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Just five months after appearing in the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, defender Tran Thi Thu became the first women's professional football player to marry another woman in Vietnam.
It’s the first time the Gay Games will be hosted in Asia or Latin America, but critics have questions.
The problematic singer has been known to speak out in support of LGBTQ+ rights.
(CNN) "Sex between consenting men should not be criminalized," Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said over the weekend.
The ruling has outraged activists, but the court did say that legislators should take action to guarantee equal rights.
A gay couple in South Korea is the first to be granted spousal benefits from state health insurance.
In a groundbreaking move, a couple in Nepal becomes the first to have their marriage legally recognized.
The law has long been decried by LGBTQ+ rights groups, and previous challenges in court have been struck down.
Penalties include three years in prison and a $4,000 fine.
The rights organizations voice concern over the history of the Taliban and the group's extremist views.
President Tsai Ing-wen has been instrumental for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights in the Asian nation.
After making herstory, this crowned queen is ready to take on the world.
Eight city lawmakers on Wednesday backed a petition from conservative groups calling for the games to be scrapped, accusing the event of advocating for LGBTQ rights and spreading “Western ideology.”
In the past, the law has been used to arrest dozens of people in what critics have called a “gay witch-hunt.”
LGBTQ+ activists fear the kiss could set off a clampdown against LGBTQ+ people.
The bill was passed on Tuesday.
The Beijing Games will portray a rosy picture of life, but the reality is much different for millions of queer Asians and Pacific Islanders.
