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Hong Kong appeals court rules British lesbian should be granted spousal visa as partner works in Hong Kong.

Petition with 60,000 signatures prompts justice ministry to take action on gay rights bill.

Exhibition in Taiwan’s capital will showcase the country’s history of gay rights to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.

A ward in Tokyo is offering partnership certificates to gay couples but a university has scraped cross-dressing events

A British expat took on the mayor of Seoul last Friday (6 March) over rights for gay couples. It was a bold move by Simon Hunter-Williams in a country where homosexuality remains taboo.

Randy Berry was named Feb 23 to significantly advance efforts to move towards a world free from violence and discrimination against LGBT people.

Gay advocacy groups say that results of an evaluation conducted on Taipei’s mayoral candidates show all three of them lack concrete policies on promoting gay rights.

A 19-year-old's campaign to challenge a decision by the civil affairs department of Hunan government not to register his gay rights organization has thrown him into the media spotlight.

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.

The case has taken a new turn although the Delhi High Court has on Nov 7 reserved its judgment after asking the government and other parties opposing the plea to file their written submission.