Tag: LGBTI Rights
Malaysia: Transgender People Under Threat
he Malaysian government should urgently seek the repeal of all laws and regulations that discriminate against transgender people, Human Rights Watch said
Eliminate Discriminatory Laws, Practices; End Violence
September 25, 2014
(Kuala Lumpur) – The Malaysian government should urgently seek the repeal of all laws and regulations that discriminate against transgender people,...
QC approves landmark city ordinance protecting LGBT persons
In what advocates describe as gift to the city, the Quezon City Council on Monday approved a city ordinance banning discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
By PATRICIA DENISE CHIU, GMA News September 30, 2014 7:18pm
In what advocates describe as gift to the city, the Quezon City Council...
A first: Philippines stand against LGBT hate at UN
The waves students made in the rainbow flag of UP Babaylan, an organization fighting for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, seemed to be ripples of a breakthrough on the same front, only on a global stage
Too little, too late?
By Kim Arveen Patria | Out and Proud –...
SOGIE and LGBT
SOGIE is sexual orientation and gender identity and expression
By Perci Cendaña
Youth Advocate
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
SOGIE is sexual orientation and gender identity and expression
LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
L,G and B describe sexual orientation or the direction of one's desire and affection. L and G are homosexuals, they...
Indonesia: Aceh’s New Islamic Laws Violate Rights
Same-Sex Relations Banned; Whipping Imposed as Punishment
October 2, 2014
(Jakarta) – Indonesia’s central government and the Aceh provincial government should take steps to repeal two Islamic bylaws in Aceh province that violate rights and carry cruel punishments, Human Rights Watch said today.
On September 27, 2014, the Aceh provincial parliament approved...
Indonesia’s Aceh province minorities alarmed at new Shariah-based law
Minority communities in Indonesia's Aceh province are worried about their fate after its parliament passed a Shariah-based law that also punishes non-Muslims living in the area.
Oct 07, 2014, Updated at 06:30 AM EST
Minority communities in Indonesia's Aceh province are worried about their fate after its parliament passed a Shariah-based...
Op-ed: Where Coming Out Is Dangerous
This National Coming Out Day on Saturday, celebrate your identity, but also remember the LGBTs around the world who must still hide behind the closet door.
BY Boris Dittrich October 10 2014 5:00 AM ET
The shocked mother was almost in tears. Not because her son is gay, but because he...
Philippines senator demands ‘heavier penalties’ for anti-gay hate crimes
Bam Aquino says the number of LGBTI murders will continue to rise if harsher punishments are not introduced
16 October 2014 | By Darren Wee
Philippine Senator Bam Aquino said number the of LGBTI murders would rise if harsher penalties were not introduced.
Philippine Senator Bam Aquino has called for harsher punishments...
BEYOND LGBT NUMBERS | Data on transgender killings understated, but brutality marks all deaths
At least 20 transgenders have been killed in the Philippines since 2008, but Ganda (Gender and Development Advocates) Filipinas executive director Naomi Fontanos says the figure is understated. Worse, all killings thus far included in databases indicate a pattern of brutality, anger and disrespect.
By: Tricia Aquino, InterAksyon.com | October...
Philippine Transgender Murder Becomes a Rallying Point for LGBT Rights
Activists say the death of Jennifer Laude highlights the vulnerable position of trans people in the Philippines
Per Liljas | Oct. 24, 2014
Activists say the death of Jennifer Laude highlights the vulnerable position of trans people in the Philippines
The burial of transgender woman Jennifer Laude has sparked a “National Day...
