MALAYSIA | 20120124020158| ILGA-ASIA
The suspense and drama surrounding Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II trial may have come to an end but for the Barisan Nasional government, burying the hatchet is not an option; instead the Attorney-General’s Chambers on Jan 20 went on to file an appeal against Anwar’s acquittal.

THAILAND | 20120118141559| ILGA-ASIA
Boss of PC Air hires transgender cabin crew and says he wants Thailand to give more rights to 'members of the third sex.'

PHILIPPINES | 20120115000318| ILGA-ASIA
Women in low-cut, body-hugging clothes start appearing on the streets of Quezon City’s red light district in Metro Manila. Some make their move on potential customers. Also in the area are other women dressed more conservatively in jeans and shirt. They are not around to earn money for the night. Belonging to Bagong Kamalayan Collective Inc. (BKCI, they have come to talk to their scantily clad "sisters" about their rights and to try to inspire them to rebuild their lives.

HONG KONG | 20120104010955| ILGA-ASIA
Inspired by the '70s hit Hong Kong girl band duo Chopsticks Sisters, Perry Chiu Experimental Theatre presents Chopsticks, the first lesbian-themed musical in Hong Kong. Fridae's reporter Tony Ed Lo talks to the show's producer, director and one of its leads, Perry Chiu about how the sisters' relationship evolves from friendship to love via music.

HONG KONG | 20120104010935| ILGA-ASIA
In November 2011, the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists at last made an announcement on sexual orientation and the efficacy of faith-based 'therapies' – making it the first psychiatric or psychological professional body in Asia known to have done so. Fridae's Hong Kong correspondent, Nigel Collett, examines the issue.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | 20111221002227| ILGA Communication Team Asia
The Seoul Student Rights Ordinance passed with all SOGI related clauses in the original draft included!

LEBANON | 20111220100208| ILGA-ASIA
Statement by the Arab Women's Right to Nationality Campaign in Lebanon. The Lebanese Cabinet issues a draft law to reinstate Lebanese nationality to descendants of Lebanese fathers and grandfathers…only...

NEPAL | 20111210193331| ILGA Communication Team Asia
Following the signing of a major peace agreement, key political parties in Nepal are scheduled to conclude a constitutional reform process this month. The complicated drafting process and years of preceding negotiations have finally enabled longtime enemy factions, including Maoists, to come to the table together.