Tonight we devote the entire hour to airing stories from the queer Arab diaspora, recorded live from the March edition of Queer Memoir - an NYC-based storytelling event for the...
The first bilingual collection of LGBTQ Korean American stories will be released this spring. Despite recent unprecedented recognition of lesbian and gay rights in the U.S., LGBTQ Korean Americans continue to face...
"Thao’s Vietnamese parents keep pushing her to marry – a man. Her other family – her Queer activist friends, coworkers, and community – wants her to come out. Thao doesn't want to do either!" What's a queer...
Last week, five lesbian and gay couples filed a lawsuit challenging the section of the Defense of Marriage Act which prohibits couples from gaining legal residence for a same-sex spouse. Although an increasing number of...
After participating in New York's annual India Day Parade early in the last decade, the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association of New York (SALGA) was excluded from marching again in the parade until 2010. SALGA...
Last month, LGBT rights activists in Asia celebrated the passage of a groundbreaking United Nations Human Rights Council resolution condemning violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Just a few...
In Nepal, activist SUNIL BABU PANT has been an instrumental voice on issues such as gay marriage and the recognition of third gender citizens. APF’s Aniruddha Das spoke with Pant during his visit to New York this...
In the last decade, book sales in young adult fantasy and science fiction novels have exploded, fueled by the success of popular series like Twilight, the Hunger Games, and Harry Potter. Yet while these books attract a...
The world of sex workers is often shrouded in stigma and exploitation, but in the wake of a slew of murders on Long Island, advocates are trying to raise awareness of the risks and struggles that sex workers face every...
In his latest album, composer and percussionist SUNNY JAIN draws artistic inspiration from ghazals for his musical exploration of the taboos of homosexuality, domestic violence and religious strife in the South Asian...
