Setbacks for trans Pakistanis in July election
In Pakistan, the transgender community faced disappointing setbacks in the July 25 general election. All five trans candidates failed…
Inspired by Trinidad, India weighs ending its anti-gay law
The Trinidad court that overturned the Caribbean nation’s anti-sodomy law has played a role 9,000 miles away, where…
India nears supreme court ruling on repeal of anti gay law
As the Indian supreme court begins a landmark hearing on homosexuality on Tuesday, gay men and women and…
Homosexuality is not illness, says Indian Psychiatric Society
While the Indian Supreme Court ponders whether to overturn the country’s law against same-sex intimacy, the Indian Psychiatric…
Transgender protection bill advances in Pakistan
Pakistan’s National Assembly this week approved a bill to provide sweeping protections for trans people against harassment and…
India: Supreme Court moves toward action on anti-LGBT law
India’s Supreme Court has challenged the country’s ministries of health and justice to defend Section 377, the colonial-era…
Good news for No. 1 victim of Malaysia’s sodomy law
Four years of politically motivated manipulation of Malaysia’s anti-gay law seems to be nearing an end. The country’s…
Homophobe of the Week: whipping advocate Irwandi Yusuf
Indonesian politician Irwandi Yusuf is the recipient of the Homophobe of the Week Award for deciding to continue…
Indonesia puts anti-gay bill on hold
Indonesian legislators have put on hold a bill to make both consensual gay sex and extramarital sex a…
Protest over Bangladeshi failure to solve 2016 murders
Bangladeshi gay community members gathered in London yesterday to protest the police failure to make any arrests or…