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12 07, 2023

Japan Lawmakers Pass Law Promoting LGBT Understanding

2026-02-15T19:16:13-08:00July 12th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics Asia, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , |

TOKYO, JP — (07-12-23) — Japanese lawmakers have just passed a law that 'Promotes Understanding of LGBT People'. According to Human Rights Watch, in June, the Japanese Diet, the national legislature of Japan, passed its first-ever law on sexual orientation and gender identity. It seeks to “promote understanding” and avoid “unfair discrimination.” The law states [...]

10 07, 2023

Right Wing Mob Storms Tbilisi Pride Fest, Setting Fires and Looting

2025-12-12T18:29:46-08:00July 10th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics Asia, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

TBILISI, Georgia — (07-10-23) — A right wing mob stormed the Tbilisi PRIDE Festival last weekend. Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ rights activist swarmed the festival in the capital, vandalizing the stage, setting fires and looting the event’s bars. Deputy Georgian Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said participants in the Tbilisi Pride Fest were safely evacuated from the [...]

16 06, 2023

Japan Sparks Outrage Over watered-down LGBT Understanding Law

2025-12-28T16:16:48-08:00June 16th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics Asia, LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , |

TOKYO, JP — (06-16-23) — Japan has passed a watered-down LGBT Understanding Law on Friday, that is meant to promote understanding of the LGBT community. Critics of the bill say the pathetic law has absolutely no human rights guarantees, while conservative lawmakers claim that the measure is too permissive. Japan is the only Group of [...]

5 06, 2023

Thailand Celebrates 2nd Annual PRIDE Parade with 50K In Attendance

2026-02-20T01:04:09-08:00June 5th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics Asia, LGBTQ Politics, World LGBT News|Tags: , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Political Correspondent | JRL CHARTS BANGKOK — (06-05-23) — Thailand's 2nd annual PRIDE Parade doubled its attendance from last year with over 50,000 people on hand to celebrate LGBT Rights. In celebration of PRIDE Month, thousands of LGBTQ+ attendees along with their allies and political leaders marched through central Bangkok promoting gender [...]

17 05, 2023

Taiwan Passes Bill Allowing Gay Couples to Adopt Children

2026-02-10T22:15:19-08:00May 17th, 2023|Categories: LGBT Politics Asia, LGBTQ Politics, World LGBT News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

TAIPEI CITY, TW — (05-17-23) — Taiwan's parliament has passed a bill allowing same-sex married couples to adopt children, four years after same-sex marriage was legalized on the self-governing islands. Gay and lesbian couples will now be able to legally adopt children in Taiwan, after the island’s legislature voted in favor of the change on [...]

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