About 5,000 people participated in the January 31 parade and a substantial chunk was formed by the parents who came to support their children and each other.
Alex Au Waipan, 61, who runs the Yawning Bread blog is most likely to face a fine, jail time or both for criticizing the court’s handling of a challenge to the law criminalizing sex between men
Lawsuit is part of a wider push by the LGBT community to use the courts to seek fairer treatment under the law where same- sex relations was illegal until 1997
"Widespread publicity potentially exposes their families, loved ones and intimate partners to harm," says the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
Japanese gay media have promoted a gay identity linked to youth, masculinity and highly gym-trained bodies as being highly desirable, says a social researcher.
LGBT rights activists in Nepal say such recognition on passports would help tackle widespread discrimination they face within the Hindu-majority Himalayan country.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon while in the Indian capital New Delhi said he "staunchly opposed the criminalization of homosexuality" as it violates basic rights.
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