World Wide Wave

29 Jun 2022

South East Asia: Advancing the Rights of LGBTIQ People

Asia/Pacific, News & Politics

With news from Thailand that marriage equality could shortly be a reality, you might think there is cause for hope for rainbow rights in the region. But with anti-gay sentiment sweeping Indonesia and Brunei labelled the most unsafe country in the world for queer people, it is clear that LGBTQIA rights in South East Asia are a complex web.

But some recent regional reforms might help local activists to advocate for changes in their country. Anthony Langlois an Associate Professor in International Relations at Flinders University. Anthony is an expert in queer rights in the region and joined us to give an update on South East Asia. For further discussion on this topic, Anthony has published an article Advancing the Rights of LGBTIQ People in Southeast Asia and book Sexuality and Gender Diversity Rights in Southeast Asia.

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