With 2022 drawing to a close, we want to thank you for yet another amazing year as we continue to build a rights-respecting world to advance the human rights of LGBTIQ people across Asia – together.  

We just finished the last quarter of this challenging year! It is inspiring how you and broader LGBTIQ movements throughout the world continue struggling for equal rights despite the mounting threats to our very existence.

As “an outstanding and publicly recognised organisation that promotes and supports the advancement of LGBTIQ+ human rights,” ILGA Asia has been chosen by the 2022 Ardhanareeswara International and National Award and Recognition on Sexual and Gender Diversity Judging Committee to receive the “Pride Award.” 

While long overdue, the welcome incoming repeal of Section 377A of Singapore’s Penal Code is overshadowed by the proposed constitutional amendment barring judicial review of laws and policies that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.  If passed, this amendment will undermine human rights, the separation of powers and the Rule of Law in Singapore.

On the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, ILGA Asia and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) condemn the death penalty and its arbitrary use to punish LGBTIQ persons in Asia and call for its unconditional abolition.

Announcement: the venue for the 9th ILGA Asia Conference (28 November — 2 December) has been changed to New World Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam!

ILGA Asia is looking for a UN Advocacy Intern to assist our advocacy efforts. This internship will start in mid-October 2022, for a period of 3 months to 6 months.

We are calling for applications of individual activists, scholars and alike from Africa, Asia and the Netherlands to help us develop new knowledge, tools and cooperation in the field of LGBTI and mental health.

Iran must immediately retract the death penalty sentence imposed on LGBTI activists Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani (Sareh) and Elham Choubdar and drop all charges against them - human rights organisations ILGA World, ILGA Asia, and 6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network) said today.

We are hiring a Finance Manager to lead our financial, budget and audit operations.

Jungle World, a weekly German newspaper, sat down with Zohra Mousavi, ILGA Asia’s Afghanistan Programme Coordinator, to talk about the situation of LGBTIQ+ people in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. You may access the German interview here. What follows is the English translation of the interview.

One year since the Taliban seized power in #Afghanistan, the situation of human rights is dire and the future of LGBTIQ+ lives remains more uncertain than ever.

You can still join the biggest Asian LGBTIQ event of the year!

Announcing ‘The Rainbow Refugee Podcast: Bridges of Hope’, ILGA Asia’s new podcast featuring the voices of LGBTIQ+ refugees and activists from Afghanistan who narrate their stories of oppression, resilience, and also hope.

Along with 54 organisations, ILGA Asia called for the immediate release of Iranian LGBTIQ+ activist Sareh from prison and the dismissal of all charges against her.

ILGA Asia is looking for a Research Intern for a period of three months to work closely with the Research Officer in creating meaningful tools to advance LGBTIQ+ rights in Asia.

ILGA Asia celebrates the renewal of the mandate of the Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity at the UN Human Rights Council

We are excited to announce that the 9th ILGA Asia Conference is happening!

Date: 28 November - 2 December 2022

Venue: New World Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Conference website: http://ilgaasia2022.org