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Philippine court enters not guilty plea for Marine charged in trans woman’s murder
A Philippine court entered a not guilty plea Monday for a U.S. Marine charged with murdering a transgender Filipino, allegedly after he discovered her biological sex when they checked into a hotel.
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Thailand bans foreigners, same-sex couples from seeking surrogacy services
Thailand’s parliament has passed legislation passed a law banning foreigners and same-sex couples from seeking surrogacy services.
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Philippines rejects U.S. Marine’s appeal to drop transgender murder case
The Philippines has rejected an appeal by a U.S. Marine that it drop a murder charge against him in the death of a transgender Filipino woman last year.
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Same-sex marriage now legal in Vietnam, but without government recognition
Although same-sex marriages can now take place under a revised law which went into effect New Year’s Day, the government still does not recognize them or provide legal protections in cases of disputes.
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Central India city elects country’s first transgender mayor
Just nine months after a court in India ruled that transgender individuals could be recognized as a legal third gender, a city in central India has elected the country’s first transgender mayor.
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Taiwan legislature debates marriage equality proposal, first in East Asia
A proposed amendment to Taiwan’s Civil Code that aims to legalize same-sex marriage is under debate Monday in a legislative committee.
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Sexologist’s relationship with transgender man spurs discussion in China
Li Yinhe’s revelation that she’s been living with a transgender man for 17 years has sparked a rare public discussion about China’s largely invisible and marginalized transgender community.
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Beijing court orders ‘ex-gay’ electric shock therapy clinic to compensate gay man
A clinic has been ordered to comensate to a gay man who sued it for administering electric shocks intended to make him heterosexual, believed to be China’s first case involving conversion therapy.
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U.S. Marine charged with murder of Filipino transgender woman
Prosecutors say there is “probable cause” that Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton killed Jennifer Laude in a Philippines motel room in October.
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Ted Osius III becomes first openly gay U.S. ambassador to East Asia
As the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius is the seventh openly LGBT person named as an ambassador under the Obama administration.