George Takei came out at 68 because he was angry at Arnold Schwarzenegger

George Takei recently revealed that he came out as gay in response to former California Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to veto th...

16-year-old South Asian boy beaten by his family after coming out as gay

A 16-year-old South Asian boy from the U.K. was beaten by his family after coming out as gay.  The parents and older brother of the teen all...

Chaos in Malaysia parliament after opposition leader quotes report on ‘first homosexual PM’

Chaos ignited during the new Unity Government’s first parliamentary session on Monday after Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin re...

Singapore repeals gay sex ban but blocks same-sex marriage

Singapore’s colonial-era Section 377A, which prescribed a prison sentence of up to two years for men who engaged in any kind of sexual acti...

Oli London says he received death threats after backtracking on reassignment surgery

Oli London, 32, said he received death threats after canceling his plan to undergo gender reassignment surgery in Bangkok. The British-bor...

South Korea’s supreme court delivers major victory to single transgender parents

South Korea’s supreme court ruled on Thursday that transgender individuals’ have the right to change their legal sex status, even if they h...

K-pop star AleXa dishes on being ‘Back In Vogue,’ her viral pride flag moment

K-pop soloist AleXa released her first EP “Girls Gone Vogue” on Nov. 11, a six-song album led by the title track “Back In Vogue.” AleXa sp...

After announcing plans to repeal gay sex ban, Singapore bans LGBTQ-plus film from screening

Local authorities have banned LGBTQ-plus movie “#LookAtMe” from screening in Singapore due to its “potential to cause enmity and social div...

Chinese LGBTQ-plus couples are getting married virtually through weddings hosted in Utah

LGBTQ-plus couples in China and Hong Kong are now getting married via virtual weddings hosted in Utah County, Utah. Since the state does n...

Cultural biases made me question if I could love my white boyfriend, until I lost him

While waiting at the airport, my undocumented Mami would look for the camouflaged yellow of crocodile eyes. And when she finally spotted som...

Sri Lanka’s president says government will not oppose bill to decriminalize homosexuality

Newly elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced Sunday his government would not oppose the motion submitted by Member of ...

Vietnam declares being gay ‘not an illness’ 32 years after WHO declassification of homosexuality as disease

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health declared homosexuality as “not a disease” in a directive to provincial and municipal health departments on Aug...

The voice behind Moro in ‘Princess Mononoke’ is an absolute legend

A behind-the-scenes clip from the production of Studio Ghibli’s 1997 film “Princess Mononoke” has gone viral on Twitter. In the clip, Akih...

Trans woman in Japan denied status as parent of her own daughter

A Japanese court has ruled that a trans woman in her 40s cannot be recognized as the legal parent of her second daughter due to her transit...

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ was banned from Malaysian theaters due to LGBTQ content, reveals official

Malaysia has banned “Thor: Love and Thunder” from local theaters due to its LGBTQ content. The Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minist...

Transgender activist attacked in San Francisco robbery attempt says she was targeted for being Hindu

Anjali Rimi, president and chief executive officer of Parivar Bay Area, a San Francisco-based nonprofit supporting queer and trans South As...

‘Merry Queer’: Episode 1 of South Korea’s first LGBTQ-plus reality show available on YouTube

Available on Korean streaming platform Wavve, “Merry Queer” is an LGBTQ-plus “coming out” romance reality series that premiered the week of...

‘Drag Race Philippines’: TV personality who can transform into any celebrity tapped to host

Filipino makeup transformation artist and TV star Paolo Ballesteros has been named as the main host of the upcoming “Drag Race Philippines....

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ set to lose millions in potential revenue as China release prospects dim

Marvel Studios’ newest film “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which launched globally last week, has yet to get a release date in China. In 2017, ...

Parents of child with gender dysphoria say she ‘wants to die’ after bullying in Japanese preschool

The parents of a child diagnosed with gender dysphoria have asked the city government to investigate the bullying she purportedly faced whi...

Singapore says those ‘engaging in gay sex’ will not be prosecuted despite archaic law that bans it

Singapore Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said in an interview on BBC’s “Hardtalk” that their government will not prosecute citizens und...

Not just for ‘rich, white, jacked gay men’: Stars of ‘Fire Island’ on body positivity for Asians and LGBTQ

Fire Island is a place where “rich, white, jacked gay men” travel to for vacation, but the cast of the new Hulu film of the same name say th...

‘Lightyear’ producer vows no cuts amid film’s ban in several Asian countries over same-sex kiss

Disney Pixar’s film “Lightyear” has been banned in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries due to the depiction of a same-sex couple who shar...

Filipino trans man Van Vincent Go documents his gender transition on YouTube to inspire others

Since 2014, YouTuber Van Vincent Go, 28, has been sharing details about his gender transition journey to empower the trans community in the...

Transgender and disabled TikToker says TSA sexually assaulted his girlfriend and broke his walker

A transgender and disabled TikToker claimed in a TikTok video that TSA agents at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport and Los Angeles International A...

Stacey Park Milbern, Korean American activist who fought for the disabled, honored in Google Doodle

Google celebrated queer Korean American disability justice activist Stacey Park Milbern with a special Google Doodle on Thursday. Born with ...

Urvashi Vaid, influential LGBTQ activist and leader, dies at 63

Loved ones and members of queer activist communities are mourning the sudden passing of pioneering LGBTQ Indian American activist, attorney ...

South Korean senior official’s endorsement of gay conversion therapy sparks resignation calls

Kim Seong-hoi, the newly-appointed religion and multicultural secretary of South Korea, faced major backlash for his apparent endorsement o...

Tokyo set to recognize same-sex partnerships starting November

On Tuesday, the Tokyo metropolitan government revealed its draft of a new registration system that would recognize same-sex partnerships. ...

Queer Asian director releases trailer for film based on her experiences in NYC’s Asian rave scene

“All I Want Is Everything,” a short film based on its director’s experiences in New York City’s queer Asian rave scene and her parents’ imm...

Yīshíjì, popular Chinese content creator, comes out as gay in suicide note

Yīshíjì, a Bilibili content creator known for his videos of himself cooking and eating alone in his home, came out in a suicide note that h...

Dignitas ‘League of Legends’ player Biofrost comes out as gay

Chinese Canadian esports player Vincent Wang, also known by his in-game name Biofrost, officially came out as gay in a tweet on Sunday. Th...

First openly gay K-pop idol Holland says he was attacked in Itaewon, called ‘a dirty gay’

K-pop star Holland, whose real name is Go Tae-seob, said he was attacked and called “a dirty gay” in Seoul on Wednesday. “Last night, I wa...

‘It’s not OK’: Benedict Wong defends ‘Doctor Strange 2’ co-star Xochitl Gomez from homophobic ‘trolls’

Xochitl Gomez endured homophobic vitriol online after it was reported that “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” will not be shown ...

40% of AAPI LGBTQ youth considered suicide over the past year, report finds

LGBTQ AAPI youth are at higher risk of suicide and other mental health challenges due to high rates of racial discrimination, according to ...

South Korea’s Supreme Court overturns gay sex convictions of soldiers in a landmark ruling

On Thursday, South Korea’s Supreme Court decided that a previous ruling, in which two male soldiers who had engaged in consensual sex off o...