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Hong Kong Chinese respondents to a survey say fear of rejection is the main reason they conceal their gay identities from their families. The unwillingness of gay men in Hong Kong to practise safe sex or disclose they have HIV are big factors in the rapid growth in HIV infection rates in the city.

Bloomberg has reported on the development of same-sex unions in Thailand.

A woman in Japan, sued the operator of an Osaka hospital where she works, claiming she suffered undue emotional distress after her boss revealed to colleagues she had transitioned some years earlier due to her gender dysphoria.

China has recently stated  that marriage equality is not planned for its estimated 80 million LGBT population.

The 24-year-old, also known as Somhein, revealed to fans over the weekend that she had a girlfriend.

A same-sex couple in Beijing have become the first in the city to complete the process of being named as each other’s legal guardian.

Bangkok Post reports that a recent poll concluded that Transgender people are more accepted in Thai Society

The group first surfaced on social media last year and is linked to the 3:16 church led by Pastor Ian Toh

They wish to be recognised as the correct gender after they undergo surgery.

Japan’s law regulators label the failure to recognise same-sex unions a 'serious human rights violation’.