• China
    • Beijing
    • Shanghai
    • Guangzhou
    • Wuhan
    • Chengdu
    • Chongqing
    • Tianjin
    • Taiwan
    • Hong Kong
    • Macau
    • Belt and Road
    • Greater Bay Area
  • NE Asia
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • North Korea
  • SE Asia
    • Brunei
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Laos
    • Malaysia
    • Myanmar
    • Philippines
    • Singapore
    • Thailand
    • Timor Leste
    • Vietnam
  • South Asia
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Bangladesh
    • Afghanistan
    • Nepal
    • Sri Lanka
    • Bhutan
    • Maldives
  • Middle East
    • Bahrain
    • Cyprus
    • Egypt
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Israel
    • Jordan
    • Kuwait
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Oman
    • Palestine
    • Qatar
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Syria
    • Turkey
    • Lebanon
    • Yemen
    • اللغة العربية
  • World
    • Australia
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Germany
    • New Zealand
    • Spain
    • Italy
    • Sweden
    • Brazil
    • Russia
  • Opinion
    • China
    • Business
    • Hong Kong
    • India
    • Donald Trump
    • Philippines
    • Southeast Asia
    • Podcast
    • Politics
  • Newsletters
  • Membership
    • Subscribe
    • My account
    • Lost password
    • FAQ
    • Payper
    • Asia Times store
    • AT+ Content Archive
    • AT+ Commentary Archive
  • ATimesCN
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
Skip to content

Asia Times

Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: lesbian

Posted inChina

Chengdu: China’s ‘gay capital’ refuses to fold

by Helen Roxburgh December 31, 2020January 2, 2021

It’s Saturday night at the HUNK club in Chengdu and men in gold lycra shorts and black boots dance on stage. They wear kimonos, in an apparent tactical compromise with new morality codes creeping into China’s “gay capital”. But across town, young women still lounge on leather sofas drinking beer at a lesbian club, while […]

Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam

Robust but restricted: LGBTIQ groups in Asia-Pacific

by Grace Poore May 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Taiwan, World

To LGBTQ, or not to LGBTQ, that is Taiwan’s question

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor October 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia, World

Rights groups urge Malaysia to stop caning of gay women

by Jim Pollard August 29, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, World

LGBT communities brace for criminalization

by Grace Poore March 22, 2018March 28, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, World

Why criminalizing LGBT relationships is misguided

by Kyle Knight February 14, 2018February 14, 2018

Top trending stories

  • Is Toyota’s fuel cell module a hydrogen breakthrough?
  • Big Tech food delivery services are eating your lunch
  • Fed lures banks to buy unwanted US Treasuries
  • Five Koreans die after AstraZeneca vaccination
  • China’s low growth target reflects tech war drag
  • The shape of things to come in China
  • Six Dr Seuss books withdrawn over racist imagery
  • Business revolt brewing in coup-crippled Myanmar
  • Israel and Biden on an apparent collision course
  • BrahMos missile would give Manila instant clout

Military & Security

  • ‘Creative genius’: Kalashnikov’s legacy lives on at IDEX March 7, 2021
  • Congress urged to ‘scrub’ the F-35, revise focus March 6, 2021
  • French firm debuts ‘Han Solo’ drone masher March 6, 2021
  • BrahMos missile would give Manila instant clout March 6, 2021
  • Admiral touts plan to defeat China in the Indo-Pacific March 3, 2021
  • The staying power of SE Asia’s political militaries February 27, 2021
  • Powerplay: America eyes ICBM-killing ships February 27, 2021

The Chain

  • No blanket crypto ban for India: finance minister March 6, 2021
  • Iran’s next move in the ‘global hash war’ March 5, 2021
  • Huobi ‘launching HK crypto asset funds’ March 4, 2021
  • Vietnam warns investors about crypto risks March 4, 2021
  • 22% of institutional investors eyeing crypto March 4, 2021
  • Turkish finance ministry to assess crypto regulation March 3, 2021
  • Thai watchdog backs off crypto rules plan March 3, 2021
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise with us
  • Write for us
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
© 2021 Asia Times. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS

This Site Uses Cookies

This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help us improve and customize your experience. Learn more about how we use cookies in our cookie policy.

Learn more about cookies