Looking for LGBTQIA+ people (esp women/enbies) across Asia for article on Taiwan’s same-sex marriage law!

I’m working on an article for @autostraddle (that’s starting to become a behemoth of a research project) about pan-Asian responses to Taiwan’s recent ruling legalising same-sex marriage. I’m primarily interested in whether Taiwan’s law will make a difference to the ways LGBTQIA+ people are treated in their country and/or the kind of rights they receive, as well as the idea common in some countries of “LGBTQIA+ is a Western thing, not an Asian thing”.

I am prioritizing people from or in Asia, including diasporas within Asia, though I’m not going to outright turn down people from non-Asian diaspora especially for countries where it’s hard to find anyone local. Because it’s for Autostraddle (an LGBTQIA+ women’s web magazine) I’m also prioritizing women and non-binary people, but again I’m not necessarily going to turn down responses from men.

Anonymity/pseudonyms available upon request.

COUNTRIES I ESPECIALLY NEED HELP TRACKING DOWN/HEARING FROM:

• Afghanistan
  
• Bahrain
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Tajikistan
• Timor-Leste (East Timor)
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Yemen

I’d also like to hear from activists or organisations working across multiple Asian countries/regions: South Asia, South-East Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, West Asia, other subdivisions, or all of Asia. This can include community orgs, arts festivals, pride parades, media, whoever really

I’ve already gotten a ton of responses from Indonesia and Malaysia so don’t worry too much if you’re from there, but do pass it along!

If you can help, please email me[at]creatrixtiara[dot]com

Thank you!