Photos: LGBT people march for ‘Love and Equality’ at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2018

• Released Date: 06-May-2018

Japan is one of the most liberal countries in Asia on LGBT rights, with polling showing majority support for same-sex marriage.  However, the country’s legislation provides little protections for LGBT people – there is no nationwide recognition for

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Mariela Castro to push for same-sex marriage in Cuba

• Released Date: 05-May-2018

The comments came a month after her father, Raúl Castro, was replaced as Cuban President by Miguel Díaz-Canel. In her comments, Mariela said that LGBTQ activists had the “strength” to pursue change, and praised Díaz-Canel’s “sensibilities and awarene

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New Hampshire to become first Republican-controlled state to protect transgender rights

• Released Date: 05-May-2018

Linds Jakows, the campaign manager of Freedom New Hampshire, a bipartisan group that worked to pass the bill, said: “Today, New Hampshire lawmakers showed tremendous leadership in support of the transgender community and their loved ones. “This law w

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Donald Trump signs ‘religious liberty’ executive order sparking fears over LGBT discrimination

• Released Date: 04-May-2018

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order launching a new faith-based initiative aimed at strengthening the influence of religious groups in government.

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British LGBT Awards CEO: “I fear society hasn’t progressed to be as tolerant as we thought”

• Released Date: 04-May-2018

Next Friday, some of the biggest names in the LGBTQ community will ascend upon the Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square, London for the British LGBT Awards.

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Elizabeth Warren: the vocal LGBTQ+ rights advocate who schools Donald Trump on Twitter

• Released Date: 03-May-2018

Elizabeth Warren is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and leading figure in the Democratic Party. Warren is popular among American progressives and was cited by pundits as a strong potential candidate in the 2016 presidential electi

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New study highlights need for legal protections to reduce marginalization of transgender people in Thailand

• Released Date: 02-May-2018

The failure to officially recognize a person’s gender identity, including name and gender marker, in public registries and key identity and citizenship documents affects the ability of transgender people to navigate daily life – everything from job a

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Legal Gender Recognition in Thailand: A Legal and Policy Review

• Released Date: 01-May-2018

The study is part of a multi-county project jointly implemented by UNDP and the Asia Pacific Transgender Network which conducted a comprehensive review of existing laws, policies and practices related to legal gender recognition for transgender peopl

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Brian Sims rules himself out of becoming the first openly gay US President

• Released Date: 30-Apr-2018

As LGBTQ people start to make bigger strides in the world of American politics, there has been one man that everyone believed could one day be the first openly gay US President. Brian Sims is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Represent

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Sajid Javid named Home Secretary, Penny Mordaunt named equalities chief: Where they stand on LGBT issues

• Released Date: 30-Apr-2018

Sajid Javid has been appointed the new Home Secretary. Communities, Local Government and Housing Secretary Javid has been ushered into the role after former Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday evening following her admission that she “inadve

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Indonesia’s bid to make homosexuality illegal has temporarily been put on hold

• Released Date: 29-Apr-2018

Although they didn’t meet that deadline, the bill is still going ahead. However, the LGBTQ community have been granted a temporary reprieve as the government announced that the bill was being put on hold for “two to three months” so that the public c

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Hawaii now on the verge of making gay ‘cure’ therapy illegal for minors

• Released Date: 29-Apr-2018

SB 270, a law which will ban people from carrying out the discredited practice of gay ‘cure’ therapy on minors is now on its way to the governor’s desk to be given approval. Depending on when the governor, David Ige, gives the law his approval, Hawai

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