From a landmark ruling in Japan to positive LGBTQ+ media representation in Singapore, here are 5 victories for Asia’s LGBTQ+ Community In 2021.
Author: Dear Straight People
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NTUC Income’s latest ad features an interracial lesbian couple in a positive light!
Muhammad Hanif Mohamed Huzairi was jailed for 7 months for inciting violence against the judge who dismissed S377A challenges.
A newlywed gay Thai couple have unwittingly become the target of death threats and harassment from homophobic Indonesians.
Starring Michael Urie, Luke MacFarlane and Philemon Chambers, ‘Single All The Way’ is a gay rom-com coming to Netflix in late 2021.
Gay Hong Kong widower Henry Li, is currently being prevented by his mother-in-law from being the official identifier of his late husband, Edgar Ng’s body.
Henry Li is now launching a legal bid against the Hong Kong government for not recognising him as his late husband’s spouse.
It was only after I made a gay film called AQUA MAN 变信人 that I realised just how difficult it was to produce LGBT content in Singapore due to media censorship laws.
Produced in 2020, read our no spoiler review of Wish You: Your Melody is in My Heart’, the latest Korean BL drama on Netflix.
‘It gets better’ may have become a cliché of sorts for the LGBTQ+ community. But I can think of no better slogan for the story of Sher and Rachael, who got married in a beautiful ceremony with the support of their loved ones.