Global Philanthropy Project and Equality Australia just released “Partnering with Pride: The case for Australian action on equality in our region,” a report that makes the case for Australia to step up as a leader in the inclusion of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) in its foreign policy and development cooperation.

In the past decade, there have been many developments pertaining to LGBTI rights in India. While there is growing acceptance of LGBTI identities in society in the current generation, challenges related to acceptance and inclusion continue in formal and informal institutions like families, schools, and workplaces. The acceptance also varies from urban to rural areas where the literacy rates are quite low.

ILGA Asia’s 2020 Annual Report covers activities from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. Read to find out more.

Today on the International Day of #EpidemicPreparedness, we acknowledge the ongoing impact of LGBTIQ communities worldwide and especially in Asia and highlight the importance of inclusive and rights-based responses to the pandemic.🌈

We are pleased to release our Evaluation Report for our 2020 COVID-19 Humanitarian Grant Assistance Program, which successfully released USD43,666 in #funding to 18 of our LGBTIQ member organisations in 11 Asian countries.

This study discusses the current social context of Cambodia and how it affects LGBTIQ people. While, there is a growing acceptance, especially from urban societies, there is a limited understanding of sexual orientation and gender identities and a general preference to heteronormative identities resulting in stigma and discrimination towards LGBTIQ people.

This report contains the analysis of data gathered through eight Key Informant Interviews (KII) and four Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) conducted as part of the in-country consultations in Sri Lanka for the ILGA Asia Strategic Plan development for the 2021-2025 period.

Myanmar’s major emerging LGBTIQ organizations are established on a voluntary basis and informal settings. Despite that the needs required to form a stronger alliance have been identified, varying capacities and experiences of LGBTIQ organizations remain a barrier to form stronger alliances.

From October 2020 to April 2021, we conducted the research for the purpose of understanding what has been done by LGBTIQ organizations in China over the last five years, the living conditions of Chinese LGBTIQ people, and the direction of where the movement is going in the future…

In this country report, a snapshot of the legal and political landscape, religious perspective, and sociocultural positionality of LGBTIQ people contextualize strategies, movement priorities, and challenges faced by LGBTIQ people, community, and organizations in Nepal.

Our country report on Japan reveals the unique situation for the LGBTIQ people there. While communities are not criminalised, they do not enjoy equal rights and there is no anti-discrimination law. However, there are positive developments which would be highlighted in the report below.

This report provides a glimpse of an arduous yet promising movement of the LGBTI community in Vietnam. The report is based on interviews with leaders of 8 local organizations.