Two faces of Pakistan: The Transgender RIghts Act and its Muslim opponents
Transgender Pakistanis face the complex challenges of life in a homeland with both a strong conservative Muslim society and a groundbreaking transgender rights law. CLICK for a free subscription to...
View ArticleIndonesia’s new Criminal Code could be used to target LGBT people
LGBT activists are furious after the Indonesian Parliament passed a new Criminal Code that makes extramarital sex and cohabitation an offence. Activists say that because same-sex marriage is impossible...
View ArticleBarrier for gay activists in Indonesia: Belief that LGBTQ = criminal
Indonesia has a history of believing that homosexuality is linked to criminality. At the same time, the nation’s homophobic society voraciously consumes LGBTQ news and rumors of LGBTQ misdeeds. CLICK...
View ArticleSingapore Parliament votes to decriminalize gay sex
Singapore’s Parliament voted to repeal its colonial-era laws criminalizing sex between men while also endorsing a constitutional amendment that prevents court challenges to the heterosexual definition...
View ArticleBangladesh: Trans woman elected to government council
Payal Khatun, a trans woman, has been elected to the local government council in Kustia in west-central Bangladesh, the first trans person to hold that position. CLICK for a free subscription to...
View ArticleBangladeshi students seek dismissal of gay teacher
Human rights advocates have come to the defense of a teacher in Bangladesh whose job at a secondary school is at risk because he is gay. The teacher denies students’ accusations that he propositioned...
View ArticleDozens of Asian LGBTQ activists protest Malaysian police raid
Dozens of LGBTQ rights activists and human rights organizations in Asia have protested a police raid on a 1,000-person LGBTQ Halloween party in Malaysia. CLICK for a free subscription to Erasing 76...
View ArticleIslamic police break up 1,000-person LGBT Halloween party in Malaysia
An Islamic police raid on an LGBT Halloween party was the latest example of Malaysia’s homophobia. From the African Human Rights Media NetworkClick here to subscribe (for free) Police in Malaysia raid...
View ArticleBangladesh: Another murder of a trans woman — allegedly by her husband
A 20-year-old trans woman was strangled in northern Bangladesh last month, allegedly by a man whom she married in secret. CLICK for a free subscription to Erasing 76 Crimes Flag of Bangladesh The...
View ArticleEuropean attorneys seek protection for LGBTQ activist Bangladeshi lawyer
European lawyers are urging the prime minister of Bangladesh to protect a Bangladeshi attorney whose gay-rights activism has made him the target of death threats. CLICK for a free subscription to...
View ArticleSingapore bills would repeal anti-gay law, reject marriage equality
As predicted in August by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the Singapore government has introduced bills to revoke the ban on sex between men and to amend the constitution to avoid legal...
View ArticleBangladesh human rights groups demand probe of attack on trans woman and her...
Bangladeshi human rights organizations Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and JusticeMakers Bangladesh have expressed deep concern over an incident of assault, robbery, and threats against a...
View ArticleLatest trans murder in Bangladesh is part of a worldwide problem
A member of the Bangladesh hijra / transgender community was stabbed to death in Dhaka, Bangladesh, early on Sept. 30. Stay up-to-date: CLICK for a free subscription to Erasing 76 Crimes Paribagh...
View ArticleAfghan student slain by Taliban for being gay
The Taliban shot and killed a young gay man in Afghanistan in August because of his sexuality. Stay up-to-date: CLICK for a free subscription to Erasing 76 Crimes Hamed Sabouri (Photos courtesy of The...
View ArticleGay teacher barred from teaching in Bangladesh
A gay teacher has been barred from teaching classes at a Bangladesh secondary school in response to protests by students. Stay up-to-date: CLICK for a free subscription to Erasing 76 Crimes Savar Model...
View ArticleBangladesh human rights defenders demand action against anti-gay violence and...
Sexual minorities in Bangladesh routinely face violence, harassment and extortion in the South Asian country, where same-sex activity remains illegal. In August, a gay teenage boy was allegedly...
View ArticleHuman rights activists protest Bangladesh trans murder
Bangladeshi human rights organizations have expressed grave concern over the murder of a trans man in eastern Bangladesh. Police have arrested six suspects. Stay up-to-date: CLICK for a free...
View ArticlePakistan: Conservative Muslims seek to undo progress on trans rights
Pakistan’s official advisory Council Of Islamic Ideology has declared that the nation’s Transgender Law of 2018 is “not in line with shariah”. Stay up-to-date: CLICK for a free subscription to Erasing...
View ArticleBangladesh activists protest same-sex wedding arrests, face death threats
Human rights defenders in Bangladesh have secured the release of two young women who were arrested for getting married to each other, but their advocacy for LGBTQ rights has made them the target of...
View Article32 Commonwealth nations still have laws against gay sex
Map shows members of the Commonwealth, which comprises nations that formerly were part of the British Empire. The map highlights not only the Commonwealth nations with anti-homosexuality laws but also...
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