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Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people
Power

Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people

“I still have nightmares to this day, and I’m terrified of being in public”

By Jackie Richardson
Singapore legalizes gay sex in a major win for Southeast Asia’s LGBTQ+ community
Asia

Singapore legalizes gay sex in a major win for Southeast Asia’s LGBTQ+ community

The island nation will repeal its colonial-era law, but marriage equality will still be banned

By Nico Lang
The Malaysian government is reportedly funding anti-LGBTQ+ conversion therapy
Asia

The Malaysian government is reportedly funding anti-LGBTQ+ conversion therapy

Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination and violence are pervasive in Malaysia, according to a new report

By Dika Ofoma
These 39 countries are still criminalizing people for transmitting HIV during sex
HIV/AIDS

These 39 countries are still criminalizing people for transmitting HIV during sex

A new report finds that more than 270 people have been arrested for HIV transmission since 2019

By Nico Lang
10 same-sex marriage battlegrounds around the globe
Marriage Equality

10 same-sex marriage battlegrounds around the globe

The U.S. Supreme Court may be threatening to reverse progress on LGBTQ2S+ rights, but countries the world over are pushing marriage equality forward

By Rob Salerno
I was ready for a long-distance relationship, but I couldn’t live without a queer community that understood me
Love Like Mine

I was ready for a long-distance relationship, but I couldn’t live without a queer community that understood me

My difficulty with coming out of the closet kept me lonely while living in a conservative city in Korea

By Sofie Mikhaylova
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The Taliban is exploiting monkeypox to arrest LGBTQ+ Afghans
Power

The Taliban is exploiting monkeypox to arrest LGBTQ+ Afghans

The militant Islamist group has been targeting LGBTQ+ people since it seized power in August

By Jackie Richardson
Thailand could soon the be first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex partnerships
Politics

Thailand could soon the be first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex partnerships

Bangkok also welcomed the nation’s first Pride parade in 16 years earlier this month

By Nico Lang
What Pride events around the world are doing to lure you back—and what they’re doing to keep you safe
Pride 2022: Party & Protest

What Pride events around the world are doing to lure you back—and what they’re doing to keep you safe

Pandemic shutdowns gave some organizers an opportunity to rethink their celebrations and make them more inclusive

By Loren Christie
Tokyo will begin recognizing same-sex partnerships in significant step toward equality
Politics

Tokyo will begin recognizing same-sex partnerships in significant step toward equality

More than 200 municipalities in Japan offer some form of relationship recognition for same-sex couples

By Nico Lang
Trans model detained at Dubai airport over male gender marker forced to return to Thailand
Power

Trans model detained at Dubai airport over male gender marker forced to return to Thailand

She described the ordeal as a “nightmare during which I’m fully awake”

By Yvonne Marquez
Chinese streaming platforms censor lesbian plotline in TV show ‘Friends’
Censorship

Chinese streaming platforms censor lesbian plotline in TV show ‘Friends’

Multiple scenes featuring a lesbian romance were either deleted or omitted in translation

By Yvonne Marquez
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Grindr disappears from Apple’s App Store in China amid anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown
Power

Grindr disappears from Apple’s App Store in China amid anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown

The queer hookup app was pulled from mobile download stores days ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics

By V.S. Wells
Taiwanese same-sex couple become first to legally adopt following historic court ruling
Power

Taiwanese same-sex couple become first to legally adopt following historic court ruling

The case marks the first time in the country’s history that LGBTQ+ spouses have been permitted to adopt a child unrelated to either party

By Nico Lang
The transmasculine community searching for a place in Bangladesh
Identity

The transmasculine community searching for a place in Bangladesh

The possibility of being Bangladeshi and transmasculine without any models to look up to frightened writer Mikail Khan. What they say trans folks need in the country to thrive

By Mikail Khan
A year of political wins and losses
Rainbow Rewind 2021

A year of political wins and losses

A look back at 12 months of anti-trans legislation, more queer representation in politics and the global fight for LGBTQ2S+ rights 

By Erica Lenti
How queer South Koreans are finding resilience during COVID-19
Dispatch

How queer South Koreans are finding resilience during COVID-19

An outbreak of the virus in a Seoul gay club early in the pandemic left LGBTQ+ Koreans an easy target for homophobia. But the community continues to fight back

By Heezy Yang
Inside the fight against transphobia in Singapore schools
Dispatch

Inside the fight against transphobia in Singapore schools

A journalist attends a five-person protest for a trans student—a rarity in the restrictive Southeast Asian city-state

By Kirsten Han
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