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Anti-LGBTQ protest in January 2024 in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh professor fired for spreading misinformation about trans people
2023 World Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT Rights Progress – Part 6: Global Trends
2023 World Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT Rights Progress – Part 3: Asia
In Bangladesh, Dhaka University cancels transgender admissions quota
Agustina, 41, a trans woman from Jakarta, Indonesia, poses before the Trans Super Heroes fashion show on Dec. 17, 2023. (Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana photo courtesy of Reuters)
Indonesia: Trans fashion show features Christmas and environmental themes
Cover of Bangladesh human rights report for 2022
First-ever Bangladesh report finds 100s of victims of anti-LGBTQI+ violence
Anti-trans raid in Malaysia: ‘a worrying disregard for human rights’
Anti-trans demonstration (Photo courtesy of JusticeMakers Bangladesh France)
Anti-trans protest leads to cancellation of Bangladesh speech
Accused murderer Shahidul Islam in custody. (Photo courtesy of JusticeMakers Bangladesh)
Another gay man murdered in Bangladesh. Activists demand justice.
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Plea for police protection for trans Malaysians
Chris Martin of Coldplay (Photo courtesy of Pride.com)
Indonesia: Anti-Coldplay protesters accuse band of ‘LGBT propaganda’
Initiative for Equality and Non-Discrimination Executive Director Essy Adhiambo. (Courtesy photo)
Global LGBT activists gather for Human Rights Campaign summit in DC
Transgender drummer Babul Mridha (Photo courtesy of shahanur.blogspot.com)
JusticeMakers Bangladesh calls for justice after transgender person murdered
31 Commonwealth nations still have laws against gay sex
Map of the 67 countries where sexual relations between people of the same sex are illegal. YELLOW countries have sodomy laws that are currently being challenged before local courts. Sri Lanka, in PINK, currently has a bill before its parliament to repeal its sodomy law. Indonesia, in ORANGE, has laws that criminalize homosexuality only in some subnational jurisdictions. All states in RED have nationwide sodomy laws and no known efforts to remove them. 
Number of nations with laws against gay sex falls to 66
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (Photo courtesy of Bloomberg/Getty)
Malaysia bans rainbow watches; prime minister warns against harassment