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Sellers of timepieces with rainbow colours face same punishment as country says they could ‘harm morals’Owners or sellers of rainbow-coloured timepieces made by the Swiss watchmaker Swatch face three years in prison in Malaysia, the interior ministry h…
Read MorePraise for singer Matty Healy and campaigner Peter Tatchell for highlighting the plight of LGBTQ+ people in MalaysiaI write in response to Peter Tatchell’s article (Matty Healy is not a ‘white saviour’ for showing solidarity with Malaysia’s LGBTQ+ peop…
Read MoreThe 1975 singer’s onstage condemnation of homophobic laws has angered conservatives and left some LGBTQ+ people uneasyThe 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur – where he criticised Malaysia’s homophobic laws and k…
Read MoreSinger’s protest kiss with bandmate and criticism of anti-homosexuality law leads to ban and festival cancellationA three-day music festival in Malaysia has been cut short after the lead singer of the 1975 criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws on s…
Read MoreThe queen who dressed as a man and the eunuch who built a mosque are just two highlights of a journey through 800 years of India’s rich LGBTQ+ heritageOn a hot and humid Sunday afternoon in Delhi, Iqbal Ali stops outside the Sultan Razia mosque and exp…
Read MoreThe complicated ruling from a court in Fukuoka comes after four other courts reached differing conclusions, and ahead of a parliamentary debate on the subjectA court in Japan has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is “in a state of uncon…
Read MoreVoters rejected Prayuth Chan-ocha in favour of parties promising reform, including greater LGBTQ+ rights such as equal marriageWhen rainbow colours cover one of Bangkok’s main thoroughfares on Sunday, crowds joining the city’s pride celebrations may fe…
Read MoreSymbolic bill sponsored by cross-party group of lawmakers is hailed a ‘historic moment’ in fight for marriage equalityLawmakers in South Korea have proposed the country’s first same-sex marriage bill, in a move hailed by civic groups as a defining mome…
Read MoreCalls grow for marriage equality as another court rules ban is unconstitutionalPressure is building on Japan’s government to legalise same-sex unions after a court ruled that a ban on them was unconstitutional.Rights advocates said the ruling on Tuesda…
Read MoreOfficials seize 164 watches from Pride collection, with watchmaker promising to ‘replenish the stock and display them on-shelf’Swiss watchmaker Swatch has said Malaysian authorities seized 164 rainbow-coloured watches worth a total of US$14,000 from it…
Read MoreRights of LGBTQ people to be married under the law will be heard in India’s highest courtThe Indian government has expressed its vehement opposition to the legalisation of same-sex marriage, calling it an “urban elitist concept” that undermines religio…
Read MoreMarriage would bring concrete benefits such as family health insurance but some LGBTQ+ advocates say other issues are more importantKaushik never thought he would get married. That changed when he fell in love on a trip to New Zealand, but when he and …
Read MoreDiplomats add their voices to Japanese campaigners in demanding LGBTQ+ rights as Hiroshima prepares to host the G7 summitAkane Kousaka and her partner live in fear of the day when one of them falls ill or is injured in an accident. The LGBTQ+ couple ha…
Read MoreTemple in Taipei is believed to be the only Taoist site set up to revere rabbit god Tu’er Shen, a significant symbol for LGBTQI people in Taiwan and ChinaDuring a quiet mid-week afternoon on the eighth floor of an office building, A-wei is meditatively…
Read MoreSeoul high court rules gay couple allowed same health insurance rights as heterosexual couple in landmark caseA court in South Korea has ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to the same spousal coverage under the national health insurance service a…
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