Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)

LGBTQ policy and rights

Legal recognition of LGBT families essential for social integration

24 January 2023
Kiripost
Development and assistance for LGBTQ community / Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) / LGBTQ policy and rights
LGBT Rights

Authorities are being urged to legally recognise LGBT families to ensure social integration, a UN expert concluded after a 10-day visit to Cambodia. ...

 Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-legal-recognition-of-lgbt-families-essential-for-social-integration

UN expert gives high marks for LGBT rights

23 January 2023
The Phnom Penh Post
Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) / LGBTQ policy and rights
LGBT Rights / UN Independent Expert / United Nations (UN)

A UN expert calls on Cambodia to legally recognise LGBT families to ensure their social integration and prevent violence and discrimination, although the Kingdom is already widely open to LGBT rights. ...

 Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-expert-gives-high-marks-lgbt-rights

Calls to validate LGBT rights

Gay and transgender people yesterday called on the government to legalise same-sex marriage and change identity cards to reflect a person’s true gender during an event to mark International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. ...

 Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/calls-validate-lgbt-rights

New LGBT policies necessary: CCHR

The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) has called on schools to adopt a flexible school uniform policy to help transgender students and for the government to introduce(CCHR) anti-discrimination laws, in partnership with a USAID program worth almost $300,000. ...

 Bun Sengkong and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-lgbt-policies-necessary-cchr

Ministry: stop mocking LGBT community

16 December 2015
Khmer Times
Development and assistance for LGBTQ community / Gender / LGBTQ policy and rights
Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK)

The Ministry of Information has written to media outlets imploring presenters and artists alike to stop mocking members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community just to gain popularity. ...

 Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18712/ministry--stop-mocking-lgbt-community/

Cambodia welcomes same-sex marriage, gov’t spokesman says

25 September 2015
Khmer Times
Gender / Government / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Legal framework / Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) / LGBTQ policy and rights / Ministries and other national bodies / Office of the Council of Ministers
Phay Siphan / The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)

Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan expressed support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Cambodia yesterday, responding to Nepal’s new constitution – which has been described as the first in Asia to enshrine protection for the rights of LGBT people. ...

 Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16143/cambodia-welcomes-same-sex-marriage--gov---t-spokesman-says/

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