Crowned in secret: Bali’s LGBT pageant avoids limelight amid public prejudice
By Luh De Suriyani The Jakarta Post Wed, January 23, 2019 Against all the odds: Initiated by the Yayasan Gaya Dewata (YGD), the Miss and Mister Gaya Dewata pageant has […]
Myanmar Organizers of Yangon’s 5th LGBTIQ Festival Promise Biggest Bash Yet
By LWIN MAR HTUN The Irrawady 22 January 2019 People attend the LGBTIQ Festival at the French Institute in Yangon in 2018. / &Proud / Facebook YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s LGBTIQ Festival, […]
Made in Myanmar
Phoe Wa The Myanmar Times 11 January 2019 Made in Myanmar offered a glimpse of Myanmar’s arts and crafts. Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times There are great new business opportunities for vendors […]
Unique LGBTQ hotpot debuts in Phnom Penh
By Soung Sovanny The Phnom Penh Post 11 January 2019 Actress Som Sreyneat’s outlet has enticed people with its unusual and colourfully named soup made from a family recipe. Photo: […]
Malaysia cosmetics entrepreneur Nur Sajat: My full name is just ‘Sajat Kamaruzzaman’
By Chris Mohan Malay Mail December 20, 2018 Nur Sajat continues to be hounded by authorities and some in the public over her gender. — Picture via Instagram/Nur Sajat02 PETALING […]
K-Pop girl group Blackpink made some Indonesians see red
The Jakarta Globe Wednesday December 12, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia – K-Pop girl group Blackpink has made some Indonesians see red with their racy concert in Jakarta and sexy cameo in a […]
A woman with a special love for Yangon
NANDAR AUNG The Myanmar Times 14 NOV 2018 Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times it was supposed to be just a short trip, a much needed break from Maria Schaunitzer’s daily […]
Human Rights Watch: Officials Must Uphold Indonesian LGBT People`s Rights
TEMPO.CO TUESDAY, 30 OCTOBER, 2018 JAKARTA – Indonesian officials should uphold the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the face of renewed anti-LGBT statements and discriminatory policy […]
Jakarta Fashion Week 2019 opens in splash of colors and collaborations
By Sylviana Hamdani Jakarta Globe Tue October 22, 2018 Dancers and models walk the runway of the opening show of Jakarta Fashion Week 2019 in Senayan City, Jakarta. (Photo courtesy […]
LGBTs in transition
LONDON – On the occasion of the 2018 EBRD Diversity Week, SPECTRUM engaged in a dialogue with staff, LGBTs and allies, to discuss what it meant to be out in […]
Is this the new Malaysia we voted for? LGBT activist asks after picture removed from exhibition
BY OPALYN MOK MALAY MAIL ONLINE Wed August 8, 2018 Portraits of Nisha Ayub and Pang Khee Teik at the ‘Stripes and Strokes’ exhibition at George Town Festival […]
Malaysia minister: I ordered removal of portraits from GTF exhibit, no promotion of LGBT
BY ANITH ADILAH Malay Mail Online Wed August 8, 2018 A visitor at the ‘Stripes and Strokes’ exhibition in George Town August 8, 2018. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin […]
Introducing Indonesian coffee and batik to Northern-Europe
Jakarta Globe, May 28, 2018 The Indonesian embassy in Sweden and Latvia held a coffee and batik workshop last week, as part of an ongoing effort to introduce treasures from […]
WOW – Women of the World Festival
WOW – Women of the World festival celebrated women and girls at Southbank Centre, London, 7 Mar 2018 – 11 Mar 2018.
After Malaysia Women’s March, participants harassed online and offline
By DANIAL DZULKIFLY The Malay Mail Online Saturday March 10, 2018 People take part in the Women’s March Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur March 10, 2018. — Picture by Yusof Mat […]
In KL, Malaysian women march to reclaim their space
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY The Malay Mail Online Saturday March 10, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Hundreds of Malaysians, most of them women, took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur today to […]
