"I think my biggest fear has been that people will see this as just a special situation, and they won't realize that this is going on everywhere around the country."
Egyptian courts have sentenced two singers to prison time for seemingly tame behaviour deemed threatening to society in a country growing increasingly repressive on all fronts.
When gay refugees are placed in mainstream shelters, they often face the same discrimination and homophobia they were trying to escape in their home countries.
The fact that clothing brand Suitsupply's new ad posters showing two men being affectionate are being vandalized across the Netherlands, shows that LGBT emancipation still has a long way to go, according to LGTB organizations COC and Pride Amsterdam.
“I’m not a victim in this situation, I am not a hero, I’m just a member of the community who doesn’t stand for bullying or the treat of violence and I spoke up about it,” said Hollar.
The Jakarta Social Agency has classified waria, or transgender women, as people with social dysfunctional traits, which has led to many waria being rounded up and sent to rehabilitation centers.
Coming out is complex for trans and gender nonconforming people, they told us. They have different degrees of "passing privilege," which can be a function of the resources available for hormones, surgery, hair or makeup, or simply personal choice.
