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The latest gender news and features, with a millennial focus, including gender identity, gender issues, discrimination, equality and inequality, and equal rights.
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27 August, 2024
LGBTQ+ couple Chatchai Aunthaya, 40, and Nitinai Buathong, 32, pose for photos after they receive official marriage certificates in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Thailand

‘I do’ … at last: LGBTQ couples in Thailand marry as same-sex unions legalised

The new law allows couples aged 18 or above to marry regardless of their gender, and access to medical, inheritance and property rights.

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Thailand

Thailand’s same-sex marriage law takes effect

Japan

Teenage girls groped by Japan’s ‘chikan’ train perverts offered exam resits

Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Trump calls Washington bishop ‘nasty’ after criticism from cathedral pulpit

The US president was forced to sit through a sermon by a bishop who begged him to have ‘mercy’ on gays and poor immigrants.

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US President Donald Trump stands near Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde as he attends the National Day of Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

What executive orders did Trump sign on day 1?

Trump also revoked nearly 80 of Biden’s executive actions, including those related to gender equality and immigration

India

Indian man who raped, killed doctor gets sentenced to life in prison

Police volunteer Sanjay Roy, 33, who has consistently maintained his innocence, can appeal the judgment in a higher court.

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The Philippines

In Catholic Philippines, President Marcos vows to veto ‘woke’ sex education bill

The bill, which Marcos said teaches 4-year-olds about pleasuring themselves aims to address high teen pregnancy rates, has been met with opposition by conservatives.

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, Photo: AFP
Trending in China

Funny China ‘monkey men’ who make women laugh become popular dating type

As marriage rate continues to slump, matchmakers report surge in dating as women seek humorous men who help out with chores.

Japan

Gender rights, traditional values butt heads in Japan over marriage surnames

Gender rights advocates say this is a step in the right direction but warn conservative opposition may still stall progress.

Italy

Pope Francis names Italian sister as first woman to lead major Vatican office

The appointment signals significant advancement in women’s leadership within the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis, for the first time, nameD a woman as prefect of a Vatican dicastery -- Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla. Photo: Catholic News Service
Trending in China

China worker with dual reproductive systems has kids with man, woman, shocks public

Nation amazed by condition which saw person spend first half of life as a woman, the second as man and now is called both ‘mum’ and ‘dad’.

The story of a factory worker in China with dual reproductive systems, who has had children with both a man and woman, has shocked the nation. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo
Trending in China

China son dons high heels in live streams to raise cash for mum’s cancer treatment

Fun-loving live streamer becomes beating heart of traditional rural township, wins huge online following by embracing his feminine side.

Banking & finance

As Hong Kong rings in 2025, 85 firms miss cutoff to install women in boards

Number of listed firms with all-male boards fell to 3 per cent from 40 per cent when rule was first announced in 2022, HKEX data shows.

Wellness

How gender stereotyping of girls with ADHD delays diagnosis often until adulthood

Despite signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during childhood, it is often not diagnosed until adulthood, especially in women.

In many girls, ADHD presents itself predominantly as inattention. They tend to be dreamy, shy, slow and unobtrusive rather than hyperactive and impulsive. Photo: Shutterstock
Thailand

LGBTQ rights, deepfake threats, falling fertility: Asia’s gender equality in 2024

In 2024, Asia’s gender equality landscape saw advancements in LGBTQ rights amid alarming rates of violence against women, highlighting ongoing challenges.

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An LGBTQ parade is held in Bangkok. Photo: Shutterstock
Trending in China

China trans woman faces legal challenges 3 years after being dismissed by firm

Company labels her ‘selfish’ for not meeting male employee standards and causing issues.

France

France jails Dominique Pelicot for 20 years over drugging, mass rape of ex-wife

Judges found Dominique Pelicot guilty, and also convicted a first batch of 20 out of 50 co-defendants in the case.

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Argentina

Video | Sumo wrestler Hiyori Kon brings her sport to Argentina

Hiyori Kon was profiled in the Netflix documentary Little Miss Sumo.

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When opportunities for female sumo wrestlers were scarce in Japan, Hiyori Kon decided to bring her country’s sport to as far as Argentina.
Women and gender

Outrage as scholar asks how can China make women ‘submissively have children’

Professor Wang Xianju was speaking to Kazakhstan’s Erlan Qarin, who said women in his country had free will regarding fertility.

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Middle East

Iran arrests singer for giving online concert without hijab

Parastoo Ahmadi, who was accompanied by four male musicians, wore a black sleeveless and collarless dress but no headscarf.

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Japan

Japanese women join the sake industry despite traditional exclusions

Mie Takahashi is one of a small group of female master sake brewers, made possible by changing gender norms and increased mechanisation.

Sake brewer Mie Takahashi. Photo: AP
India

Indian software engineer’s suicide sets off reckoning over bias in family courts

Atul Subhash blamed his estranged wife, her family, and the judicial system for his death, alleging extortion and manipulation of the legal system.

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Software engineer Atul Subash’s final message before ending his life set off a national reckoning in India over family law and gender bias. Photo: Handout
India

India’s political landscape is shifting, with parties vying for women’s votes

Indian political parties are targeting women voters with financial aid and empowerment schemes, acknowledging their increasing electoral influence.

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Women and gender

A look back on 2024

As 2024 comes to an end, Lunar looks back on key events and stories of hope.

Britain

UK bans puberty blockers for under-18s with gender dysphoria

Health Secretary Wes Streeting cited a review that concluded that the long-term benefits for treating gender-related distress were unproven.

Transgender youth and allies rally outside the US Supreme Court on December 4. The UK decision comes as the to US court considers the constitutionality of state laws that ban such treatments for minors. Photo: dpa
Women and gender

Years after mentally ill woman went missing, man held on suspicion of rape

‘Zhang knew Bu had a mental illness but still had sexual relations with her and had children,’ say local authorities.

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A 45-year-old Shanxi province woman has been reunited with her family after going missing 13 years ago. A man has been charged with rape, as officials allege she was taken to his home and had his children. Photo: Handout
Japan

Tokyo to propose 4-day work week for government staff in parenthood push

PM Shigeru Ishiba has called Japan ’s stubbornly low birth rate a ‘quiet emergency and has pledged policies like flexible working hours.

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Donald Trump

Trump team takes aim at Ivy League, gearing up attacks on diversity programmes

One proposal seeks to slash funding for universities that favour one racial or ethnic group or gender over another.

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