The western Indian state of Gujarat held its first ever gay pride parade last Sunday following in the steps of other Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Kolkata.
As gay pride parades in Asia and around the world become increasingly mainstream and attract corporate sponsorship, community members often disagree on what sort of image the events should present to the public. Aditya Bondyopadhyay, a gay rights activist and member of the Delhi Pride Committee, says recent events in the US have affirmed his group's decision to not take on corporate sponsors.
The country's Justice Ministry has become the second ministry after the Health Ministry to openly support the legalisation of same-sex marriage; but experts say it will take more time to secure the National Assembly's approval for same sex marriages.
Tokyo's inaugural Rainbow Week will kick off this Saturday with a pre-party before the parade which will pass through the Shibuya and Harajuku districts on Sunday, April 28.
Hong Kong singer Denise Ho Wan-Si, whose sexual orientation has long been the subject of speculation, has officially come out as gay at Saturday's gay pride parade.
Following the Legislative Council's decision on Wednesday to reject a motion to hold a public consultation to explore anti-discrimination laws on the basis of sexual orientation, members of Hong Kong's LGBT community have called on the community to come out in full force at the pride march on Saturday.
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