Nepali transsexuals press for increased rights ahead of polls
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Dozens of transsexuals gathered in Nepal&#39;s capital Tuesday to push for official recognition as a minority ahead of crucial polls planned for November to decide the country&#39;s political future.
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Transgender activists say there's only one thing unusual about the case of Largo City (Fla.) Manager Steve Stanton: not that he's on the verge of being fired for planning to become a woman but the deluge of publicity he's gotten.
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Nepali political activists staged a protest for a second straight day on Friday, demanding King Gyanendra restore democracy and civil rights in the troubled Himalayan kingdom.
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Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha and his government, including a group of western-trained technocrats, are slowly but surely raising their approval rating half a year ahead of general elections due next ...
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KATHMANDU: Thousands of opposition party supporters rallied in the Nepalese capital yesterday demanding the king return sovereignty to the people.
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Ireland should give greater rights to homosexual couples, Irish PM Bertie Ahern says.
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Nepal will push ahead with planned elections if Maoist rebels do not respond by Jan. 13 to a government offer for peace talks to end a bloody revolt, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said on Thursday.
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A campaign urging people to be more aware of human trafficking is being formally launched.
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An Indian identity that means more than being gay or lesbian.
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Crucial elections to decide Nepal's political future will be held on April 10, a minister said Friday.
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Protecting the rights of women is a matter of fairness, social stability and public health. Improving the overall societal treatment of women and girls is one way to control the AIDS epidemic worldwide.
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With its large, open transgender population, Bangkok is a haven for foreigners in search of acceptance and gender reassignment surgery at a cheap price.
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Saudi pro-reform activists say they are seeking signatures online to back their campaign for free elections.
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Thai surgeons have performed the world&#39;s first sex change operation to be filmed with more than 30 specialist doctors from around the world watching closely on video monitors.
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Pro-democracy activists have resorted to sending female underwear to Burmese embassies, in a bid to hit the superstitious military regime 'where they will feel it.'
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Military leaders in Thailand urge voters to accept the results of the forthcoming general election.
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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) signed off yesterday on legislation to protect transgender individuals from discrimination, over the objections of religious and community groups that say the measure would give male cross-dressers access to women's restrooms and locker rooms.