LGBT in Vietnam: a promising path toward equality

• Released Date: 16-May-2018

Vietnam is playing its part in the worldwide trend of fostering an open-minded public attitude to the LGBT community with several steps toward marriage equality and a growing number of local residents willing to offer their indiscriminate support for

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Revealing the Rainbow: The Human Rights Situation of LGBTIQ HRDs in SEA

• Released Date: 15-May-2018

Destination Justice is proud to launch its new report Revealing the Rainbow: The Human Rights Situation of LGBTIQ HRDs in Southeast Asia at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) with the collaboration of Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK), and th

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Why Melania’s anti-bullying campaign should focus on LGBTQ youth

• Released Date: 13-May-2018

First Lady Melania Trump’s anti-bullying campaign should put its focus where help is needed most: on LGBTQ youth.

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Cambodia Gay Pride 2018

• Released Date: 11-May-2018

This month the 2018 Cambodia Gay Pride week is set to be better than ever, with a weekend packed with events in Siem Reap leading into a week of celebrations in Phnom Penh. The 2018 10-day event will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, increase local ac

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Outrage Mounts After Israel Marks LGBT Rights Day by Vetoing LGBT Rights Bills

• Released Date: 09-May-2018

About 200 demonstrators protested outside government buildings in Jerusalem Saturday night to denounce the veto of five bills aimed at establishing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in Israel, reported the Jerusalem Post. The proposed la

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Vice President Mike Pence swears in openly gay ambassador Richard Grenell

• Released Date: 08-May-2018

Richard Grenell is now the highest-ranking gay official in the Trump administration. Last Thursday, the politician was sworn in as Germany’s US ambassador by Vice President Mike Pence, and was accompanied by his long-time partner Matt Lashey.

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Men arrested on suspicion of being gay avoid anal exams in Cameroon

• Released Date: 08-May-2018

Police arrested the five men work for the HIV and LGBTI rights organization Avenir Jeune de l’Ouest (Youthful Future of the West), last month. Cameroon is located in Central Africa and has a population of about 23.5 million people. It considered one

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A Republican candidate has praised a ‘commonsense’ Trump appointee who said ‘I don’t like gay people’

• Released Date: 07-May-2018

A Republican candidate has sparked outrage after it was found that he repeatedly praised his friend and radio show co-host – who left a government position after saying: “I don’t like gay people.” Guy Reschenthaler is currently engaged in a GOP prima

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Exclusive: The government is enabling abuse by not reforming gender recognition, groups tell new Minister

• Released Date: 07-May-2018

In the open letter, the groups have highlighted the “humiliating” process the current law requires to change the gender on legal documents, as well as pointing out that transgender people face discrimination and abuse that remains unchallenged while

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A hate group is crying because Amazon won’t give them money to attack LGBTQ people

• Released Date: 06-May-2018

The far right legal group Alliance Defending Freedom is illustrating both how out of the mainstream and dubious their legal arguments are. This time, they’re claiming Amazon is violating their religious beliefs by refusing to give them money to attac

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Gay Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić had the best put down for homophobic minister

• Released Date: 06-May-2018

Last year, Ana Brnabić became Serbia’s first openly gay– and female – Prime Minister, despite some politicians refusing to support her because of her sexual orientation. At the time of her election, Brnabić made history, not least because Serbia only

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Russia has banned a website on HIV education under its gay ‘propaganda’ rules

• Released Date: 06-May-2018

Russia has some of the, if not the, worst LGBTQ rights in the developed world. During the country’s recent Presidential election, an advert ran which warned people that they would have to live with a gay person if they didn’t vote. And a recent poll

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