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These 5 Asian countries are ready for same-sex marriage right now
Views on marriage equality differ across Asia, but most countries are getting on board.
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South Korean gay couple wins legal recognition in historic ruling
It’s a very big deal.
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Australia, Europe & Asia host a vast array of LGBTQ leaders. Meet some of them now
Despite significant geographical and linguistic differences, Australia, Europe, and Asia share at least one strong bond – plenty of activists dedicated to equality for LGBTQ+ people.
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South Korean Supreme Court overturns soldiers’ sodomy conviction
The ruling should be considered a “declaration that consensual same-sex sexual activity (among military service members) should no longer be considered as punishable in itself.”
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Korean court dismisses gay couple’s lawsuit for equal health care benefits
“We will continue to fight until the day that our relationship is recognized. I believe that love will eventually win.”
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Out Major General Tammy Smith retires after 35 years of service
In 1778, George Washington had a soldier drummed out of the military for sodomy. 243 years later, the Fife and Drum Corps, Honor Guard Company, and the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard were all there to celebrate a lesbian general’s retirement.
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Activists & civilians mourn after trans soldier banned from military is discovered dead
Sgt. Byun suddenly passed just over a year after her discharge from the South Korea’s military, which earned the country scrutiny from the United Nations and LGBTQ activists.
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South Korea threatens to out LGBTQ people after 86 coronavirus cases linked to gay clubs
Contact tracing is outing gay people as anti-LGBTQ rhetoric ramps up dramatically.
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Korean lesbian sues internet trolls who made vicious comments about her wedding
“I thought that I might give a message: that we’re just people, we’re just Koreans, we just want to get married like everyone else.”
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South Korea discharged its first transgender soldier. She’s planning to sue.
South Korea determined that being transgender is a “mental or physical” handicap in pushing for an immediate discharge for its first trans soldier.