Spanish trans woman to compete in Miss Universe
After winning Spain’s national beauty contest, Angela Ponce will go on to become the first transgender contestant in the Miss Universe pageant. [New York Times]
Two men flogged for gay sex in Indonesia
In Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province, two men accused of having gay sex were flogged in front of a crowd. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia where Islamic religious law is enforced. [Straits Times]
Seoul Queer Culture festival breaks attendance records
The yearly LGBT festival in the South Korean capital claimed over 100,000 attendees this year, despite religious protesters who gathered behind police lines. [JoongAng Daily]
Israelis protest discriminatory surrogacy law
Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv this weekend to protest a law, expected to pass Monday, that would exclude gay couples from surrogacy. [Jerusalem Post]
Portugal passes gender change law
Portugal will join five other European countries as it passes a law to allow citizens to change their legal gender without a diagnosis from a doctor. [Agence France-Presse]
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