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The survey of 751 people across eight cities showed more than 50 percent admitting to living in constant fear of their sexual orientation being found out.

The movie Madam Phung's Last Journey played to sold-out rooms in Ho Chi Minh City and is now currently showing in the national capital Ha Noi.

The new rules come into effect following a Supreme Court ruling in January that allowed two transgender Israelis to change their gender on their cards without medical intervention.

Korea University’s student council has revised its rules to ban discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Quezon City Council in the National Capital Region of the Philippines has approved an ordinance banning discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

The Thai LGBT community encounters great social stigma and limited job opportunities despite the country’s tourism authority actively promoting Thailand as a gay-friendly tourist destination, says a recent international report.

Bangladesh says it will veto the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) proposal to provide rights for lesbian and gay people.

Student activists have petitioned 112 key universities urging them to incorporate equality on campus and curb discrimination against LGBT people gay.

Religious leaders and politicians have formed a strategic alliance to halt the furthering of equality legislation that seeks to end anti gay discrimination and allow same-sex couples to marry.

An unnamed Japanese student has given a moving speech about the discrimination felt by LGBT people in the contemporary world.  Borrowing the legendary words of Martin Luther King, the student commented on global gay issues as well as his own experiences as he came out to his classmates and teachers.