130 Anglican leaders from Africa, Asia as well as some conservative US bishops who are gathered because they mainly oppose the ordination of gay clergy are meeting in Singapore this week.
Pink Dot, Singapore's second public LGBT-supportive event, will be held 15 May. Plus, the three ambassadors for Pink Dot 2010 are: actors Adrian Pang and Tan Kheng Hua, and popular DJ Big Kid aka Johnson Ong.
The LGBT community in Philippines won a political victory this week as the country's highest court recognised Ang Ladlad, a LBGT group as a legitimate political party for the first time and can participate as a party-list group in next month's elections.
While the police say initial investigations have ruled out a case of murder, gay and civil rights groups as well as the AMU Teachers' Association have demanded a “full, fair and impartial investigation” given the “mysterious circumstances” surrounding the professor's death. Latest update: Traces of poison found in body
The following is a statement from the ILGA-Asia Board on the cancellation of 4th ILGA-Asia Conference in Surabaya last month after dozens of protesters from hardline Islamic groups staked out the hotel and conference venue on what was to be the first day of the conference.
The Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community (APIQWTC) will honour filmmaker, community activist, and educator Madeleine Lim with the 2010 Phoenix Award in recognition of her outstanding commitment serving the Asian Pacific Islander Community on Saturday, April 3.
While local conference organisers may face criminal charges, human rights advocates in Indonesia are simultaneously urging the police to arrest members of several Islamic groups who raided the hotel where participants were staying.
Most of the conference's participants left their hotel the same night after dozens of protesters from hardline Islamic groups staked out the hotel and conference venue for hours on Friday. Sylvia Tan reports from Surabaya.
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