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6 December 2011Chinese zookeepers give gay penguin couple a chick 17 A pair of gay penguins in China have been given a baby chick by zoo staff. -
5 December 2011Philippines health official criticised for suggesting “homosexual children” be “reined in” 5 The Philippines Health Secretary has been criticised after saying at an AIDS conference that parents of gay children should be surveyed and warned about their children's behaviour. -
28 November 2011India celebrates second annual Pride events since decriminalisation 3 Two of India's largest cities held Pride events this weekend, with organisers saying it was a chance to "rejoice that we are here and will always be here". -
25 November 2011New Delhi prepares for fourth annual Pride event 15 Indian capital city prepares for the third parade since homosexuality was decriminalised in 2009. -
22 November 2011Outcry forces Pakistan to hold back on ‘obscene’ text message blocks 10 The country's telecommunications authority had reportedly told mobile phone providers to start blocking words, including "gay", "lesbian" and "homosexual" from text messages sent between private users. -
18 November 2011Interview: Alice Nkom and Jonathan Cooper on the future of criminalisation 9 Alice Nkom talks about defending people charged with homosexual offences, as the newly-launched Human Dignity Trust aims to help lawyers overturn those laws. -
16 November 2011Shooting finishes on first gay Nepalese film Snow Flowers, dubbed “Brokeback Everest” 13 Film's star Nisha Adhikari said it would be "a simple love story with a lot of complications", following two lesbians in the Asian country where significant gay rights advances have recently been made. -
11 November 2011Malaysian states consider new penalties for gays 49 Minister for one state said some people "protect human rights, even up to the point they want to allow lesbian activities and homosexuality." -
4 November 2011Comment: Cameron should apologise for anti-gay laws 146 Peter Tatchell calls for a "gesture of contrition" from the Prime Minister to apologise for the anti-gay laws Britain imposed on foreign countries in the past. -
3 November 2011Malaysian police cancel gay arts festival 10 Annual Seksualiti Merdeka festival drew condemnation from the government and aroused threats of protest.
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22 September 2011Dancer sacked from Chinese talent show because she’s transgender 18 A famous Chinese dancer says she was dropped as a judge on a TV talent show because she is transgender. -
20 September 2011Mumbai police fine 150 gay men after breaking up party 25 Police in Mumbai raided a “gay rave party” early on Sunday morning, fining around 150 men for drinking alcohol and committing "obscene" acts. -
25 August 2011Indonesian province separates lesbians after fake marriage 37 One of the two women in Aceh had posed as a man in order to be married in the only region in Indonesia to operate Sharia law. -
9 August 2011Taiwan gay rights group to host lesbian weddings 2 A gay rights group in Taiwan has said it will hold a mass lesbian wedding later this month. -
9 August 2011Gay Malaysian pastor urges gays to come out 12 A gay pastor in Malaysia is urging gay people to come out in order to tackle homophobia.
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29 July 2011Indian lesbian couple win police protection after death threats 14 A lesbian couple in India have been granted 24-hour police protection after family members allegedly threatened to kill them. -
26 July 2011Indian lesbian couple ask court for protection from anti-gay family members 25 A newly-married lesbian couple in India have asked a court to protect them from homophobic family members. -
26 July 2011Taiwan denies gay foreign diplomats immunity for their spouses 6 The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed yesterday that same-sex spouses of diplomats posted to the country are not entitled to full diplomatic immunity and other privileges in Taiwan currently enjoyed by their straight counterparts. -
19 July 2011Malaysian trans woman loses court case over gender change 5 A Malaysian trans woman has lost her court case to legally change her sex.
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5 July 2011India’s health minister calls homosexuality a ‘western disease’ 234 India's health minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, has caused uproar by referring to homosexuality as an unnatural "disease" from the west.
