Turkish police riot units on Saturday dispersed a march of hundreds of people who were trying to celebrate, as the LGBT rights movement do every year, the “Istanbul Pride” in the center of Istanbul. “The streets are ours” was the slogan of the call, which denounces the growing hostility in Turkey against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, […]Read More
BANGKOK, 26 December 2018 (NNT) – The Thai Cabinet has endorsed the Civil Partnership Bill, before submitting it for consideration by the National Legislative Assembly. The bill would allow same-sex couples to enter into a legally recognized civil institution similar to marriage. Natporn Jatusripitak, Spokesperson for the Deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs, revealed that […]Read More
Pattaya – A conscript described as a gay soldier by the Thai media would not go quietly after creating trouble in Walking Street this morning. His partner joined in after a member of the public tried to help a police captain before the men were overpowered. Full story: thepattayanews.com The Pattaya NewsRead More
The Justice Ministry is expected to finish in September considering the country’s first-ever Civil Partnership Bill to provide same-sex couples with similar rights to married couples. Pitikan Sithidej, chief of the Right and Liberties Protection Department, said the department is working with stakeholders on the bill. Full story: Bangkok Post APINYA WIPATAYOTIN BANGKOK POSTRead More
A Florida man claims he and his husband are unable to leave Thailand with their infant daughter because the woman who gave birth to her objects to the fact they are a same-sex couple. Gordon “Bud” Lake told the Washington Blade during a Skype interview on June 9 that he met the surrogate mother in […]Read More
Same-sex unions are still illegal in China, and members of the Chinese LGBT community face the same intense parental pressure as their straight friends to get hitched and produce grandchildren. “In our culture, a person who doesn’t get married will be considered to be disobedient towards their parents,” says a gay man identified as John, […]Read More
Pre-wedding photos of three gay lovers showing three men announcing their wedding at midnight on Valentine’s Days has gone viral. They announced on their online pre-wedding photos that their love was greater than what could be seen by human eyes, adding that it had to be felt in the heart. Read more: The NationRead More
Singapore’s Pink Dot, an annual gathering at Hong Lim Park in celebration of love, equality, and LGBT rights, attracted more than 26,000 people on June 28, 2014 — the largest ever Pink Dot event since the first in 2009. But this year was the first time that religious groups openly and actively opposed the Pink […]Read More
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