ASEAN SOGIE Caucus

Inclusive and diverse ASEAN

Human Rights of LGBTIQ Person in ASEAN

The rights of LGBTIQ persons are neglected in almost all ASEAN countries. LGBTIQ persons are not considered part of the ASEAN Community Even if  persons of diverse genders and sexualities had always existed even long before the creation of ASEAN and the institution of its modern member-states. Governments and social institutions have deliberately alienated LGBTIQ people and made them invisible by adopting and enforcing repressive laws and...

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Democracy Talk on Human Rights Violations and...

The non-violent and peaceful uprising of people’s power taking to the streets to demand for substantive democracy are currently taking place in Indonesia and Thailand. These movements, which are being led by marginalized groups like LGBTIQ persons, women, children and young people, are direct responses to corruption by governments. Thai people are fed up with the rules of the military and the monarchy in co-opting democracy while Indonesians...

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