LGBTQ+ Legislation: International Flop - Part 2

In this episode, the Round Room team continues onto the second part of episode 2: a continuation of taking a look at LGBTQ+ legislation from all around around the world. In our second and final part, the team explores legislation in Africa and Asia. Here, you will listen to see if laws affecting the queer community have progressed or regressed. This is another big episode with plenty of countries to discuss, so sit tight and get ready to listen. Why are so many African countries passing anti-gay legislation? How have the penal codes of countries in Asia affected the queer community? How has colonial rule affected queer policies in both Africa and Asia? All of these questions are answered here in this episode. This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. We would love to thank the writers behind this episode: Hank Jones and Melanie Pozo. We'd also love to thank our team of fact-checkers: Paloma Castrillo and Rocio Sola Pardo. And, of course, we'd love to thank our sound editor and designer, Aadi Sinha. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow @theroundroompod on Instagram. Sources for this episode: 1. https://www.reuters.com/world/us-monitors-indias-next-steps-after-court-declined-legalize-same-sex-marriage-2023-10-19/ 2. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65525980 3. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-court-recognises-spousal-coverage-state-insurance-same-sex-couple-2023-02-21/ 4. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/more-lgbtq-rights-could-help-asia-financial-hubs-draw-global-talent-2023-08-31/ 5. https://www.rainn.org/africa/uganda 6. https://nayakenya.org/2023/08/02/the-family-protection-bill-2023-harmful-law/ 7. https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/kenya/