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Taiwan will enact a separate law for same-sex unions after conservative groups won a recent referendum battle, the premier said, as LGBT activists Friday urged the government to abide by a landmark ruling to offer equal marriage rights. Gay rights campaigners want the existing marriage ...
Taiwan's same-sex couples put future on hold after vote defeat
After more than three decades together, Wang Tien-ming and Ho Hsiang finally decided to tie the knot when Taiwan's top court ruled last year that same-sex marriage must be legalized. But those wedding plans are on hold after conservative groups won a referendum battle over ...
India's LGBT community marches freely after gay sex is decriminalized but stigma seen continuing
Thousands marched proudly through Delhi's streets Sunday in the first gay pride parade since the India's highest court decriminalized homosexuality. Participants waved rainbow flags and placards emblazoned with "Love Wins" and "Adios 377" — a reference to the colonial-era law banning gay sex that was ...
Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT couples hoping their island will be the first place in Asia to let same-sex couples share child custody and insurance benefits. The vote on ...
With songs like "I woke up gay" and "Lonely lesbian," LGBT punk band Shh...Diam! is making a rare splash in Malaysia, using music to fight long-running discrimination. The four-member group is a rarity in a country where gay and transgender issues are often seen as ...
In 27-24 vote, Hong Kong lawmakers reject motion to consider same-sex unions
In a region where no country allows gay or lesbian couples to marry, Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Thursday rejected a motion that could have paved the way to legalizing same-sex unions. The measure, which would have urged the government to consider granting "equal rights" ...
Divided Taiwan to vote in test for ruling party, including referendum on name change for 2020 Games
When Taiwan goes to the polls Saturday in local elections, it will not only be a test for President Tsai Ing-wen's embattled government but a crucial vote on divisive issues that could rile China. The ballot includes an unprecedented 10 referendums, one of which calls ...
LGBT+ people erased from books in Russia under 'gay propaganda' law
"Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," a bestselling children's book featuring 100 stories of prominent women, was published in Russia this year — but with one story missing. Liza Lazerson, a feminist blogger who owns a copy, said she was surprised to see that while ...
Gay witch-hunt sparks fear and panic as Tanzania's LGBT+ community goes into hiding
Gay and transgender people in Tanzania have gone into hiding fearing for their lives after a senior government official called on the public to report suspected homosexuals so that they could be arrested from early next week. Paul Makonda, regional commissioner for Tanzania's main city ...
Two male penguins who paired up as a "same-sex couple" have incubated a baby chick and are "doting" on their tiny offspring, an Australian aquarium announced Friday. Gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic are happily "taking turns caring for their baby chick," born on October 19 ...
Rights advocates urge Japan to step up LGBT-inclusive efforts and legalize same-sex marriage
Until a few years ago, Rin Okabe, then the general affairs department manager at a subsidiary of ad agency Dentsu Inc., would say goodbye to his wife and son, and commute to work wearing a conventional suit and tie. But quietly, Okabe wanted to be ...
Shincho 45's fumbles over LGBT issues hastened its demise
Some magazines meet their end with a whimper. Last month, however, a monthly called Shincho 45 went out with a bang. On Sept. 25, Shincho 45's publisher, Shincho-sha, announced it would suspend publication of the magazine in response to protests from the LGBT community and ...
