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Chasing the Pink Dollar
Asia focus, Published on 25/07/2013
» As investors across the region look for niche markets to tap, one group famed for its high-spending lifestyle is attracting more entrepreneurs of all sizes throughout Asia including Thailand.
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Counting on the courts
Asia focus, Published on 25/07/2013
» India’s gay community is hopeful as the country’s highest court prepares to deliver its ruling in a case that challenged a lower court’s landmark decision to decriminalise sexual relations among consenting same-sex adults.
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Asia’s most gay-friendly country
Asia focus, Published on 25/07/2013
» When Nepal’s Supreme Court in June directed the government to introduce a third category on passports for people who identify themselves neither as male nor female, it handed yet another unopposed victory to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights movement.
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More than a niche
Asia focus, Published on 25/07/2013
» While some business segments are just beginning to understand and tap the potential of the LGBT community, the gay travel market is already well established, generating an estimated $65 billion in Europe and $64 billion in the United States last year, according to the Gay European Tourism Association.
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Pride of Asia
Asia focus, Published on 18/11/2013
» The last week of October a landmark day for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Asia when Taipei held Asia’s largest LGBT parade to promote equal rights in Taiwan, welcoming visitors from around the region to embrace the cause.
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Indian gays and lesbians pushed back into the closet
Asia focus, Published on 16/12/2013
» If one thought of gays in India, one thought of spike-haired, tattooed, pink- shirted youths with coy singsong speech and exaggerated mannerisms. These were people who celebrated their queerness with a flourish and had a certain in-your-face defiance.
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Long road to equality
Asia focus, Published on 13/07/2015
» Same-sex marriage has taken a major step forward in the United States but equal rights for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community remain elusive in many parts of Asia, with the possible exception of Taiwan.
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San Francisco's last gun store to close
Business, Published on 06/10/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO: The only gun store in San Francisco is shuttering for good, saying it can no longer operate in the city's political climate of increased gun control regulations and vocal opposition to its business.
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Out and about
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 08/02/2016
» The growing acceptance of same-sex relationships -- including the landmark US Supreme Court decision last year that made gay marriage legal in all 50 states -- has spurred major changes in society. But discrimination persists in many parts of the world, and the rainbow community continues to fight for gender equality and acceptance, not only in their home countries but also when travelling abroad.
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The hidden epidemic
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 08/02/2016
» Kavee was 15 years old and experiencing all the joys and challenges of teenage life, but his heart sank when he saw his HIV test result.
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