Business and Technology

Japan: Corporations make strides to foster inclusive LGBT work environment

In May 2015, Hiroki Inaba, vice president of Goldman Sachs Japan Co.’s legal department, came out as gay, after almost 13 years with the company and 10 years since the company established its LGBT Network, which was formed by staff to promote understanding of sexual minorities.

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Australia: Gay men in straight relationships: The website helping those who 'fall out of the closet'

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A new website out of Australia’s east coast is helping same-sex attracted men in relationships with women share their stories and find a support network to discuss their sexuality and surrounding issues.

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Hong Kong: Pro-LGBT banks offering support to expat lesbian couple would not offer any new argument, Hong Kong court rules

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A strong show of solidarity from 12 leading international financial institutions in support of an expatriate lesbian spouse was rejected by a Hong Kong court on Thursday on the grounds they would be unlikely to offer new arguments. 

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Tanzania: Teen posted on instagram and the next thing he knew, a doctor was invading his body

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In March, police in Dar es Salaam, acting on orders from Tanzanian Deputy Health Minister Hamisi Kigwangalla, arrested 19-year-old William (not his real name) for posting a video on Instagram that led the deputy minister to believe that William was gay. 

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China: Chinese Lesbian Dating App Disappears, Sparking Fears of Discrimination

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China appears to have shuttered the lesbian app Rela, prompting some to wonder if the move is a part of state censorship of LBGT rights following a ruling in Taiwan earlier this paving the way for same-sex marriages.