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Outrage over the murder of a Filipino transsexual, allegedly at the hands of a US Marine, has obscured rather than highlighted the troubling vulnerability of sexual minorities to discriminatory violence in the Philippines, according to a recent report by The China Post.

Community Business, an NGO dedicated to “advancing corporate social responsibility in Asia”, according to its website, has just announced the launch of its trailblazing LGBT Workplace Inclusion Index in Hong Kong.

If the story of one couple sharing a life together in rural China can serve as an early indicator, then the situation for gay Chinese men may be showing signs of  change—for the better.

Speaking at a forum on ‘gender identity disorder’, a social science lecturer at a Malaysian University has said that rape and “environmental toxins” are among several factors that encourage people to become transgender.

  The Calcutta International LGBT Film and Video Festival has just kicked off in Kolkata, promising to bring together artists and activists in a a bid to shed light on the state of sexual rights in the region and beyond.

  Hong Kong Pride Parade 2014 will be taking place this Saturday.

  Taipei Pride returned for a 13th year this month. Hoards of LGBTers marched from Taiwan's presidential palace through the city.

Korea University’s student council has revised its rules to ban discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

The highest court in Singapore has upheld a Colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex.

Emmanuel "Mass" Luciano, a Puerto Rican-born blogger, stylist, fashion designer and party planner,  bested three other finalists, to claim the coveted Mr Gay Hong Kong title, at the freshly minted Ovolo Southside Hotel.