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Although global acceptance has increased, Asian countries do not rank well in the study, with only Japan and the Philippines in the top 40.

Some 46 percent of transgender people questioned had considered suicide, and 13 percent had survived a suicide attempt.

Over half of gay men in China do not think they will come out in the next five years according to a survey.

Poll results were released last month that show a majority of Japanese citizenships support changing the country’s laws to allow same-sex unions.

Most Chinese women who unwittingly marry gay men suffer a wide range of abuse from their husbands, including violence and sexual apathy, according to a study believed to be the first of its kind in China.

One of very few surveys pertaining to this group has revealed both a lack of understanding and the scarcity of support for such persons in Japan.

Fifty-nine percent of Chinese people say society should accept gay people and 40 percent of respondents supported marriage between same-sex couples.

A lot has been going on in the last few days in terms of gay issues in Singapore. There’s been polls revealed, comments from the Prime Minister, and petitions relating to the Health Promotion Board’s information on homosexuality.

Here's a roundup of recent LGBT news from Mainland China: Surveys reveal number of gay people in the country as well as attitudes towards the and Real estate tycoon Ren Ziqiang expresses homophobic message in his autobiography.

Aibai Culture & Education Center is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing critical information on the Chinese speaking LGBT community. Here are the results of a survey the conducted last year in regards to being LGBT in the Chinese workplace.