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The Land of Smiles is a gay-friendly playground of brazen lady boys and sexual license, right? Well, not quite... Written by Per Liljas for Time Magazine.

A Powerful new video has been released from the Asia Pacific Transgender Network and UNAIDS.

For some, being gay is full of excitement, parties and unapologetic love. but one often forgets that depending on your location or your social background, your sexuality, true essence of your identity, could get you bullied, fired or even killed. .

With photos by Hamid Mousa courtesy of SBS, we take you through the highlights of Sydney's epic Mardis Gras

On March 2nd at an event on the waterfront of Victoria Harbour Hong Kong, well known Hong Kong LGBT community members announced the formation of Double Happiness, the first organisation in support of marriage equality in Hong Kong.

Arguably Singapore’s most high-profile, some say only, human rights lawyer, M Ravi takes on cases that don’t usually pay well, if at all. 

Kerrie Hui looks forward to the most colourful LGBT events in our part of the world over the next few months.

Can you see me? is a LGBT art and photo exhibition organised by Element magazine with the aim of promoting diversity by showcasing the lives of the ordinary LGBT people through the works of various LGBT or LGBT-friendly artists.

On Monday, Uganda President Yoweri Musevini signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which includes life imprisonment for repeat offenders and jail time for people who fail to report homosexuals to police. This the latest on the repercussions of the world’s most homophobic legislation.

On Monday 3000 letters, individually addressed to deupities of the National People’s Congress, calling for the legalization of same-sex marriage were sent by students in Guangzhou.