A video, which shows a 16-year-old teenager writhing on the floor at a Connecticut church, has caused outrage among gay rights advocates and gay netizens.
The Health Ministry on Tuesday posted a 5-page document - believed to be the first of its kind - on its website to regulate gender reassignment surgery.
‘’The more visibility there is, the more likely we're going to see backlash…” said the executive director of a US watchdog group that recorded 29 bias-related killings last year, along with an increase in the severity of violence perpetuated towards LGBTs.
The Korea Queer Culture Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary over the weekend with its largest-ever march through downtown Seoul. But as South Korea’s LGBT activists celebrate over a decade of queer community organising, funding cuts and a hostile political environment threaten its future. Matt Kelley reports from Seoul.
A Shanghai Pride festival spokesperson speaks to Fridae about the forced the cancellation of a play about a gay hate crime and two movie screenings - although one has found a new venue and will go on tonight.
Although figures from the Health Ministry showing new HIV cases among MSM in Singapore to be at an all time high, two sets of data are showing the HIV prevalence rate among MSM in Singapore to be relatively low.
Justin Ellis tracks down the organisers of the first gay pride march held in Manila in June 1994, and asks if marches are effective in creating awareness and pushing for LGBT civil rights.
Although it will not feature a parade, organisers have planned a smorgasbord of social events from film screenings to drag performances to sports competitions before culminating in Pride Day - an all-day, all-night event on Saturday, Jun 13, with an all-day BBQ, fashion show, games and a 'hot bod' contest.
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