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Category: Asia

  • Buy a rainbow Swatch, get a three-year jail term in Malaysia

    The Swiss watchmaker Swatch produces a variety of rainbow-themed wristwatches. The Malaysian government announced today that anyone who buys or sells one could face up to three years in jail. According to an NBC News report, the government has deemed LGBTQ-themed Swatch products as “potentially harmful to morality. Rating: Transneutral, Boing Boing, August 10, 2023 (PDF…

  • No More Closed Doors for Russian Transgender People

    Combined with the relentless transphobic rhetoric of Russian politicians and authorities, these developments suggest that Russia is an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. Those who choose to leave the country because of their identity should have the opportunity to find refuge in foreign nations where their lives and health will not be endangered. Rating: Transsupportive,…

  • Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians

    Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, New York Times, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. life, portraying it as a consequence…

  • Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions

    Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions  The Associated PressTransgender swimmers will be included in new ‘open category’ trial for races  Yahoo SportsSwimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans  Forbes

  • Vladimir Putin signs Russia law banning trans healthcare and adoptions, and annulling marriages

    Vladimir Putin has signed extreme legislation which bans all forms of gender-affirming care in Russia, as well as removing marriage and adoption rights for trans people.  Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Vladimir Putin signs Russia law banning trans healthcare and adoptions, and annulling marriages Vladimir Putin signs law…

  • Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly

    Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, July 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly Lawmakers on Tuesday expected to give final approval to gender transition ban bill Published 2 months ago  on July 18, 2023 By Brody Levesque Russian President Vladimir Putin signs legislation this past Spring. (Photo courtesy…

  • LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site

    TBILISI — The European country of Georgia’s annual LGBT+ Pride event was evacuated by the police on Saturday after hundreds of counter-protesters stormed the site. Rating: Transneutral, Politico, July 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • A Pattern of Deception: The Alliance Destroying Freedom

    The Supreme Court recently went along with the lies of the evangelical hate group: Alliance Defending (sic) Freedom. Given the nature of the Trump justices this is no surprise; they were appointed to satisfy the religious right and for no other reason. Rating: Transsupportive, Medium, July 6, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary A…

  • UAE Bans “Spider-Man” Movie Over Pro-Transgender Poster

    Censors flagged “Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse” for violating prohibitions on LGBTQ-related content that offends Islamic beliefs. Rating: Transneutral, Metro Weekly, June 20, 2023, (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • Russian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender Reassignment

    Russian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban legal or surgical sex changes, the latest in a series of conservative proposals put forward since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last year.  Rating: Transneutral, Moscow Times, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)