Indonesian petition: ‘Dangerous’ law push could affect Australians

• Released Date: 25-Sep-2017

A PETITION intended to target same-sex relationships in Indonesia could have a huge impact on Australians visiting the tourist hotspot of Bali.The petition, which was been put before Indonesia’s Constitutional Court this year, proposes amending the c

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Fighting for LGBT Representation in Our History Books

• Released Date: 25-Sep-2017

Did you know he’s Filipino?I was always embarrassed by that phrase. Every time there was even a rumor that someone might have a Filipino background, my family would make a huge deal about it. I didn’t understand. We were American. I didn’t want my ac

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Transgender voice must be heard

• Released Date: 25-Sep-2017

The room was filled with positive vibrations when participants from various walks of life gathered recently for an evening event to promote legal gender recognition of transgender people in Asia.

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Is LGBT-Muslim Clash Aiding Rise of Right in Europe?

• Released Date: 25-Sep-2017

OutRight Action International has published quotes from speakers at the meeting of the LGBTI Core Group during the recent United Nations General Assembly.The LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey held its annual conference in

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Australia’s heated same-sex marriage debate

• Released Date: 24-Sep-2017

Twenty years after Tasmania became the last remaining Australian state to decriminalise male homosexuality, the country is having its say on same-sex marriage. Voting is under way in a non-binding, voluntary postal survey to measure support for refo

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Australia marriage equality: Straight lives matter rally held in Sydney

• Released Date: 23-Sep-2017

Protesters in Darlinghurst, central Sydney, have held an anti same-sex marriage rally flanked by straight lives matter signs.Reportedly, only 20 people showed up to the rally, and over 60 police officers were called to assist due to the number o

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Transgenders shunned by employers become sex workers

• Released Date: 23-Sep-2017

Seed Foundation, a body dedicated to the welfare of transgender people, is concerned that 50% to 60% of transsexual women in the country have resorted to working in the sex industry after failing to gain decent employment elsewhere.

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Why LGBT people should embrace Australia’s same-sex marriage vote

• Released Date: 22-Sep-2017

For years, Australia’s LGBT activists would practically froth at the mouth in rage over the suggestion that same-sex marriage should be tested by a popular vote.This red line, coupled with good old-fashioned politicking from some particularly intrans

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25 NGOs hold protest against organising of alcohol, LGBT festivals

• Released Date: 22-Sep-2017

SHAH ALAM: Some 25 non-governmental organisations came together today to protest against festivals that celebrate alcohol and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Malaysia.

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Archbishop of Canterbury agrees that trans girls wearing dresses to school ‘is not a problem’

• Released Date: 22-Sep-2017

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that if young males transitioning to females want to wear dresses to school that it shouldn’t be seen as a problem. The religious official was speaking in reference to the situation regarding parents Nige

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Indonesian LGBT people receive government employment boost

• Released Date: 22-Sep-2017

Rights activists in Indonesia have called on all government institutions to take a leaf out of the Attorney-General Office’s book and drop a recruitment policy that bans Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people.

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Indonesia’s Tepid LGBT Support at UN

• Released Date: 21-Sep-2017

This week at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Indonesia accepted two recommendations from UN member countries to improve the situation for sexual and gender minorities – a good step. But after 18 months of government-fueled animus a

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