
Yaoi: the unlikely outlet for women’s sexual expression in Japan
Yaoi Japanese anime and manga functions as an outlet for sexual minorities, Andre Kwok writes.
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October 14th, 2019
Yaoi Japanese anime and manga functions as an outlet for sexual minorities, Andre Kwok writes.
March 19th, 2019
Same-sex couples in Japan are suing the government, calling their inability to marry unconstitutional. Timothy Magarry looks at the Japanese constitution and it’s stance on same-sex marriage.
6 minute read
Read moreDecember 19th, 2017
"In the face of love, everyone is equal. I am Tsai Ing-wen, and I support marriage equality.” In a short 15-second campaign video, Tsai became a symbol of progressive change in a region tainted by repression of queer rights. She and her party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), later won the 2016 elections, taking the presidency and a majority in the legislature. Marriage equality was imminent.
3 minute read
Read moreSeptember 26th, 2017
On the 24th of May, the Taiwanese Constitutional Court invalided marriage law defining unions between a man and a woman. The court ordered the parliament to amend the law within two years, otherwise, same-gender couples will be allowed to marry under the current law.
4 minute read
Read moreMarch 29th, 2017
Society and culture | Southeast Asia
While Duterte clamps down hard on drugs and corruption, his attitudes on Queer-rights issues border on paradoxical.
3 minute read
Read moreMarch 2nd, 2016
Society and culture | Southeast Asia
Mish Khan reflects upon the emergence of a shouting match around LGBT issues in Indonesia and why being gay in Indonesia is the worst thing to be.
3 minute read
Read moreMarch 23rd, 2015
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