PHILIPPINES | 20130616074522| ILGA-ASIA
How the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Philippines is a paragon worth spotlighting as far as promoting equal rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community particularly in the Philippines is concerned.

INDIA | 20130616064342| ILGA-ASIA
Police records do not reveal much about the circumstances that led to the suicide of a 33 year old transgender, M Vaisali of Kavundampalayam.

ISRAEL | 20130616063510| ILGA-ASIA
Dana International stars in Smirnoff video created for Gay Pride in Tel Aviv.

INDIA | 20130616062334| ILGA-ASIA
Transgenders, supported by Nandyal-based Samatha Hizra Rights Forum, embarked upon a 300-km long walkathon seeking equal rights for the community in society.

PHILIPPINES | 20130607233235| ILGA-ASIA
The UNDP APRC and the USAID stressed the need to use innovative social media tools to support the "Being LGBT in Asia" initiative.

HONG KONG | 20130607230741| ILGA-ASIA
A 66-year-old who lived his whole life as a man was given a surprising diagnosis after visiting the doctor in Hong Kong with a swollen abdomen -- he was a woman. Doctors realised the patient was female after they found the swelling came from a large cyst on an ovary, the Hong Kong Medical Journal reported.

PHILIPPINES | 20130607225729| ILGA-ASIA
'The Well' has opened to help promote the wholistic well-being and wellness of LGBTs in Metro Manila.

PHILIPPINES | 20130607225714| ILGA-ASIA
UCCP – Cosmopolitan Church joins hands with other faith-based organizations with HIV programs, and various advocacy groups to heighten the need to work together to end HIV.