Homosexuality was decriminalized in China in 1997 and removed from the official list of
mental disorders in 2001. However, since these two changes to Chinese law and clinical …

In 1994, events happened that stirred up a controversy among gay men in Beijing. Li
Jianquan's story illustrates in a nutshell how far lesbian and gay life in China has come and …

There are roughly forty million homosexuals in China today. In the past, they were regarded
with relative tolerance. It was not until the twentieth century that same-sex relationships were …

This chapter discusses the lack of explicit public policies relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender (LGBT) people in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The growth of …

Until recently, Japanese laws made no mention of lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual
issues whatsoever. But this has begun to change under the influence of so-called tojisha …

Although in recent years many leading international actors, including the UN and European
Union, have endorsed the idea that “LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] rights …

In recent years, LGB activists in the global West have been successful in gaining more
protection and recognition via mobilizing and changing the law. 1 This has coincided with …

From being a love that dared not speak its name to one that is legally recognized by many
countries today, same-sex acts and relations have indeed undergone a remarkable …

THE OUTRAGES against human dignity committed by the Nazis in World War II galvanized
the global community in its search for justice and reconciliation, beginning with the trials of …

The Hong Kong Government has argued that anti-discrimination legislation on the ground of
sexual orientation has not been introduced because" majority support" has not been …