuals in Malaysia, tourism minister says

• Released Date: 06-Mar-2019

Malaysia’s minister for tourism, arts, and culture this week claimed the country does not have any homosexuals, according to local media. I don’t think we have anything like that [homosexuals] in our country’ Mohammaddin Ketapi reportedly told a Deu

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Westboro Baptist attack on trans politician backfires spectacularly

• Released Date: 06-Mar-2019

Westboro Baptist Church’s attack on the nation’s first openly transgender state representative hasn’t gone quite as they probably planned. Instead of bringing down the wrath of God on Virginia state Delegate Danica Roem, the rabidly anti-LGBTQ churc

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11.3 million U.S. adults identify as LGBTI, study finds

• Released Date: 06-Mar-2019

Around 11.3 million or 4.5 per cent U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, the Williams Institute said. America’s LGBTI community of around 11.3 million people is also younger and poorer than the rest of the population. The

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China promises to protect its LGBTI people

• Released Date: 05-Mar-2019

China this week accepted United Nations resolutions demanding it protect the rights of its LGBTI population. UN members states urged China to adopt anti-discrimination legislation. The UN’s Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review made five re

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Local government in India gets first transgender employee

• Released Date: 04-Mar-2019

The local government of one of India’s largest states, Karnataka, last week appointed its first transgender employee. She is the latest in a slew of trans politicians, religious figures, and celebrities to make headlines in the country. Trans peopl

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