New national ID card will recognize trans as a third gender in Taiwan

• Released Date: 22-Nov-2018

The national electronic identification card (eID) will launch in 2020 according to minister of the National Development Council (NDC), Chen Mei-lin.

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Progress has been made on LGBT equality but Hong Kong’s government needs to do more to show support for the LGBT community

• Released Date: 19-Nov-2018

The Marais wholeheartedly values and embraces diversity and inclusion policies for the LGBT community, to the extent that the mayor of Paris recently made bright rainbow crossings a permanent feature as a way of striking back at homophobic vandalism.

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Costa Rica now has 18 months to equalize marriage

• Released Date: 15-Nov-2018

Costa Rica’s Supreme Court on Wednesday (14 November) gave lawmakers 18 months to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples.

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New bill offers some hope to LGBT community

• Released Date: 13-Nov-2018

The Life Partnership Bill has no less than 70 sections, but the elaborate legislation excludes some basic rights for same-sex couples, many said at the first public hearing stage yesterday arranged by the Rights and Liberties Protection Department at

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Indonesian anti-gay law created because ‘homosexuality is a disease’

• Released Date: 12-Nov-2018

Supian Hadi, the regent of East Kotawaringin, welcomed the proposed legislation of creating an anti-LGBT law, saying, “I thank the council for this,” according to The Jakarta Post.

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Scotland to introduce world first LGBTI curriculum in schools

• Released Date: 08-Nov-2018

The Scottish Government announced plans to introduce an extensive world first LGBTI curriculum in schools across the country.

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Thailand could be first country in Asia with same-sex unions

• Released Date: 06-Nov-2018

Thailand’s government is set to legalise same-sex civil partnerships by the end of 2018, according to local media reports.

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Thailand marching towards recognizing same-sex unions by the end of 2018

• Released Date: 06-Nov-2018

Thailand’s military government is holding public consultations on same-sex unions and may pass legislation before the end of the year.

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The government’s sex ed overhaul must include LGBT relationships—we’ve been excluded for too long

• Released Date: 02-Nov-2018

As a gay teenager, my thoughts, feelings and questions about relationships didn’t align to what was being taught. The curriculum catered solely to straight sex and relationships, completely excluding the experiences of LGBT+ people. No young person s

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Czech Republic fails to vote on same-sex marriage, puts it off for later session

• Released Date: 31-Oct-2018

The Czech Republic was set to debate and vote on the issue of same-sex marriage today — until they ran out of time during the Parliament session.

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High Court in Kenya announce they will make ruling on legalising homosexuality next February

• Released Date: 28-Oct-2018

The High Court in Kenya has announced that it will make its ruling on whether to legalise homosexuality in Kenya on 22 February 2019.

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Thousands march in Taiwan’s pride ahead of marriage equality referendum

• Released Date: 27-Oct-2018

In May, 2017, Taiwan’s supreme court ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and gave the legislature two years to implement the decision.

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