I delved deeper into this world, speaking with men from surrounding countries like Myanmar—where conflict drives them into this work—and worked alongside an NGO focused on exploitation.

Seeking the tangled truth about my abduction by my father

Banners with Chinese characters, half-naked boys dressed in yellow speedos with Pikachu ears and backpacks, and bubble tea in rainbow colors. I find myself in the Taiwanese capital Taipei, where the largest Pride in Asia is held.

Research shows that child abusers manage to make victims after their conviction, even while under supervision. In countries such as Thailand, these convicted pedophiles often start new lives without being under the watchful eyes of their fellow countrymen, as I learn on a recent visit to the country.

Israel presents itself as a gay-friendly tourist destination and invited foreign journalists to attend Pride in Tel Aviv. I accepted the invitation but with some doubts.

With millions of tourists returning to Thailand after nearly three years of COVID-19 lockdown, it is almost inevitable that Thailand will see undesirable visitors to the kingdom among them. This includes child sex offenders.

As sexual minorities in Egypt face arrest and police entrapment, activists there told us it's more important than ever to fight government disinformation and propoganda, any way they can.

Later in the evening Sirin asks me if I would please tell her dance partner that she is a 'ladyboy. The man wants to go home with her and she is afraid that he will react badly. I remember stories about men who abuse or even kill trans women in situations like this, and I decide to comply with her request.

Many gay teens use apps to explore their sexuality in secret, which can put them at risk of being abused or exploited.

Every year, an enormous amount of chemical waste left over from the production of MDMA is illegally dumped, with devastating effects. This clip is part of a new documentary, Extinction Update, which looks at different manmade environmental extremes across the world. Consume less, fly less, put pressure on governments and big business and together we might just unfuck the planet.

At first blush, the Instagram account of Queer Habibi isn’t so radical, or at least it shouldn’t be. The anonymous Arab artist posts illustrations and animations of LGBT people from the Middle East and North Africa. His scenes are inspired by his own life and the lives of his followers; they depict locations across the Arab world, like Cairo, Amman, Beirut and Ramallah.

Hundreds of people descended onto Tbilisi’s streets this weekend to protest heavily armed police raids on two nightclubs in Georgian capital. A rave took place in front of Parliament, and protesters demanded the resignation of the prime minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and the minister of internal affairs. Despite being something of an outpost on the clubbing landscape, Tbilisi has garnered recognition in the global house and techno scenes, mostly thanks to the city’s two dance music focal points

As the conversation about LGBT rights globalizes, LGBT people of Middle Eastern descent have become increasingly caught in identity politics in both the MENA region and Western multicultural societies in which different minorities coexist.