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‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
Pope Leo puts the brake on Church reforms
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» LIMA - Pope Leo XIV sought to reassure Catholics in his first interview published Thursday that he would not change key doctrine on gay marriage and women deacons, after his predecessor's divisive papacy.
Disaster beckons
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/09/2025
» Re: "Land Bridge to nowhere" (Editorial, Sept 17).
Brit slashed by transgender group in Pattaya
Published on 12/09/2025
» Pattaya police received a report of a violent assault on a British man at a condominium in Pattaya on Friday morning.
British tourist slashed by transgender group in Pattaya
Published on 12/09/2025
» Pattaya police received a report of a violent assault on a British national at a condominium on Friday morning.
40% of private sector staff suffer sexual harassment
News, Published on 12/09/2025
» Over 40% of Thai private sector employees have faced sexual harassment, with women, LGBTQ+ and young workers most at risk, a Mahidol University study has found.
China punishes popular app for ‘trivial’ content
Published on 11/09/2025
» China’s internet regulator said on Thursday it had ordered “warnings and strict punishment” to bosses at the popular social media app Xiaohongshu over its online content, slamming “trivial” and “negative” posts.
Vatican receives first LGBTQ pilgrimage
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VATICAN CITY - In a first for the Vatican, more than a thousand LGBTQ Catholics and their supporters are this weekend holding a pilgrimage, in what they are promoting as an important sign of diversity in the Church.
German neo-Nazi heads for women's jail after gender change
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN - A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender.
Gender-sensitive protocols urged for LGBTQ+ arrests
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/08/2025
» The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) has recommended gender-sensitive protocols for law enforcement following complaints of police misconduct during the arrest of LGBTQ+ individuals.