Readers in Asia: what is LGBTQ life like where you live?

Many countries celebrate Pride in June, recognizing LBGTQ people and their fight for equality around the world. But that fight and party look different in different places.

In Asia and the Pacific, same-sex marriage is only legal in Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan Campaign for human rights. India’s Supreme Court heard arguments last month in a case to legalize same-sex marriage.

Many LGBTQ people are celebrating Pride in Asian cities this month, as they have been doing for years. But still more than a dozen countries in the region criminalize consensual homosexualityincluding Afghanistan, Pakistan and Brunei, according to data from the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association.

Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, was criticized last month by the country’s conservatives for supporting gay rights there. (Japan is the only Group of 7 country where same-sex unions are not legal, though public support is strong.)

As we look ahead to June, we’re excited to hear from LGBTQ readers in Asia and the Pacific. Do you feel safer now than a few years ago? Have your concerns changed? Are you having fun? How do you celebrate with your municipality?

We may include your response in a future edition of the Asia Pacific Morning Briefing.