Music · November 12, 2023
Protests in Jakarta Against Coldplay Concert Over LGBTQ+ Support
Conservative Muslims in Jakarta protest Coldplay's concert due to the band's LGBTQ+ support.
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Music · Jul 23
UK: 'The 1975' Cancels Shows in Response to Anti-LGBT Actions and Bans in Southeast Asia
The 1975 cancels shows in Taiwan and Indonesia after Malaysia's ban over frontman's same-sex kiss and criticism of anti-LGBT laws. #LGBTrights #SoutheastAsia #musicban
Law & Courts · Jul 12
Security Threats Force Cancellation of LGBT Event in Indonesia
Rights groups cancel Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia due to security threats. Growing anti-LGBT sentiments spark concerns. #Indonesia #LGBT #SecurityThreats
Community · Jun 21
New Study Reveals Over Half of India Supports Same-Sex Marriage, Paving the Way for LGBTQ+ Equality
Groundbreaking research shows more than half of India embraces same-sex marriage, signaling a potential turning point in LGBTQ+ rights. #LGBTQ+rights #India #SameSexMarriage
Photography · Jun 14
Revealing Igor Amanajas' Journey through Captivating Nude Portraits in Bali
Explore the intimate and inspiring journey of Igor Amanajas through breathtaking nude portraits, capturing the essence of Bali's culture. #IntimatePortraits #IgorAmanajas #Uncut #NudePhotography
LGBTQ Rights · Jun 1
Where Gay Sex is Still Criminalized - A Global Overview
Cook Islands ends ban on same-sex relations as Uganda enforces severe anti-LGBTQ+ laws. See where gay sex is criminalized and which countries have made recent legal changes. #LGBTQ
Activism · Feb 25
Sydney's Mardi Gras Parade is Set to be the Biggest Yet
Get ready to party as the biggest Sydney Mardi Gras parade yet takes over Oxford and Flinders streets! #MardiGras2023 #LGBTQ+ #Sydney
Law & Courts · Jan 11
Indonesia's transgender community fears threat posed by new law
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Transgender Indonesian woman Chika Ananda Putrie wakes every morning in her decrepit rented room in a Jakarta slum, worried for her safety because of her gender identity. She saw some of her worst fe…
Law & Courts · Dec 9
Indonesia's new laws a threat to privacy, press and human rights, says UN
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The United Nations has expressed concern over threats to civil liberties posed by Indonesia’s new criminal code, warning the revised laws could result in the erosion of press freedom, privacy and hum…
Religion · Dec 7
Across vast Muslim world, LGBTQ people remain marginalized
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — On the outskirts of Yogyakarta, an Indonesian city that’s home to many universities, is a small boarding school with a mission that seems out of place in a nation with more Muslim citizens t…
Video · Dec 7
Watch: Indonesia trans school helps LGBTQ acceptance
In Indonesia, a rare transgender school is helping to create LGBTQ acceptance. But many Muslim nations criminalize gay and lesbian sex, including World Cup host Qatar. LGBTQ people are often rejected by families and den…
Politics · Dec 4
US cancels trip by LGBTQ envoy to Indonesia after objection
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The United States has canceled a trip to Indonesia by a special envoy on LGBTQ rights after the country’s most influential Islamic group objected to the visit. Special envoy Jessica Stern was t…
Family · Nov 30
Even as Singapore lifts gay sex ban, LGBT families feel little has changed
SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Olivia Chiong and her wife feel like the Singapore government has made clear to them and their two children that they don’t belong in the city-state. So this week’s vote by Singapore’s parl…
Article · Sep 7
LGBTQ activists in Peru demand autopsy for death in Bali
LIMA, Peru (AP) — LGBTQ rights activists rallied outside the prosecutor’s office Wednesday to demand an autopsy be performed on a Peruvian transgender man who died earlier this month after being detained on the Indonesi…