LGBTQ+ rights
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Custody ruling in same-sex case hailed as LGBT milestone in China
Woman wins visiting rights to see daughter, but not son, in first recognition that child can have two legal mo…
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Thailand passes historic bill recognising marriage equality
Country on track to become third in Asia – after Taiwan and Nepal – to legalise same-sex marriageThailand’s se…
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UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian sl…
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Joy in Taiwan – and praise from the president – as Nymphia Wind wins RuPaul’s Drag Race
Drag star celebrated with massive support at home after taking top prize in the long-running US reality showA …
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Thailand poised to legalise same-sex marriage after parliament passes bill
Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to make country the first in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex unionsLawmake…
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Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid…
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We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2023
From a karaoke-singing paramedic on a boat in Bangladesh to a proud campaigner for a queer museum in Namibia, …
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‘We can have a beautiful future now’: Nepal’s first legally married same-sex couple celebrates
After months of legal challenges Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey registered their marriage, giving hope to oth…
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LGBTQ+ couple in Nepal are first in south Asia to be legally married
Rights activists say marriage of Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey is ‘historic day’An LGB…
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Gay Games delight Hong Kong amid China’s growing hostility to LGBTQ+ community
Activists have secured a string of legal victories in Hong Kong but it is a very different story on the mainla…
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Malaysia issues ‘kill switch’ order to cut controversial concerts
Measure to ensure foreign artists ‘adhere to the local culture’ follows incident at gig by the 1975 in Kuala L…
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Dismay as South Korea upholds military ‘sodomy law’ for fourth time
Activists deplore ‘distressing setback for equality’ as court backs law against ‘indecent acts’ between milita…
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Japan court rules mandatory sterilisation of people officially changing gender unconstitutional
Judges reject requirement for trans people to remove reproductive organs for state-recognised gender changeJap…
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‘The fight will continue’ for India’s LGBTQ+ campaigners for equal marriage
Homosexuality was decriminalised in 2018 but the supreme court has declined to change marriage lawsUtkarsh Sax…
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India’s supreme court declines to legally recognise same-sex marriage
Judges say decision should be made by parliament but stress that such unions should not face discriminationInd…