International Safe Zone

Learning more about intersectionality and complexity of international LGBTQ+ in the United States and providing a safe place to learn and explore about their sexual and affectional identity.

By Kyoung Mi Choi

OPINION: LGBT+ people must be a visible part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
openlynews.com - OPENLY
* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Like many Asian and Pacific Islanders in …
Curating Flipboard Magazine International Safe Zone to Support International LGBT Students
Educators Blog - Christel van der Boom
Gays and lesbians in the United States are closer to legal equality than ever before. While there is still work to be done to reach full equality in all 50 states, America has come a long way since the
Asia
Dutee Chand becomes first openly gay Indian athlete
BBC News
Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has revealed she is in a same-sex relationship, the first sportsperson in India to openly acknowledge being gay. The 23-year-old athlete says she has been seeing her partner,
Ellen Degeneres
Ellen DeGeneres proud of India's Dutee Chand
thequint.com - IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Globally popular television show host Ellen DeGeneres, an advocate for gay rights, has said she is proud of Indian …
Northern Ireland
Thousands rally in Northern Ireland in support of gay marriage
NBC News - Reuters
The Belfast rally was led by the same-sex partner of slain journalist and LGBTQ advocate Lyra McKee. Thousands of people marched through Belfast on Saturday to demand the recognition of same-sex marriage
Frozen 2
Brazilian minister mocked for saying that Frozen character Elsa 'is a lesbian who is turning children gay'
indy100.com - Lowenna Waters
A Brazilian minister has been mocked after she claimed that the children's film Frozen is turning young women into lesbians. Speaking to missionaries …
Bangladesh
12 Photos of Gorgeous Queer Men in Bangladesh From Elska
advocate.com - By Christopher Harrity
Creator Liam Campbell tells us, "In a country where homosexuality is illegal and where prosecutions and hate crimes occur, I knew it wouldn’t be easy …
Peru
Peru gay marriage bill 'doomed' this year - congressman
trust.org - Thomson Reuters Foundation
For the past three years, congressman de Belaunde has been pushing for new legislation that would allow same-sex couples to wed in the conservative …
Transwomen
Transgender woman seen in videotaped attack found dead in Texas
pbs.org - Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — A 23-year-old transgender woman seen on a widely circulated video being beaten in front of a crowd of people was found dead over the …
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren supports LGBTQ+ community with new Pride collection
DAZED - Dominic Cadogan
With Pride season approaching across the world – London’s event hits the city on June 6 – fashion brands are showing their support for the LGBTQ+ community by launching collections to celebrate. Offering
Dustin Lance Black
DUSTIN LANCE BLACK: COMING OF AGE IN RED AND BLUE AMERICA | Commonwealth Club
commonwealthclub.org
This program is part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Join Dustin Lance Black, influential LGBTQ+ activist and …
Republic of Ireland
One in three LGBT people threatened with physical violence in Ireland
pinknews.co.uk - Patrick Kelleher
One in three LGBT+ people in Ireland have been threatened with physical violence and one in five have been punched or physically attacked in public, …
Marriage
In a first, marriage between man, transwoman set to be registered
thehindu.com - Staff Reporter
In a first for Tamil Nadu, a marriage between a man and a transwoman is set to be made official, following a recent order by the Madurai Bench of the …
Same-sex Marriage
This is what Americans think about same-sex marriage
weforum.org - Pew Research Center
In Pew Research Center polling in 2004, Americans opposed same-sex marriage by a margin of 60% to 31%. Support for same-sex marriage has steadily …
India News
International LGBTQ film festival to raise Rs 5 lakh to help new filmmakers
DNA India - Varun Singh
The International LGBTQ film festival to be held in Mumbai hopes to raise Rs 5 lakh via crowdfunding platform Wishberry. This money will be used to …
African Politics
How do Nigerian gay and bisexual men cope? This is what they told us
theconversation.com - Olakunle Oginni
Many Africans who are not gay or bisexual – sexually attracted only to people of the same sex or of both sexes – claim that being gay or bisexual is …
Same-sex Marriage
Thousands of Northern Irelanders rally for same-sex marriage
9news.com.au - AAP
Thousands of people have marched through Belfast to demand the recognition of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, the only region of the United …
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LGBTQI
Cuban lawmaker: Activists ‘paid’ to organize unsanctioned LGBTI march
washingtonblade.com - Michael K. Lavers
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A Cuban lawmaker on Saturday suggested independent activists were “paid” to organize an unsanctioned LGBTI march that took place …
Pride and gay sex illegal: Beirut, Lebanon fights back with LGBTI flags
gaystarnews.com - Joe Morgan
Police, for the past two years, has banned the event for fear of offending ‘public morality’. But for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia …
Taiwan
Taiwan Legalizes LGBTQ+ Marriage
Papermag - Jasmine Ting
On Friday, Taiwan made history by becoming the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriages. The country's Constitutional Court first ruled same-sex marriage legal back in 2017, after which Parliament
Mauritius
Inside the fight for LGBT+ rights across the commonwealth
independent.co.uk - Louis Staples
American author Thomas L Friedman once wrote: “Pessimists are usually right and optimists are usually wrong, but all the great changes have been …
IDAHOBIT Day 2019: Six LGBT+ Trailblazers On Equality And Discrimination
rightsinfo.org - By Ella Braidwood
Today marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). RightsInfo speaks to Lady Phyll and other campaigners from …
Citizenship
US denies citizenship to some kids of same-sex couples
MSNBC - All In
Taiwan
Taiwan parliament becomes first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage
The Guardian - Lily Kuo in Beijing
Taiwan has legalised same-sex marriage, the first of any Asian state, with the passage of legislation giving gay couples the right to marry. Lawmakers on Friday comfortably passed part of a bill that allow
Marriage
Taiwan parliament approves same-sex marriage
channelnewsasia.com - CNA
TAIPEI: Taiwan's parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday (May 17) in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute …
Taiwan
Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage in historic first for Asia
CNN - By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN
(CNN) — Lawmakers in Taiwan have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision that makes the self-ruled island the first place in Asia to pass gay marriage legislation. The vote came
Asia
Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions
BBC News
Taiwan's parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on Friday. In 2017, the island's constitutional court ruled that same-sex couples had the right to legally