Shane Bhatla Steps Down as ILGA Asia Disability Representative Board Member

ILGA Asia shares that Shane Bhatla has stepped down from his role as Disability Representative Board Member on the ILGA Asia Executive Board. ILGA Asia extend our heartfelt thanks to Shane for his dedication, care, and meaningful contributions to ILGA Asia and the broader LGBTIQ+ movement across Asia. Shane stepped down from the Board in August […]

Unifying for Justice and Inclusion: The ILGA Asia Conference 2025 Report

The ILGA Asia Conference 2025, held from 24–28 February 2025 in Kathmandu, Nepal, marked a significant milestone for regional LGBTIQ movement-building in Asia and the Pacific. Convened under the theme “Diversity Dynamics: Unifying for a Just, Inclusive, and Sustainable Asia,” the conference brought together over 600 participants—including activists, human rights defenders, community organisers, scholars, donors, […]

Anti-corruption Youth Protests: Spotlight on Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines

The wave of youth protests in South and Southeast Asia demanding structural changes is rooted in care and solidarity with causes beyond borders. Despite being separated by geography and specific local triggers, the recent mass protests in Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines share a profound and unsettling narrative: a deep generational rupture born from economic […]

Malaysia: Police raids on suspected LGBTIQ gatherings raise grave concerns around lack of due process and violation of privacy

On 28 November, law enforcement officials in Kuala Lumpur arrested more than 200 individuals from a male-only wellness center after authorities suspected the premises were being used for “illicit activities” and “promoting homosexuality.” The arrests were made under suspected violation of Section 377B of the Penal Code, a colonial era law criminalising unnatural sexual acts, […]

Country Report (India): SOGIESC Rights in India An unfinished agenda

This publication is commissioned by ILGA Asia – the Asian Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association, representing more than 170 LGBTI organizations in East, South, Southeast, and West Asia. The document has been produced in consultation with member organisations and key partners as suggested by member organisations in the country. […]

Country Report (Cambodia): Rainbow in the rain: The LGBTI community in Cambodia in the pursuit of freedom and equality

This publication is commissioned by ILGA Asia – the Asian Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, representing more than 170 LGBTI organizations in East, South, Southeast, and West Asia. The document has been produced in consultation with member organisations and key partners as suggested by member organisations in the country. […]

Country Report (Myanmar): At an Impasse: How Decade Long Dictatorship, Systemic Oppression and Social Conservatism Empowered (or fueled) Discrimination and Stigma towards LGBTI People in Myanmar

At an impasse: How decade-long dictatorship, systemic oppression and social conservatism empowered (or fueled) discrimination and, stigma towards LGBTI people in Myanmar This publication is commissioned by ILGA Asia – the Asian Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, representing more than 170 LGBTI organizations in East, South, Southeast, and West […]

Country Report (Japan): Towards Great Harmony:The quest for stronger protection against discrimination for LGBTIQ people in Japan

This publication is commissioned by ILGA Asia – the Asian Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, representing more than 170 LGBTI organizations in East, South, Southeast, and West Asia. The document has been produced in consultation with member organisations and key partners as suggested by member organisations in the country. […]

Country Report (Thailand): Streets taken, digital spaces belonged: strengthening queer identities, fortifying ally-ship and empowering SOGIESC rights in Thailand

Streets taken, digital spaces belonged: strengthening queer identities, fortifying ally-ship and empowering SOGIESC rights in Thailand This publication is commissioned by ILGA Asia – the Asian Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, representing more than 170 LGBTI organizations in East, South, Southeast, and West Asia. The document has been produced […]