Tag: LGBTI Rights
U.S. ruling on gay marriages unlikely to have any effect on Malaysia
Same sex couples in the United States recently won their fight to be married in all 50 states after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled five to four on the matter.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28, 2015:
Same sex couples in the United States recently won their fight to be married in all...
Milestones of the Indonesian LGBT movement
Indonesia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy movement has come a long way since the 1960s, when then Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin first facilitated a transgender association in the city.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Mon, June 29 2015, 6:48 PM
Indonesia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
Asia’s oldest Pride March to celebrate love in Luneta Park
In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Metro Manila Pride March, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and allies are invited to come together and advance the call for gender equality on Saturday, June 27, at Luneta Park.
Join the #FightForLove, the 2015 Metro Manila Pride March
Rappler.com
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Stop hauling transgenders into court: Activists
Malaysian authorities need to immediately abolish laws against cross-dressing, said Human Rights Watch after a Kelantan shariah court sentenced nine transgender women to fines and jailing last month
Published on: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities need to immediately abolish laws against cross-dressing, said Human Rights Watch after a...
Malaysia: Court Convicts 9 Transgender Women
A Sharia (Islamic law) court in Malaysia has sentenced nine transgender women to fines, and two to one-month jail terms under a discriminatory law that prohibits “a male person posing as a woman,” Human Rights Watch said today. Religious authorities in the northeastern Malaysian state of Kelantan arrested the...
LGBT groups consulted for report
The welfare of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups here may be on Singapore's international human rights report, after the Government conducted consultations with the groups here for the first time.
Kok Xing Hui
Thursday, Jun 18, 2015
The welfare of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups here may be...
Singapore’s ‘Pink Dot’ LGBT Rights Rally Sees Record Turnout
Singapore's Pink Dot gay rights rally drew a record number of participants on Saturday, even as the country remains deeply divided over homosexuality.
Posted: 06/13/2015 10:16 am EDT Updated: 06/13/2015 11:59 am EDT
By Rujun Shen
SINGAPORE, June 13 (Reuters) - Singapore's Pink Dot gay rights rally drew a record number of...
LGBT Activist in Spotlight at Human Rights Film Fest
The third iteration of the Human Rights and Human Dignity International Film Festival (HRHDIFF) kicked off in Rangoon on Monday, featuring a long-awaited documentary about Burmese LGBT activist Aung Myo Min.
By Equality Myanmar on June 17, 2015 HR News
RANGOON — The third iteration of the Human Rights and Human...
Anti-LGBT writer both condemns and defends gays, transgenders
A Muslim author condemning same-sex marriages and homosexual intercourse has in the same breath spoken out against discrimination and physical attacks against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
BY BOO SU-LYN
Thursday June 18, 2015
03:42 PM GMT+8
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — A Muslim author condemning same-sex marriages and homosexual...
Protecting the Rights of the LGBTI Community
It is clear that more is required to support and protect the LGBTI community. Today, 73 countries still criminalize LGBTI behavior, and seven countries have a death penalty for same-sex relations. Furthermore, fewer than 50 countries punish anti-gay discrimination in full or in part, and only 19 countries have...
