Asia

2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 4: Asia
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 68
Two faces of Pakistan: The Transgender RIghts Act and its Muslim opponents
Indonesia’s new Criminal Code could be used to target LGBT people
Barrier for gay activists in Indonesia: Belief that LGBTQ = criminal
Singapore Parliament votes to decriminalize gay sex
Bangladesh: Trans woman elected to government council
Bangladeshi students seek dismissal of gay teacher
Dozens of Asian LGBTQ activists protest Malaysian police raid
Islamic police break up 1,000-person LGBT Halloween party in Malaysia
Bangladesh: Another murder of a trans woman — allegedly by her husband
Shahanur Islam (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
European attorneys seek protection for LGBTQ activist Bangladeshi lawyer
Singapore bills would repeal anti-gay law, reject marriage equality
Bangladesh human rights groups demand probe of attack on trans woman and her mother
Paribagh footbridge in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo courtesy of Dhaka Daily)
Latest trans murder in Bangladesh is part of a worldwide problem
One of many Taliban patrols in Kabul, Afghanistan, which seek out LGBTQ Afghans and other people who are out of favor with the regime. (Photo courtesy of EPA and The Guardian)
Afghan student slain by Taliban for being gay