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Sexual orientation and gender identity issues excluded from draft ASEAN human rights declaration

Sexual orientation and gender identity issues excluded from draft ASEAN human rights declaration

2012-09-14
NGO representatives have rejected the draft of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration as LGBTQs and other minorities get no mention at all in the draft which has been set for ratification by the regional bloc's 10 member-states at their summit in Cambodia this November.
Malaysian LGBTs should vote wisely in upcoming elections

Malaysian LGBTs should vote wisely in upcoming elections

2012-07-20
Hafidz Baharom, an openly gay social commentator in Malaysia, says anti-gay bashing by Malaysian politicians will likely continue as they battle for votes from the Malaysian Malay majority which makes up roughly 60 percent of the population.
Malaysia PM: LGBTs, liberalism, pluralism are enemies of Islam

Malaysia PM: LGBTs, liberalism, pluralism are enemies of Islam

2012-07-20
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak reiterates that "deviant aspects such as liberalism, pluralism and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)" would not have a place in the country.
Open letter to the Malaysian AIDS Council

Open letter to the Malaysian AIDS Council

2011-08-19
"Is it not known that vulnerability to HIV/AIDS is heightened by the denial of rights, such as the right of transgender people to determine their own names and gender-identity?" asks Bakhtiar Talhah, a Malaysian living with HIV and former executive director of the Malaysian AIDS Council, after the council declined to support the late Aleesha Farhana publicly.
California schools to teach gay history

California schools to teach gay history

2011-07-15
The contributions of slain San Francisco politician Harvey Milk and the Stonewall riots in New York City in 1969 that helped launch the LGBT rights movement will soon be taught in California classrooms alongside well known activists such as Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks who are credited for making a lasting impact on civil rights in the United States.
UN Human Rights Council passes historic gay rights resolution

UN Human Rights Council passes historic gay rights resolution

2011-06-17
The resolution was passed narrowly with 23 votes in favour, 19 against and three abstentions. Today's resolution is the first UN resolution ever to bring specific focus to human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Gay equality helps fight HIV, but don't oversell it

Gay equality helps fight HIV, but don't oversell it

2011-06-03
Prominent Singapore gay activist and social commentator Alex Au draws on two recent news stories and cautions against over-focusing on the health benefits and/or the power of the pink dollar in arguing for the repeal of gay sex laws.
Recognition and protection of LGBTIQ rights long overdue: ASEAN LGBT groups

Recognition and protection of LGBTIQ rights long overdue: ASEAN LGBT groups

2011-05-05
31 LGBT groups from 8 Southeast Asian countries tell their governments: LGBTs being treated as "criminals" and "second class citizens" is not "acceptable", and the "recognition, promotion, and protection of LGBTIQ rights is long overdue".
'Courage Unfolds' video to be launched in May

'Courage Unfolds' video to be launched in May

2011-04-22
The 33-minute documentary, which is the first project of its kind about the Yogyakarta Principles and LGBT rights in Asia, will be screened in Hong Kong, Beijing and Cambodia in May while many other countries including the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand are in the process of planning events around the video. Watch the trailer now.
Thai, Burmese LGBTs march in Chiangmai

Thai, Burmese LGBTs march in Chiangmai

2011-02-22
An estimated 200 to 400 members of Chiangmai's LGBT community – including some 70 of Burmese origin – and their supporters marched in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Sunday to promote non-violence towards members of the LGBT community.

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