1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (778+ words) Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries have pledged to push new bills restricting LGBT rights, after a conference in Ghana that brought together self-described "pro-family" activists from across Africa and Europe, participants said. The African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (488+ words) Six Georgians have been sentenced to up to seven years" jail in France over the theft of rare editions of Russian literary classics, including by 19th-century luminary Alexander Pushkin, from prestigious French libraries. The trial is the latest case seeking…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (272+ words) The New Taipei City Department of Social Welfare has partnered with the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights to launch a month-long LGBTQIA+ initiative from May 17 to June 21 aimed at promoting awareness of gender diversity and inclusivity through public…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (369+ words) Support for same-sex marriage in Taiwan has risen to 54. 3 percent, up 12 percentage points from seven years ago, when it became legalized, according to a survey released yesterday by a non-profit civic group. Taiwan marks the seventh anniversary of the legalization…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (290+ words) Tainan is running up the rainbow flag and hosting LGBTQ+ events from Sunday to May 24 as it observes the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, inviting drag performers and gender minorities to perform and share their experiences. The Tainan…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (463+ words) The Outsiders" (), Taiwan's pioneering 1986 gay film, was screened in London on Friday as the opening film of the Queer East Festival. The 4 K restoration of "The Outsiders" was screened to a full house at London's Barbican Centre, opening the festival's…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (126+ words) Taipei City Hospital said its Songde branch plans to introduce a specialized outpatient clinic for gender minorities and offer self-paid Chinese and English counseling sessions from next month. Outpatient sessions are scheduled on Wednesday evenings to accommodate those with work…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (388+ words) A proposed revision of military physical classifications is still under review, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) said yesterday, amid criticism that the rules violate human rights by reclassifying transgender people as subject to alternative military service, rather than granting…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (230+ words) A group from the Taiwanese Designers in Australia association yesterday represented Taiwan at the Midsumma Pride March in Melbourne. The march, held in the St. Kilda suburb, is the city's largest LGBTQIA+ parade and the flagship event of the annual…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (886+ words) William Liu () moved to Kaohsiung from Nantou to live with his boyfriend Reg Hong (). "In Nantou, people do not support gay rights at all and never even talk about it. Living here made me optimistic and made me realize how…...