Kris Jenner: China’s New Success Symbol
Kris Jenner is now a digital good luck charm for Chinese youth. Who knew a reality star could inspire such ambition? 💪✨ #ManifestingSuccess
Posthumous victory for S.Korean transgender soldier as court tells army to annul dismissal
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean soldier here who committed suicide earlier this year after being dismissed by the army…
Same-sex marriage around the world as Swiss vote in favour
LONDON, Sept 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Switzerland voted overwhelmingly to allow same-sex couples to wed and adopt…
Hong Kong 2022 Gay Games postponed amid COVID-19 travel restrictions
HONG KONG, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The 2022 Gay Games due to be held in Hong Kong will…
S.Korea’s lack of anti-discrimination laws takes toll on LGBT youth, activists say
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s failure to pass national laws banning discrimination is taking a toll on citizens,…
With laughter and slang, Buddhist monk proves a hit with LGBT+ Thais
BANGKOK, Sept 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Buddhist monk has become an unlikely champion of Thailand’s gay…
Drag queens and refugee stories: touring the ‘real’ Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Guide Michael Tsang was able to take tourists freely around Asia’s financial…
“I’ve lost the only person I’ve loved”: LGBT+ Afghans left behind say world turned its back on them
LGBT+ Afghans said on Friday they felt abandoned by the international community as the closure of Kabul airport…
Banned and blocked: LGBT+ websites censored from Russia to Indonesia
LONDON, Aug 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Russian cities started banning Pride marches, LGBT+ rights activist Mikhail…
Bangladesh court sentences 6 militants to death in slayings
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh anti-terrorism tribunal on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist militants to death in the…
LGBT+ Afghans desperate to escape amid Taliban takeover
NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It was never easy being gay or transgender in Afghanistan.…