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LGBT festival opens in Burma after first public launch party
An LGBT festival opened in Burma on Thursday after authorities allowed organisers to hold the launch event in public for the first time in the Southeast Asian nation where same-sex relations remain illegal.
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM
THE DAILY BRIEFING
Tuesday, September 15, 2021
In face of mounting rumours that junta authorities are about to stymie Telenor’s sale to Lebanon’s M1 Group, Norwegian...
Transgender beauty queen demands apology for wrongful arrest
“The fact that I was in jail cannot be washed away in a shower,” said Myo Ko Ko San at today’s press conference.
Mandalay govt vows crackdown on same-sex couples
Minister Myint Kyu characterised homosexuality as “unacceptable” and threatened to detain and “educate” gay men in particular.
A love story for 21st century Burma
Myo Min Htet and Tin Ko Ko talk about coming out as a gay couple publicly in Burma, and how the surrounding press interest exaggerated their story.
US lauds Burma’s improving human rights record
In its annual human rights report, the US State Department identified political prisoners, humanitarian access, and combatting corruption as areas where improvements had been made under the Thein Sein government.
