Asia

Girls in Nairobi attend a Pepfar-sponsored program about AIDS. (Ben Curtis photo courtesy of AP / NPR)
UPDATE: Trump officials balk at cutting anti-AIDS drugs and endangering millions
Pepfar clients visit anti-AIDS clinic for treatment. (Photo courtesy of Pepfar)
Trump officials shut down Pepfar’s anti-AIDS operations, endangering millions
Despite lack of evidence, Bangladesh university ousts two alleged lesbians
U.S. President Donald Trump displays a newly signed executive order on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Reuters)
Trump’s reactionary orders harm trans and intersex people worldwide, says ILGA World
U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)
HIV and LGBTQ rights activists reeling from Trump’s barrage of executive orders
Sunil Babu Pant was the first openly gay member of Parliament in Nepal, cultural emissary for inclusive (Pink/Rainbow/LGBT+) tourism in Nepal; and founder of the Blue Diamond society, the first LGBTIQ rights organization in Nepal. (Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Blade)
LGBT migrants face abuse and danger in homophobic countries
Global update: The struggle for LGBTQ rights continues in Asia
Graphic from the 2020 report “Hate Speech Spreads Like Wildfire” on hate speech in social media in the Middle East and North Africa.
Facebook opens the door to more anti-LGBTQ lies and hate speech
Mau Hijra (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
Bangladesh LGBT advocates demand investigation of trans woman’s death
Human Rights Day commentary: Bangladesh needs to stamp out violence and abuses
Protesters in Kurigram, Bangladesh, called for the principal’s firing following allegations that he is gay.
LGBT teachers suffer as new Bangladesh regime focuses on regaining stability
Three men charged with killing gay teacher in Bangladesh
Jail cell of the Zabaikalsky Investigative Department. (Photo courtesy of Chita.ru and the Zabaikalsky Investigative Dept.)
Owner of Siberian gay club charged with ‘extremism’ and placed under house arrest
Bangladesh school principal fired for being gay
A Muslim cleric and transgender persons attend a prayer ceremony for their murdered friends (Arif Khan photo courtesy of AP)
Two trans women stabbed to death at home in Pakistan
Islamic University students parade through campus with an effigy of Asst. Prof. Hafizul Islam in preparation for burning it. (Photo courtesy of Ajker Patrika)
Academic in Bangladesh barred from teaching in response to anti-gay protesters