カテゴリー: LGBTQ+ rights
Woman wins visiting rights to see daughter, but not son, in first recognition that child can have two legal mothersA woman fighting a landmark LGBT custody battle in China said she “still has faith for the future” after winning the right to make monthl…
Country on track to become third in Asia – after Taiwan and Nepal – to legalise same-sex marriageThailand’s senate has passed the final reading of a historic marriage equality bill, paving the way for the country to become the first in south-east Asia …
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own …
Drag star celebrated with massive support at home after taking top prize in the long-running US reality showA drag queen has sparked national celebration as the “pride of Taiwan” and won praise and congratulations from the island’s president after winn…
Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to make country the first in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex unionsLawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in sout…
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crisesHuman rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, accordi…
From a karaoke-singing paramedic on a boat in Bangladesh to a proud campaigner for a queer museum in Namibia, these are some of the figures who raised our hopes for humanityRaquel Fortun is one of only two forensic pathologists in the Philippines. Earl…
After months of legal challenges Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey registered their marriage, giving hope to other same-sex couples in the south Asian countryThe dancing continued until the early hours. Family and friends – and Suru the dog – gathered in…
Rights activists say marriage of Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey is ‘historic day’An LGBTQ+ couple in Nepal have said they want to “scream to the world that we are husband and wife at last” after becoming the first in south Asia t…
Activists have secured a string of legal victories in Hong Kong but it is a very different story on the mainlandAfter months of pandemic-related delays, Asia’s first Gay Games was held in Hong Kong last week, with nearly 2,400 athletes competing. At th…
Measure to ensure foreign artists ‘adhere to the local culture’ follows incident at gig by the 1975 in Kuala LumpurConcert organisers in Malaysia must now have a “kill switch” to cut short performances that break official guidelines, a minister has sai…
Activists deplore ‘distressing setback for equality’ as court backs law against ‘indecent acts’ between military personnel South Korea’s constitutional court has upheld two anti-LGBTQ+ laws including the country’s notorious military “sodomy law” for th…
Judges reject requirement for trans people to remove reproductive organs for state-recognised gender changeJapan’s top court has ruled that a legal clause requiring people to undergo sterilisation surgery if they want to legally change their gender is …
Homosexuality was decriminalised in 2018 but the supreme court has declined to change marriage lawsUtkarsh Saxena had been secretly planning the proposal for weeks. He had secretly measured his boyfriend’s finger while he was sleeping and bought a pair…
Judges say decision should be made by parliament but stress that such unions should not face discriminationIndia’s top court has declined to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, saying it is beyond its scope and should be decided by parliamen…