Asia
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19 May 2012
Malaysia: Muslim lesbian activist launches controversial book
A Canadian Muslim has launched a controversial new book on liberal Islam in Malaysia, where the majority of citizens are Muslim, despite attempts by a government minister to ban the event.
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18 May 2012
Disneyland champions gay rights in Japan
Disneyland has become an unlikely champion of gay rights in Japan, by allowing same-sex couples to marry on its premises, even though same-sex relationships have no legal recognition in the country.
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1 May 2012
India’s largest transgender festival begins
Koovagam, the largest transgender festival in India, and in Asia, has opened in the eponymous village near the south Indian town of Villupuram, roughly 160 km southwest of Chennai.
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30 April 2012
Filipino beauty queen apologises for calling homosexuality ‘a lie from the devil’
Filipino actress and former beauty queen Miriam Quiambao has apologised for calling homosexuality a 'lie from the Devil'.
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25 April 2012
Hong Kong pop star Anthony Wong comes out
Anthony Wong, a Hong Kong-based pop star, once well-known as the lead singer of the duo, Tat Ming Pair, has come out as gay in front of thousands of fans during a concert.
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25 April 2012
India: Man arrested for allegedly murdering friend who ‘forced him into a gay relationship’
Police in New Delhi have arrested a 20-year-old man, identified only as Wasim, who is accused of murdering a friend who he claimed continually forced him into a homosexual relationship.
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17 April 2012
Taiwan: Almost one in five gay people have attempted suicide
A large-scale survey of gay men and lesbians in Taiwan has suggested that almost one in five have attempted to take their own lives, leading to calls from advocacy groups for the government to educate students about homosexuality and introduce laws to protect the rights of LGBT students.
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9 April 2012
India: Gay couple get married, but in uncertain terms
A gay couple who were married according to Hindu rites, and had their marriage registered in Uttar Pradesh last month, have fled home, as their marriage has been discovered to be registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, which does not permit same-sex unions.
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9 April 2012
Senator John Kerry seeks to prevent lesbian being deported to Pakistan
John Kerry is aiming to help prevent one half of a married lesbian couple in Massachusetts from deported back to Pakistan.
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6 April 2012
State-run TV in Malaysia to ‘ban’ programmes featuring gay characters
The Malaysian Information Department has banned television shows which feature gay characters, starting with state-run channels.
The country’s Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz said the ban would be effective immediately beginning with state-owned TV and radio stations.
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5 April 2012
Malaysia announces funding for counsellors to tackle gay ‘phenomenon’
Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced funding yesterday to enable counsellors to tackle "sexual orientation disorders like LGBT".
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30 March 2012
Nepal to host national LGBT games
This September, Nepal is set to host the country's first - and indeed Asia's first - national games for LGBT persons.
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29 March 2012
Police in Delhi shut down gay photography exhibition
A photographic exhibition celebrating gay life which opened in Delhi last week has been closed by the police following an anonymous complaint that its content was obscene.
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27 March 2012
Indian Supreme Court reserves verdict on anti-gay petitions
The Supreme Court of India has reserved a verdict concerning a batch of appeals that challenged the Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising gay sex between consenting adults.
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26 March 2012
Gay Taiwanese couple make bid to be registered as same-sex household in landmark hearing
A Taiwanese gay couple who have been together for six years are to apply to the Taipei High Administrative Court in a bid to be registered as such under the country's Department of Household Legislation.
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19 May 2012Malaysia: Muslim lesbian activist launches controversial book 7 A Canadian Muslim has launched a controversial new book on liberal Islam in Malaysia, where the majority of citizens are Muslim, despite attempts by a government minister to ban the event.
18 May 2012Disneyland champions gay rights in Japan 13 Disneyland has become an unlikely champion of gay rights in Japan, by allowing same-sex couples to marry on its premises, even though same-sex relationships have no legal recognition in the country.
1 May 2012India’s largest transgender festival begins 4 Koovagam, the largest transgender festival in India, and in Asia, has opened in the eponymous village near the south Indian town of Villupuram, roughly 160 km southwest of Chennai.
30 April 2012Filipino beauty queen apologises for calling homosexuality ‘a lie from the devil’ 74 Filipino actress and former beauty queen Miriam Quiambao has apologised for calling homosexuality a 'lie from the Devil'.
25 April 2012Hong Kong pop star Anthony Wong comes out 17 Anthony Wong, a Hong Kong-based pop star, once well-known as the lead singer of the duo, Tat Ming Pair, has come out as gay in front of thousands of fans during a concert.
25 April 2012India: Man arrested for allegedly murdering friend who ‘forced him into a gay relationship’ 7 Police in New Delhi have arrested a 20-year-old man, identified only as Wasim, who is accused of murdering a friend who he claimed continually forced him into a homosexual relationship.
17 April 2012Taiwan: Almost one in five gay people have attempted suicide 12 A large-scale survey of gay men and lesbians in Taiwan has suggested that almost one in five have attempted to take their own lives, leading to calls from advocacy groups for the government to educate students about homosexuality and introduce laws to protect the rights of LGBT students.
9 April 2012India: Gay couple get married, but in uncertain terms 5 A gay couple who were married according to Hindu rites, and had their marriage registered in Uttar Pradesh last month, have fled home, as their marriage has been discovered to be registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, which does not permit same-sex unions.
9 April 2012Senator John Kerry seeks to prevent lesbian being deported to Pakistan 8 John Kerry is aiming to help prevent one half of a married lesbian couple in Massachusetts from deported back to Pakistan.
6 April 2012State-run TV in Malaysia to ‘ban’ programmes featuring gay characters 17 The Malaysian Information Department has banned television shows which feature gay characters, starting with state-run channels. The country’s Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz said the ban would be effective immediately beginning with state-owned TV and radio stations.
5 April 2012Malaysia announces funding for counsellors to tackle gay ‘phenomenon’ 34 Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced funding yesterday to enable counsellors to tackle "sexual orientation disorders like LGBT".
30 March 2012Nepal to host national LGBT games 10 This September, Nepal is set to host the country's first - and indeed Asia's first - national games for LGBT persons.
26 March 2012Gay Taiwanese couple make bid to be registered as same-sex household in landmark hearing 5 A Taiwanese gay couple who have been together for six years are to apply to the Taipei High Administrative Court in a bid to be registered as such under the country's Department of Household Legislation.
