US: Dem AGs sue Trump admin. to stop reversal of transgender health protections

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump Administration on Monday, seeking to block next month’s implementation of a rule overturning Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care.

US: States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Transgender Health-Care Protections

Twenty-four Democratic attorneys general challenge rule that drops inclusion of gender identity in definition of sex

Sri Lanka: Tamil LGBTQ voices face even greater risk in Sri Lanka

As the Sri Lankan state continues to ramp up its militarisation of the North-East, an already marginalised community has now found itself under greater threat. The Tamil LGBTQ community, which has long faced its own intra-community discrimination and struggles for recognition has in recent months come under mounting pressure.

Malaysia: Zulkifli ready to meet NGOs over LGBT-related issues

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri says he will meet with LGBT NGOs after previously calling on the Jawa to arrest and reeducate transgender people