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Still No Respect for Gays and ‘Third Gender’ People as Equal Citizens in Nepal
Op-Ed
By Sunil Pant
Like many marginalized and voiceless Nepali people, homosexuals and third genders fought against autocracy and took to the streets for democracy in 2006. Now democracy has prevailed in Nepal. But many gay men and women still remain without any rights—and many ‘third genders’ are either compelled to carry a wrong citizenship ID or are denied any recognition as citizens of Nepal at all.
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Gay Social Networking Site Plans Expansion Into China
By UK Gay News
Gaydar, one of the world’s largest ‘social networking’ sites serving gay men and women throughout the world, is set to expand into China. The company will be launching a Chinese language version to serve the greater China region—including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, which, estimates say, has a gay population exceeding 50 million.
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Myanmar Cyclone Deaths at 22,000 and Counting
By Ross von Metzke & Tracy E. Gilchrist
Government officials say the death toll in Myanmar has reached 22,000 and climbing, with some 41,000 people missing in what's become the biggest natural disaster to hit Asia since the 2005 tsunami took 181,000 lives.
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Conviction of Human Rights Activist Betrays China’s Olympic Promises
Hu Jia jailed for more than three years for speaking out against China’s Aids program
Amnesty International reacted angrily to news this week that a human rights defender has been sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment and one year political rights deprivation in China. Hu Jia, an AIDS activist working in China’s gay community and beyond, was convicted for ‘inciting subversion of state power’ by the Beijing Municipal No 1 Intermediate People’s Court earlier this week.
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Still No Hearing Date for Sacked Soldiers Accused of Being Lesbians
The Nepal Army Legal Department failed to go ahead with a hearing last week in the case of two women who were thrown out of the army after allegations that they were involved in an 'indecent intimate relationship'. Both women deny the allegations, and one of them denies being lesbian.
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Transvestite Group Will Attend Indonesia Independence Day Celebration
By Dylan Vox
Sixty-two years ago, Indonesia declared its separation from the Netherlands and began a four-year war to try and maintain its independence. This week, members of the Yogyakarta Transvestites Organization are planning their own coup by being involved in the anniversary celebration.
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Nepal Issues First Citizenship ID for Transgender Persons
A transgender person has been legally recognized in Nepal for the first time in the country’s history. Chanda Rani – now Chanda Musalman – today received a citizenship ID from Khas Karkandho with the M/F under 'gender' erased and 'Both' substituted.
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Indian Lesbian Couple Gets Marriage Blessing from Tribe
By Anthony Cuesta
An Indian tribe has given its consent to a lesbian 'marriage' in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, a move that sociologists say is unheard of in India. According A priest belonging to the Kandha tribe led the ceremony between Wetka Polang, 30, and Melka Nilsa, 22, in Koraput district recently.
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