Robert Biedron has long been the hope of many progressive Poles, thanks to his charisma, energy and relative youth. He got his start in politics as an LGBT activist during the 1990s and became the first openly gay member of parliament in 2011. He most recently served as mayor of Slupsk in northern Poland.
This past weekend, pride week kicked off in full force in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon
Grand old party of India Indian National Congress (INC) recently appointed transgender, former journalist and an activist Apsara Reddy as a national general secretary of it’s women’s wing
Nevertheless, the general public still harasses and abuses them, and families often shun them. Discrimination in the workplace has forced some into prostitution and others to kill themselves
According to Supreme Court of India,section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is the violation of the Constitution of India.Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 makes criminals out of homosexuals
“The LGBT groups in the U.S. and China live in different situations. In the U.S., you can discuss your problems with your friends and colleagues. Once I go back to Chengdu, even though people acknowledge me, they don’t want to touch on the topic or talk too much about it.”
In Thailand, same-sex partnership laws remain limited but are changing as the government considers the proposed Life Partnership Bill, which would guarantee gay couples many rights similar to traditional marriages
Ruling party lawmakers backed by President Tsai Ing-wen had proposed legalizing same-sex marriage in late 2016, but put their ideas aside to await the court hearing
Adoptions, however, can cost thousands of dollars and take months. And many couples choose not to because they view it as invasive and offensive that they would have to adopt their own child
An initiative passes in Taiwan if at least 25 percent of eligible voters cast ballots and most of them are in favor. About 19.1 million people qualify to vote