ASEAN SOGIE Caucus (ASC) joins the global LGBTIQ community and all our allies in celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT). In Southeast Asia, our members continue bravely in our struggle to make the region a place where all the colors of the rainbow can flourish. But the struggle is becoming more dangerous with each passing day, and the roll call of human rights abuses against LGBTIQ people by...

On 8 May 2017, the Philippines underwent its 3rd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The ASEAN member-state received a number of recommendations relevant to the protection and promotion of the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) persons. ASEAN SOGIE Caucus welcomes these inputs, especially considering the great concern of a significant number of countries on the issues of extra-judicial...