The case has taken a new turn although the Delhi High Court has on Nov 7 reserved its judgment after asking the government and other parties opposing the plea to file their written submission.
Thailand's first "Human Rights Day for Sexual Diversity" was launched on Nov 29 to mark the anniversary of the drafting of the Yogyakarta Principles in Nov 2006.
News of Singapore's largest bank's S$15,000 Christmas present to the anti-gay Focus on the Family group has spurred gay and lesbian credit card holders to act.
Programme Director Raymond Tai takes time out from organising its annual RED Carnival to speak to Fridae about reaching young MSMs who "suffer from the 'not me' syndrome" and the challenges they face with the rise of political Islam.
Thailand will celebrate its first National Human Rights Day for Sexual Diversity on Nov 29, Manila its 10th gay pride anniversary on Dec 6 and Hong Kong its first gay pride march Dec 13.
Nepal has become the first country in the world to officially recognise a "third gender" following the Supreme Court's landmark ruling last year; and same-sex marriage may be in the pipeline. Fridae speaks to Sunil Pant, Nepal's first openly gay Member of Parliament, for the latest developments.
Gay men and lesbians in India and around the world are eagerly awaiting the court's verdict after the recent conclusion of a 12-day hearing which began on May 19.
Three men who brutally punched and kicked a man to death after he allegedly offered his attackers oral sex in a public toilet have been handed prison terms of between four years and 4 1/2 years, and six to eight strokes of the cane.
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