Hong Kong transgender activist gets new male ID after yearslong legal battle
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In Japan, US book on transgender surgery for young people sparks threats, heated debate
Earlier this month, Sankei Shimbun Publishing released the Japanese-language version of Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, a book by US journalist Abigail Shrier.
Attack on Philippine drag artist Taylor Sheesh sparks outrage and renewed calls for LGBTQ equality bill
Sheesh, real name Mac Coronel, confirmed in a social media post that she was attacked at a local town concert in Bayambang, a town in Pangasinan province around 200km away from Manila.
‘It’s a beginning’: India’s opposition parties come out in favour of same-sex civil unions ahead of election
The Congress Party, India’s oldest political party, and the Communist Party of India have both indicated that they include in their legislative agenda a law to recognise same-sex civil unions, if they win enough seats in the national elections held from April 19 to June 1.
Thai LGBT activists celebrate vote that brings marriage equality closer
BANGKOK — Thai LGBT activists celebrated another victory on Tuesday (April 2) after a marriage equality bill overwhelmingly passed a first reading in the upper house, a key step bringing the country closer to becoming Asia's third territory to legalise same-sex unions.
Social media ‘a precarious place’ for LGBTQ people in Bangladesh, activists say
In the early days of blogs and platforms such as Facebook, trans Bangladeshis embraced the online space to connect with each other, said Shaikh Md Mominul Islam, an activist who identifies as non-binary – neither a man or a woman.
Thailand passes bill to legalise same-sex marriage
The 500-member House of Representatives voted to pass the so-called “marriage equality” bill, technically an amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code, in a final reading on Wednesday. As many as 400 lawmakers backed the legislation, while 10 opposed it and five members either abstained or didn’t vote after a nearly four-hour debate.
A global gold rush for buried hydrogen is underway — as hype builds over its clean energy potential
A global gold rush is underway for a long-overlooked resource that advocates say could play a significant role in the shift away from fossil fuels.