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LGBT
![Transgender Thais Lack Vital Legal Protections, Says Rights Group Transgender Thais Lack Vital Legal Protections, Says Rights Group](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-17-010503.jpg)
Transgender Thais Lack Vital Legal Protections, Says Rights Group
By Sebastian Strangio
Compared to its neighbors, Thailand is relatively accepting of its transgender population. But there's still a long way to go.
![Loud and Proud: Resisting Authoritarianism in the Philippines Loud and Proud: Resisting Authoritarianism in the Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-24.jpg)
Loud and Proud: Resisting Authoritarianism in the Philippines
By Rosanna Langara
The country's LGBTQ+ community has mobilized to oppose the Duterte administration's authoritarian turn.
![Uzbek Blogger Bazarov Under House Arrest Facing Libel Charges Uzbek Blogger Bazarov Under House Arrest Facing Libel Charges](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-29-7.jpg)
Uzbek Blogger Bazarov Under House Arrest Facing Libel Charges
By Catherine Putz
A month after being brutally beaten, Bazarov was released from the hospital and swiftly charged for insulting his old school in an October 2020 TikTok video.
![LGBT Community Targeted by Police in Indonesia LGBT Community Targeted by Police in Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-pride-828056_1920.jpg)
LGBT Community Targeted by Police in Indonesia
By Joshua Mcdonald
Homosexuality is legal in most of Indonesia, but attacks on the community have been on the rise in recent years.
![Has Taiwanese Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Changed? Has Taiwanese Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Changed?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-pride-828056_1920.jpg)
Has Taiwanese Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Changed?
By Timothy S. Rich and Isabel Eliassen
Over a year since legalization, how have public opinions in Taiwan shifted around the question of same-sex marriage?
![Malaysia’s New Sex Scandal: Look Beyond the Politics Malaysia’s New Sex Scandal: Look Beyond the Politics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18129607723719.jpg)
Malaysia’s New Sex Scandal: Look Beyond the Politics
By Preeti Jha
The scandal is also demonizing an already persecuted LGBT minority.
![Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-1184117_1280.jpg)
Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia
By Anastassiya Fershtey and Khamza Sharifzoda
Sexual minorities in Central Asia live under significant pressure.
![A Luta Continua: LGBTI Rights in Timor-Leste A Luta Continua: LGBTI Rights in Timor-Leste](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-lds-3-_-image-1.jpg)
A Luta Continua: LGBTI Rights in Timor-Leste
By Bardia Rahmani
Timor-Leste is seen as a bright spot when it comes to LGBTI rights in Southeast Asia, but many challenges remain.
![Imperfect Democracy: The Way for Marriage Equality in Taiwan Imperfect Democracy: The Way for Marriage Equality in Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_16345296039788.jpg)
Imperfect Democracy: The Way for Marriage Equality in Taiwan
By Zoe Leung
Will Civil Code amendments or new legislation best serve the rights of same-sex couples in Taiwan?
![Beyond Section 377: Where Does India's LGBT Movement Stand? Beyond Section 377: Where Does India's LGBT Movement Stand?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-07_15-44-00.jpg)
Beyond Section 377: Where Does India's LGBT Movement Stand?
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
Section 377 continues to loom large over India's LGBT community.
![China’s Misunderstood History of Gay Tolerance China’s Misunderstood History of Gay Tolerance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-22_09-34-11.jpg)
China’s Misunderstood History of Gay Tolerance
By Yuxin Zhang
The Chinese LGBT community struggles to establish itself against intolerance. It wasn’t always that way.
![Anti-gay Crashers Charged with Hooliganism in Kyrgyzstan Anti-gay Crashers Charged with Hooliganism in Kyrgyzstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-19_15-40-23.jpg)
Anti-gay Crashers Charged with Hooliganism in Kyrgyzstan
By Catherine Putz
The anti-gay activists are the ones being charged, but life hasn't gotten much better for LGBT Kyrgyz.
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