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gay-rights

Entertainment 3 years ago

Moroccan director wants 'healthy' debate on gay rights

Moroccan director Maryam Touzani hopes her latest film, shortlisted for an Oscar, will provoke "a healthy, much-needed debate" around LGBTQ rights in the conservative country.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Singapore lifts gay sex ban, blocks marriage equality

The British colonial-era law penalised sex between men with up to two years in jail, although the statute was not actively enforced.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

LGBTQ Singaporeans welcome sex law repeal, decry marriage exclusion

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Sunday that the city-state would repeal the colonial-era law, but said the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman will be kept to allay fears of "a drastic shift in our societal norms".

Society 3 years ago

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Fears grow homophobia may hinder monkeypox fight in Indonesia

Gay-rights activists have called on the Indonesian government to avoid using a language that could further stigmatize the gay community in their public-awareness campaign about the danger of monkeypox.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

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Preserving Indonesia’s LGBT contribution to the country's creative industry

Historically, the LBGT community has actively contributed to Indonesia’s creative industry. But its involvement has been practically diminished, and those still on the scene have to be satisfied with a meager spotlight.

Community 4 years ago

LGBTQ groups cheer Tokyo's same-sex partnership move as huge step forward

Same-sex partners will be able to register their relationship and gain some of the privileges enjoyed by married couples, such as being allowed to rent places to live together and gain hospital visitation rights.

Sports 4 years ago

Raiders' Nassib comes out as NFL's first openly gay player

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib made history on Monday after coming out as the first active openly gay player in the NFL, a move hailed as a watershed moment for America's most popular sport.

SE Asia 4 years ago

Malaysian wins challenge against Islamic law banning gay sex

He was charged in an Islamic court in 2019 with attempting to have "intercourse against the order of nature", and several others in the same case have already pleaded guilty and were caned as a punishment.

World 5 years ago

Number of LGBT+ elected officials in US hits new high

The number of openly LGBT+ elected officials in the United States grew by more than a fifth in the past year, according to a survey published on Thursday, with a record high of some 840 gay, lesbian, bi and trans people in office across the country.

World 5 years ago

'Great first step' as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

Sudan's decision to lift the death penalty and flogging as punishment for gay sex was hailed by LGBT+ activists on Thursday as a promising sign after almost four decades of Islamist rule, with calls for prison sentences to be abolished as well.