A date has been set to hear a challenge filed by a gay couple who are seeking to have section 377A, which outlaws sexual relations between men, declared unconstitutional.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) heads of government are set to formally adopt the first ever ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) at the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh on Nov 18. To the grave disappointment of representatives of the LGBTIQ peoples throughout the region, the declaration did not include protections for this highly vulnerable group.
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Hong Kong singer Denise Ho Wan-Si, whose sexual orientation has long been the subject of speculation, has officially come out as gay at Saturday's gay pride parade.
Following the Legislative Council's decision on Wednesday to reject a motion to hold a public consultation to explore anti-discrimination laws on the basis of sexual orientation, members of Hong Kong's LGBT community have called on the community to come out in full force at the pride march on Saturday.
As US voters re-elected President Barack Obama to a second term, voters in Maryland and Maine passed referendums to allow gay couples to marry – making it the first time same-sex marriage has been approved by a popular vote; Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin also made history by becoming the first openly gay person elected to the Senate.
Legislative Council (LegCo) member Cyd Ho Sau-lan is planning to move a motion on Wednesday, Nov 7, to urge the Government to conduct a public consultation on legislation to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.