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Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake: "We are dedicated to ... create a society where everyone is treated equally." (Photo courtesy of RevealInsidew.in)
The stage is set for Sri Lanka to repeal its anti-homosexuality law
Anti-LGBTQ protest in January 2024 in Bangladesh.
LGBTQI+ people face increasing violence in Bangladesh
A hijra household in Bangladesh. (Jack Taylor photo courtesy of the Telegraph)
Bangladesh: How are hijras and the LGBTQ+ community different?
Ho Chi Minh Islam (Photo courtesy of X/Twitter)
Bangladesh activist threatened with assault and death as Islamists gain clout
Extremist cleric Jasimuddin Rahmani was released from prison on Aug. 26, 2024.
LGBTQ people at risk: Will Bangladesh be a safe haven for Islamist militancy?
This protest on Aug. 2 was one of those that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo courtesy of The New York TImes)
Upheaval in Bangladesh could jeopardize LGBTQ rights
Students protesting in Bangladesh (Photo courtesy of Rediff.com)
Bangladeshi top court sets aside 1% of jobs for third-gender people
Trans woman brutally murdered in Jashore, Bangladesh
Illustration for the commentary "Why backlash over Sharifa's tale makes the case for more inclusive textbooks" in The Business Standard (Illustration courtesy of The Business Standard)
Bangladesh education ministry censors story over trans character
Anti-LGBTQ+ activists clash with police as they try to interfere with a gathering of the LGBTQ+ community for the Tbilisi Pride Festival in Tbilisi in July 2023. (Photo courtesy of AFP via Getty Images)
Push toward anti-‘gay propaganda’ laws in two former Soviet republics
Enayet Ullah and Sabuj Hossain (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
2 Bangladesh men arrested for alleged same-sex marriage
Cover image of the report ""Annual State of LGBTQI+ Rights in Bangladesh 2023". To download the report, click this image.
Anti-LGBTQI+ violence rises in Bangladesh
Map shows the location of Abbottabad in Pakistan. (Map courtesy of Encyclopedia Brittanica)
LGBTQ Pakistanis hope to open a gay club
Illustration for the commentary "Why backlash over Sharifa's tale makes the case for more inclusive textbooks" in The Business Standard (Illustration courtesy of The Business Standard)
Trans youth’s story in Grade 7 textbook triggers dispute in Bangladesh
Mosque in Gopalpur area of Bangladesh (Photo courtesy of Pinterest)
Bangladesh police arrest 2 lesbians who want to get married
Transgender hijra community opens its first mosque in Bangladesh