Worldwide struggle for LGBTIQ rights: Latest news from the front lines
News in brief from Malawi, Ghana, United Arab Emirates, Cambodia, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and India.
Trans and queer activists focus on Muslim Asia, Middle East
Trans and queer activists convened earlier this year to support each other and discuss the struggle for trans…
India: Despite 2018 gay-rights win, LGBT couples struggle
One year after gay sex was legalized in India, LGBT couples are still struggling for acceptance.
India: Women who beat anti-gay law come out as a couple
Two lawyers who fought to end Indian laws that criminalised same-sex relations have come out as a couple,…
India’s move in Kashmir divides queer Hindus, queer Muslims
In India, queer Hindus, queer Muslims and others are at odds over the Indian regime’s decision to expand…
Gay man challenges Dominica’s anti-LGBT laws
A newly filed lawsuit seeks to overturn Dominica’s anti-gay law, building on the global push for decriminalisation of…
LGBTI Asia: From Myanmar tragedy to Pakistan progress
Homophobic bullying in Myanmar. Rainbow socks in Singapore. A first for trans people in Pakistan. This is a…
Roundup: 8 extremists charged in Bangladeshi murders
Eight Islamist extremists have been charged with the murders of two prominent Bangladeshi gay rights activists in 2016.…
2 nudges toward same-sex marriage in India and Singapore
News stories from Singapore and India tell of LGBT people seeking to marry those they love although marriage…
India: Anti-gay law is gone, fight for gay rights continues
Celebrations of the demise of India’s anti-gay Section 377 are over. The work of eliminating homophobia and transphobia…