Thai Cabinet Approves Civil Partnership Bill Article On 8 July 2020, the Thai Cabinet approved the Civil Partnership bill, which was proposed by the Ministry of Justice to allow for same-sex couples to register their partnership, and has submitted the bill to the House of Representatives Coordination Committee for consideration before it goes before Parliament. By Prachatai English
Rethinking the Mobility (and Immobility) of Queer Rights in Southeast Asia: A Provocation Article Seventy years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly, what we have witnessed is that its claim of universality has been consistently challenged. While all human beings are deemed born automatically free with equal rights, the very definition of human itself in practice is not always neutral. By Hendri Yulius
LGBTI people in Myanmar: second-class citizens Political transition in Myanmar from a military to a civilian government holds the promise of opening up political spaces to previously marginalized groups. However, the dividend of the country’s democratization process seems to be still far off for the LGBTI community. By Ohnmar Nyunt (Alison) and Alice Muthoni Murage
Changing Political Tides The LGBT Movement in Thailand has struggled over the past two decades in applying a holistic human-rights-based approach as a strategy to achieve its goals. This article analyzes the fledgling relationship between the state and the multifaceted LGBT movements in light of a rapidly changing political landscape. By Srijula Yongstar
