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LGBT Rights
![Taiwan Inches Closer to Marriage Equality With New Draft Bill Taiwan Inches Closer to Marriage Equality With New Draft Bill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-15628640541_37076dcb74_k.jpg)
Taiwan Inches Closer to Marriage Equality With New Draft Bill
By Nick Aspinwall
Advocates say the bill is a positive step, but contains major shortcomings that prevent it from truly enshrining equality.
![Japan’s Supreme Court Upholds Surgery as Necessary Step for Official Gender Change Japan’s Supreme Court Upholds Surgery as Necessary Step for Official Gender Change](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-surgery-1662204_1280.jpg)
Japan’s Supreme Court Upholds Surgery as Necessary Step for Official Gender Change
By Thisanka Siripala
A law forcing transgender people to remove their reproductive organs before registering a gender change comes under fire.
![Singapore: Crazy Rich But Still Behind on Gay Rights Singapore: Crazy Rich But Still Behind on Gay Rights](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-1184117_1280.jpg)
Singapore: Crazy Rich But Still Behind on Gay Rights
By Chirag Agarwal
Singapore’s protection of its LGBT community leaves much to be desired.
![Japanese Universities Make Efforts to Be More LGBT Friendly Japanese Universities Make Efforts to Be More LGBT Friendly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17127176774312.jpg)
Japanese Universities Make Efforts to Be More LGBT Friendly
By Thisanka Siripala
Schools in Japan are taking steps to support equal access to education for LGBT students.
![ASEAN’s Women to Watch: Part 2 ASEAN’s Women to Watch: Part 2](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-asean-flags.jpg)
ASEAN’s Women to Watch: Part 2
By Erin Cook
The second part of a mini-series looking at the region’s leading women.
![Why Taiwan's Gay Marriage Ruling Matters Why Taiwan's Gay Marriage Ruling Matters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-15628640541_37076dcb74_k.jpg)
Why Taiwan's Gay Marriage Ruling Matters
By Trevor Sutton and Brian Harding
The recent ruling is a testament to Taiwan's robust democracy.
![Is Hong Kong Taking a Backward Step on LGBT Rights? Is Hong Kong Taking a Backward Step on LGBT Rights?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-15737708051_b3704f76b2_k.jpg)
Is Hong Kong Taking a Backward Step on LGBT Rights?
By Tyler Roney
With a petition to appeal a landmark rights case, Hong Kong may be taking a small step backward.
![US Companies Face an LGBT Challenge in ASEAN US Companies Face an LGBT Challenge in ASEAN](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-27_18-20-11.jpg)
US Companies Face an LGBT Challenge in ASEAN
By Justin Sosne
Rising foreign investment is increasingly bumping up against growing intolerance.
![Kyrgyzstan’s NGO and LGBT Crackdown Kyrgyzstan’s NGO and LGBT Crackdown](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-17_12-03-04.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan’s NGO and LGBT Crackdown
By Franco Galdini
Scapegoating the NGOs and LGBT community won’t fix country’s economy.
![A New Hope For India’s LGBT Community A New Hope For India’s LGBT Community](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-23_19-33-04.jpg)
A New Hope For India’s LGBT Community
By Sanjay Kumar
India's Supreme Court will revisit Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes homosexuality.
![Tolerant Pragmatism: Singapore’s Next Growth Strategy? Tolerant Pragmatism: Singapore’s Next Growth Strategy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-01_08-32-19.jpg)
Tolerant Pragmatism: Singapore’s Next Growth Strategy?
By Kris Hartley
Why decriminalizing homosexuality is a chance to eschew ideology in favor of pragmatism.
![Loss of 2022 Olympics a Blow to Kazakhstan’s LGBT Community Loss of 2022 Olympics a Blow to Kazakhstan’s LGBT Community](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-12_00-57-32.jpg)
Loss of 2022 Olympics a Blow to Kazakhstan’s LGBT Community
By Casey Michel
The Games were one of the few hopes LGBT individuals had for defending against growing repression.