Only 72 nations still cling to their anti-gay laws
Slowly, slowly, nations are giving up the idea that they should make it a crime to love someone…
Singapore men appeal denial of their challenge to anti-gay law
Two Singapore men have appealed the High Court’s rejection of their lawsuits challenging Singapore’s anti-gay law as unconstitutional.
Singapore’s High Court upholds anti-gay law
Singapore’s High Court today rejected constitutional challenges to the nation’s largely unenforced anti-gay law, which provides for prison…
Anti-gay laws in 2019: You win some, you lose some
Year in review: 2019 has been a mixed year for opponents of the anti-gay laws that still oppress…
Worldwide struggle for LGBTIQ rights: News from the front lines
News in brief from Zimbabwe, Singapore, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Zambia, Ghana, Barbados, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Russia and Jamaica.
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…
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: After Brunei win, will George Clooney target Indonesia?
The battle for LGBT rights continues in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Will support from actor George Clooney…
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…
Two suits challenge Singapore’s colonial-era anti-gay law
Singapore is facing two lawsuits asking the courts to overturn the nation’s colonial-era anti-homosexuality law, Section 377A.