Two books for kids that feature LGBT characters and same-sex parenting have been banned from Singapore's public libraries after complaints from an anti-gay group.
On the weekend of the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, an event that is often heralded as the beginning of the LGBT rights movement, events were held in Europe, Asia, and across Americas.
Supporting the 'Freedom to Love' in a bold statement of solidarity on Saturday, 26,000 turned the green space of Speakers' Corner of Hong Lim park into a glowing pink dot. The number of attendees is over ten times that of the inaugural event in 2009.
Amidst reports of rival protests from religious groups in the city, Singapore will hold its sixth consecutive Pink Dot event on Saturday 28th June at Hong Lim Park from 5pm.
Over 12,000 visitors attended Hong Kong's first Pink Dot festival at Tamar Park. The outdoor event welcomed LGBT and their friends, family and colleagues to a day dedicated to supporting inclusiveness, diversity and love equality.
Anthony Wong, cantopop superstar and one of Pink Dot Hong Kong's ambassadors, signed limited edition T-shirts in the latest event leading up to Hong Kong's Pink Dot on Sunday 15th June.
British citizens living in Asian countries will now be able to get married there legally even though the host country may not deem such marriages legal.
A short film depicting 26 year-old Darius Zee's life in Singapore, has been launched by Be Change. It is the first of seven 'Stories of Being Me' productions exploring LGBTI life in Asia.
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