Our country report on Japan reveals the unique situation for the LGBTIQ people there. While communities are not criminalised, they do not enjoy equal rights and there is no anti-discrimination law. However, there are positive developments which would be highlighted in the report below.
This report provides a glimpse of an arduous yet promising movement of the LGBTI community in Vietnam. The report is based on interviews with leaders of 8 local organizations.
Despite the fact that being LGBTIQ is not expressly criminalized under Iraqi laws, Iraq is still considered to be one of the most dangerous countries for LGBTIQ people. Inherent and fundamental human rights are threatened in almost every aspect of their lives. In this report, we look at the role of media and the work of LGBTIQ rights organizations in shaping the public’s opinion about LGBTIQ people.
This report explores how LGBTIQ community in Bangladesh navigates a society that erases their stories and then often pushed them to the margins. From Hijra community that overcame threats of radicalized groups to decriminalisation campaign against Section 377, Bangladesh is standing strong amidst all forms of oppression.
Next in our country report series, we take a closer look on Thailand. In this report, we discover snapshots of LGBTIQ rights in Thailand leading up to marriage equality, legal gender recognition and sex worker’s rights in the midst of a national pro-democracy awakening.
In this report, we explore contextualized terminology and an overview of SOGIESC rights in Taiwan, particularly on marriage and family issues, trans issues, HIV/AIDS issues, and intersex issues.
ILGA Asia is pleased to present our Annual Report covering activities from 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019. ILGA Asia stepped into the final year to implement its Strategic Plan in 2019, to fulfill all the commitments made to memberships prior to 2017 and reach all the expected targets.
ILGA Asia is pleased to present our 8th ILGA Asia Conference Report which contains the contents from our last conference in Seoul, South Korea in 2019.
ILGA Asia is pleased to present our Annual Report covering activities from 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018. In 2018, ILGA Asia continued to achieved the goals that it had set out in the Strategic Plan of 2017-2019, with progress made in all 5 strategic objectives.
This discussion paper documents the outcomes of the Regional Meeting on Empowerment and Capacity Development for Parents of LGBTI Persons in Asia. The meeting was convened in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on August 24-25, 2018.
ILGA Asia is pleased to present our Annual Report covering activities from 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2017. In 2017, ILGA Asia started to execute its annual work plan based on the first strategic plan for 2017-2019.
