Violence : through the lens of lesbians, bisexual women and trans people in Asia

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International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

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"Lesbians, bisexual women, and trans people (LBTs) in Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka experience discrimination and exclusion in their communities and homes, at school, at...

"Lesbians, bisexual women, and trans people (LBTs) in Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka experience discrimination and exclusion in their communities and homes, at school, at work, and in public spaces. Legal protections and policy frameworks to address these issues are either non-existent or grossly inadequate. The result is preventable suffering and human rights violations. This is the conclusion of field research undertaken by non-governmental and grassroots organizations working directly with LBT populations in 5 Asian countries, in collaboration with the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), and laid out in this report. Researchers interviewed LBT individuals as well as human rights activists, state officials, and other stakeholders, and through these testimonies painted a pictures of systemic abuse and state-sponsored or condoned hostility. The researchers were themselves part of the target populations, and were able to add their own insights about exclusion and resistance to the analysis. While sustained emotional violence took its toll, the individuals interviewed for this report showed great resilience and creativity, often banding together to transcend discrimination"--Page [4] of cover.

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