Gao Yan, a dancer and student at Shandong University of Arts, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, in an undated photo.Photo:Weibo via RFA
Myanmar’s first openly gay candidate to run for a parliamentary seat in the conservative Buddhist country’s November elections wants to put an end to the abuse that members of the LBGT community say they suffer at the hands of the police
It was only last year, after a hard-fought battle, that Bangladesh’s transgender community was given the right to vote while using transgender as their gender identity. This year, amidst the coronavirus lockdown, the community is facing another battle.