All posts tagged "Asia"
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J.D. Vance Blocked 30 Pro-LGBTQ Ambassadors
A leaked memo shows that Republican vice-presidential candidate Vance tried to stop LGBTQ-supportive diplomatic nominees from serving.
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Thailand Makes History by Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand passed a bill that moves the country a step closer to becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize marriage equality.
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Gay Games Kicks Off in Hong Kong, Enraging Conservative Lawmakers
The first-ever Gay Games to be hosted in an Asian country kicked off in Hong Kong, prompting some conservatives to demand their cancellation.
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Gay men defy Singapore censors and kiss during live news broadcast
Singapore censors LGBTQ content and gay sex is illegal, which meant the kiss -- broadcast live -- quickly went viral
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Acceptance of homosexuality has risen worldwide, but is highly unpopular in poorer, more religious nations
Acceptance of homosexuality is generally higher in Western Europe and the Americas, and more affluent nations
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Taiwan becomes first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Taiwan's president said the island nation had taken a "big step towards true equality"
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Vietnam Removes Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Vietnam has taken the landmark step of becoming the first Southeast Asian country to permit same-sex marriage.
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Singapore’s homophobic culture forces Element, a new mag for gay Asia, to publish as digital only
“Not many gay men would pick up a copy of a magazine like this on a newsstand — that’s just the culture here.”...
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Creating Change International Panel Highlights Trans Abuses And Ugandan Needs
Moderator Cary Alan Johnson, executive director of the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, noted that more than 80 countries around the world still...
