Australia's ruling and opposition parties vowed Friday to work together to introduce laws against hate speech ahead of a contentious postal vote on gay marriage. Same-sex marriage advocates have opposed the voluntary postal ballot that opens next week, arguing it could turn ugly and expose ...
Australians are set to vote on legalizing same-sex marriage, potentially ending years of political stalemate, after the nation's highest court Thursday threw out two challenges to a voluntary postal ballot. There is popular support for changes to the marriage laws, but the issue has dragged ...
Canadian citizens who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to mark "X" on their passports and other identity documents, the government said Thursday. From August 31, citizens will be able to add an "observation" to their passports stating their sex ...
In recent decades, same-sex marriage has become legal in many countries, including the United States, Canada and parts of Europe. In Japan — starting with Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards in November 2015 — municipal governments have begun issuing certificates that recognize same-sex unions as ...
A Japanese nonprofit group is preparing to set up a hospitality venue for LGBT athletes and fans during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to boost diversity at the events. "We want to leave a legacy by opening up the world of sports (to diversity) ...
A Japanese researcher whose worldview was shaped by a transcontinental journey in his youth has spent years chronicling the lives of Native Americans and other minorities in the United States. "While moving across the continents to the west, just like a runaway boy, the faces ...
While President Donald Trump has thrust transgender people back into the conflict between conservative and liberal values in the United States, geneticists are quietly working on a major research effort to unlock the secrets of gender identity. A consortium of five research institutions in Europe ...
Most Americans believe transgender individuals should be allowed to serve in the military, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday. The poll, conducted from Wednesday to Friday, suggested that the country largely disagrees with President Donald Trump's announcement on Wednesday that he will ...
Books aimed at teaching elementary school students about issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community have been published recently to deepen understanding about sexual minorities in Japan. Publishers say the books that teach basic knowledge on how "anyone should be able to become ...
Singapore has voided the marriage of a couple after the husband underwent sex reassignment surgery, making their partnership a same-sex union that contravened the city-state's laws, a report said Tuesday. The couple married as man and woman in 2015 but the husband underwent sex reassignment ...
French same-sex couples with children born to foreign surrogate mothers won a key victory Wednesday, with the country's highest appeals court ruling that the partner of the biological father could adopt his child. Surrogacy, when a woman carries a child for a couple that cannot ...
China issued new regulations on Friday for online video content, directing streaming platforms to eliminate a range of programs in yet another tightening of controls on the Chinese internet. Among the films, dramas and cartoons targeted by the China Netcasting Services Assocation's (CNSA) rules are ...
