Tag: Asia

Photo by Sayo Garcia on Unsplash Gay men are feeling lonely and rejected in China. A new study by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa says that Chinese gay men ages 25-29 are eight times more likely to feel criticized and rejected in their country than men ages 20 and down. The study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, was created as a part of public health researchers’ wish to understand LGBTQ people. Knowing the mental health...

Hidamari ga kikoeru / Image via Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.Could marriage equality be the next triumph for LGBTQ people in Japan? Japan’s major opposition parties have submitted a bill this past Monday that calls for marriage equality. While the bill will probably be stalled and stopped by the ruling conservative party, the Liberal Democratic Party, this bill sparks a coming change in Japan. Members of the Liberal Democratic Party, who have been...

In a groundbreaking vote, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage on May 17th. The decision comes two years after Taiwan passed the constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry reports BBC. The ruling comes just a week before the deadline to make a decision on May 24th. Thousands gathered in Taipei anxiously awaiting the ruling. https://twitter.com/silvashih/status/1129248091863863297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1129248091863863297&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fbreaking-taiwan-becomes-first-asian-country-to-legalize-gay-marriage%2F Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen tweeted early on Friday: Good morning #Taiwan. Today, we have a chance to make history & show the...

Organizers report a recent increase in interest in surrogacy among gay Asian couples, especially in China. A gay parenting “boot camp” will host its first ever event in Asia, in response to growing demand for surrogates, organizers have told Reuters. New York-based non-profit Men Having Babies (MHB) holds events across the globe that, according to its website, has “helped thousands of gay men worldwide become parents,” by offering advice and support. It also adds that while gay men are the target...

The explicit gay orgy scene will break down any taboo around portraying homosexual sex and relationships A bold new film featuring an explicit orgy scene is about to shake up the Asian film scene. Sodom’s Cat is the daring new original production on Asia’s first LGBT streaming service GagaOOLala. Huang Ting-Chun’s film follows five Taipei men that meet for a group-sex party after meeting on a gay app. It explores the psychological and emotional consequences of contemporary hookup culture. The explicit orgy sequence,...

Hong Kong will be the first Asian city to host the Gay Games. This announcement was made yesterday in Paris to the excitement of Hong Kong’s 13-member bidding team. Reports say that the team was screaming, hugging, and cheering as they greeted the news reporters covering the event. Hong Kong won over locations like Washington, D.C. and Guadalajara, Mexico. Bid chair Dennis Philipse spoke to the South China Morning Post about how proud he was of the result. “We fought tirelessly and are...

The biggest pride in Asia just took place this weekend at Taipei Pride. The 15-year-old event hosted more than 118,000 people as Taiwan’s capital celebrated gay pride and also the legalization of gay marriage in the country earlier this year. Check out a few photos of the festivities down below. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0MUpoHNbX/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba1fcpkBkL4/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0JN_RHVl9/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bazy7AoHB8C/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba1u2mWB5w2/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0OLcNAecM/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BaylOurHRmt/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0AnwYgi3a/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba1ay90FTK8/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0JkDwnRCs/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bayax6fA7h9/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BaygdTMnAFB/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0_7-cAyIQ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0WbFVFX2L/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0A2r0AUf4/

The service will include original LGBT content from Southeast Asia GagaOOLala is Asia’s first streaming service created entirely for the LGBTI community. The service currently has 350 titles and will be to available to subscribers in Southeast Asia. The countries which will have access to the service are; Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The organizers of the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival launched GagaOOLala earlier this and have collated content from around the world. Following in...

Court says ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional; unless law is amended within two years, marriage equality becomes legal Taiwan is set to be the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. A top court in the country today ruled that the current law, banning same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional. Marriage equality can become law in two years The Council of Grand Justices in Taipei decreed that if a law amendment to change the constitution is not introduced with two years, the interpretation of...

Love Makes a Family: 'Together a mighty group of rainbow family advocates are creating history' In a region where LGBTI families have very few rights, a ‘mighty group’ of people are coming together to sing the praises of rainbow families. ‘Families’ is the theme of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia’s (IDAHOT). So, Planet Ally and the International Family Equality Day (IFED) came together to organize the first annual Asia-Pacific Rainbow Families Forum. The two day event in Hong...

One singer said she could not understand why people couldn't accept each other without hate Some of Asia’s top Chinese-speaking singers have come together to record a song for International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). ‘We Are One’ was recorded by the eight female singers to show their support for LGBTI issues. Tanya Chua is the Singapore singer-songwriter who produced the song. She brought together the singers from across Asia to record the song. ‘We were born equal, one body, one...