The Qurrent: Weekly Updates by Prout

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 💬 [Discussion] Show & Tell: Stories About Dating and Ballroom From Our Community 🗓: 20 Sept, 1pm to 6pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DdJeZNvoLbi 🎞️ [Screening] Aces Going Places x Out in SG Scream Queens: Resident Evil 🗓: 20 Sept, 7pm onwards 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.facebook.com/events/1352505783627447 🏋🏻‍♀️ [Discussion] Queer Bodies, Health & Fitness 🗓: 25 Sept, 7pm to 9.30pm 📍: Oogachaga 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/oogachagajuicepress/p/DdIkhs8zaCd 🥮 [Celebration] Aces Going Places: Mooncake Potluck 🗓: 26 Sept, 7pm to 9pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DdIakxLxKmA — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Monday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🇵🇭 Batangas university acts on alleged harassment of transwoman student "Dress codes and institutional rules must never be used as a justification for violating a student’s dignity, bodily autonomy, and fundamental rights." 🔻 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2304105/batangas-university-acts-on-alleged-harassment-of-transwoman-student 🇭🇰 A year after lawmakers veto equality bill, LGBTQ Hongkongers still hope for change "Until such time the government announces what it intends to do … I guess we are sort of in a holding pattern." 🔻 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367307/year-after-lawmakers-veto-equality-bill-lgbtq-hongkongers-still-hope-change 🏳️‍🌈 ‘Authentic’: Chinese-Canadian director’s queer love story starring Joan Chen "Whether she is a queer woman or not is secondary to her being a human being. Love is love, and desire is desire, right?" 🔻 https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3367045/authentic-chinese-canadian-directors-queer-love-story-starring-joan-chen 🇸🇬 Inside Lenne Chai’s Nostalgic Vision of a Queer Singapore "It was my bid to show how joyful, ordinary and innocent our dreams of love and marriage are, in contrast to the way those same dreams were being demonized in public discourse." 🔻 https://www.thephoblographer.com/2026/09/12/inside-lenne-chais-nostalgic-vision-of-a-queer-singapore — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 🥂 [Fundraising] AWARE Ball: Hopepunk 🗓: 19 Sept, 6.15pm onwards 📍: Shangri-La 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DbDSA_Wm07o 🎨 [Workshop] Press to Pause Art Jam: Water – Ocean 🗓: 26 Sept, 2pm to 4pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://proudspaces.sg/events/press-to-pause-5 🎈 [Celebration] ACAVE: 8TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY 🗓: 27 Sept, 3pm to 6.30pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/acave.sg/p/Dc_Y5Umh0qN 🛍️ [Fair] Rainbovali Bazaar 🗓: 3 Oct, 1pm to 6pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbe0yaKk6XV — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Thursday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🏳️‍🌈 Why Pride is facing a backlash - from inside and outside the LGBT community "Corporate funding has been pulled back and that has caused a real challenge for Pride organisers to balance the books." 🔻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj63jyl09jxo 🇯🇵 Japan should define DEI before writing it into law Japan is adopting the language of DEI while its only working metric assumes the very biological definition that Western self-ID frameworks have spent more than a decade trying to displace. 🔻 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/04/japan/japan-should-define-dei 🇲🇾 LBGT haters shouldn’t smear Penelope Wong’s personal life just because her spouse is of same gender "You care so much about other people’s sexual orientation yet aren’t bothered at all that our leaders are plundering wealth of the rakyat and nation?" 🔻 https://focusmalaysia.my/lbgt-haters-shouldnt-smear-penelope-wongs-personal-life-just-because-her-spouse-is-of-same-gender 🇨🇳 Shan Jiang, Yvonne Shuyu Zhang and Sol Ye Talk “Ephemera”, Shanghai and Fleeting Romance There was value in presenting a community that could also be funny, romantic and spontaneous without denying the validity of darker stories. 🔻 https://asianmoviepulse.com/2026/09/shan-jiang-yvonne-shuyu-zhang-and-sol-ye — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 🎲 [Hangout] qUNI: Board Games Session 🗓: 13 Sept, 2pm to 6pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc5ULpWyxOL 🍺 [Fundraising] F&B Gives Back 🗓: 13 Sept, 4pm onwards 📍: In Bad Co 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcqLf_hT5Yo 🧘🏽 [Wellness] Out in SG: Hot Yoga 🗓: 19 Sept, 5.30pm onwards 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.facebook.com/events/1051559230833779 🧗🏽‍♀️ [Sports] ClimbingQTs: September Climb 🗓: 26 Sept, 6.30pm to 9pm 📍: Fit Bloc Telok Ayer 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc6RxfOzS38 — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Monday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🇮🇩 Cultural Context, Joy, and Community: Lunar Boy and the Realities of Queer Experience in the Global South We are so much more; we are of a rich history and culture that’s under constant threat of being forgotten if we don’t preserve it through our own stories. 🔻 https://reactormag.com/lunar-boy-and-the-realities-of-queer-experience-in-the-global-south 🇹🇼 Crafting ‘Affective Relatedness’: How Emotions Move Taiwanese Gay Men Towards Fatherhood "I was so moved I could not talk properly. It was wonderful beyond any words." 🔻 https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/09/01/crafting-affective-relatedness-how-emotions-move-taiwanese-gay-men-towards-fatherhood 🇰🇷 Why Korea’s gender equality minister nominee faces nationwide backlash She has also supported the adoption of legislation that would protect the LGBT community, including a comprehensive antidiscrimination law and provisions that would recognize same-sex couples and decriminalize same-sex sexual acts between soldiers. 🔻 https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/why-koreas-gender-equality-minister-nominee-faces-nationwide-backlash/12856286 🇮🇳 I wanted to tell a transgender love story beyond the usual stereotypes: Karthik Sharma "The film is not merely about sexual identity, but an exploration of love, acceptance, relationships, culture and the challenges faced by the transgender community." 🔻 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/i-wanted-to-tell-a-transgender-love-story-beyond-the-usual-stereotypes-karthik-sharma/articleshow/133650126.cms — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 🎞️ [Screening] Mysterious Skin 🗓: 8 Sept, 7.40pm onwards 📍: Filmhouse 🔻 https://filmhouse.sg/film/167/mysterious-skin-4k-restoration 🌭 [Discussion] QueerNUS: Snack and Yap 🗓: 9 Sept, 7pm to 9pm 📍: NUS 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcu3cy6j_bw 🚐 [Testing] Project X: Free & Anonymous HIV Testing 🗓: 16 Sept, 6pm to 9.30pm 📍: Little India 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcvYAomThRC 🥮 [Outdoor] Out in SG: Mooncake Festival Walk 🗓: 19 Sept, 5.30pm onwards 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.facebook.com/events/1565687815572611 — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Thursday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🇳🇵 Nepal LGBTQ+ group marks Pride with vigil for flood victims BDS said it wanted to “remember, mourn, support and care together” rather than hold its usual celebration. 🔻 https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/08/31/nepal-flood-pride-vigil 🇮🇩 What rainbow? LGBTQ Indonesians on edge as hostility mounts "I self-censor on social media. Before I repost certain photos, I think about whether it could trigger questions." 🔻 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/336867/what-rainbow-lgbtq-indonesians-on-edge-as-hostility-mounts 🇲🇾 Malaysian under fire for competing at transgender beauty pageant in Thailand "Religious authorities will work with the relevant agencies to examine possible action under existing laws." 🔻 https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366087/malaysian-under-fire-cross-dressing-beauty-pageant-thailand 🇮🇳 Delhi High Court asks Centre, police to frame SOP for arrest, detention of transgender persons Previously individuals were searched "without any enquiry into their gender identity, without seeking self-declaration, and without consent". 🔻 https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/delhi-high-court-asks-centre-police-to-frame-sop-for-arrest-detention-of-transgender-persons/cid/2177994 — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 🏓 [Sports] Out in SG: Tennis Collective 🗓: 5 Sept, 7pm to 9pm 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.facebook.com/events/2002621440393468 🎞️ [Screening] Raeytrospective 🗓: 5 Sept, 7.30pm to 8.30pm 📍: SFS Somerset 🔻 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raeytrospective-tickets-1998778933596 🪷 [Discussion] Rainbodhi: Healing Circles 🗓: 12 Sept, 11am to 12.30pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcr72HUE8Gg 💬 [Hangout] Kampung Kiki 🗓: 12 Sept, 2pm to 4pm 📍: Oogachaga 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcX61XHzJ5E — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Monday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🇸🇬 Parents and siblings of queer Singaporeans tell their stories in new book "The sense of precarity and danger at that time would have been stronger than today because we were just out of a time of active harassment and police operations." 🔻 https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/chosen-families-are-real-families-queer-singapore-parents-siblings-come-out-in-new-book 🇹🇭 Built on trust - Community-led HIV responses in Thailand "We are still here because we believe in this. But belief does not pay for a clinic or a salary. Communities need resources, not just recognition." 🔻 https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2026/august/20260826_CS_HIV_responses_Thailand 🇵🇭 LGBTQ+ not asking for ‘special rights’ with SOGIE bill – expert "They’re asking for same rights we already have. And the only reason that they have to pursue a strategy of SOGIE, of carving it out, is because there isn’t equality in the first place." 🔻 https://www.rappler.com/philippines/lgbtq-not-asking-special-rights-sogie-bill-expert 🇹🇼 Tainan’s Quiet Rainbow: Why Taiwan’s Historic South Is Emerging as a Queer-Friendly Alternative to Taipei The city’s emerging appeal is supported by Taiwan’s national legal protections, local queer-friendly businesses and a tourism industry increasingly willing to name LGBTQ+ travelers directly. 🔻 https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/169630/tainans-quiet-rainbow-why-taiwans-historic-south-is-emerging-as-a-queer — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 📖 [Discussion] "rib/cage: Of Self and Belonging" 🗓: 29 Aug, 11am to 1pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/ribcage-of-self-and-belonging-book-talk-by-the-other-book-club-tickets-1997888764075 🏐 [Sports] ACAVE: Captain's Ball 🗓: 5 Sept, 1pm to 3pm 📍: Katong 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcd5f98vOmu 🏋🏿‍♂️ [Sports] Out in SG: Bootcamp & Pool Party 🗓: 12 Sept, 12pm onwards 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.facebook.com/events/2155937334978158 💬 [Workshop] The Social Upgrade 🗓: 12 Sept, 2pm to 6pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://proudspaces.sg/events/the-social-upgrade-2 — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Thursday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🇮🇳 Proposed Indian foreign funding law overhaul could further pressure LGBTQ groups "For a small community organization, that means losing everything we have built almost overnight, with no court hearing first." 🔻 https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/08/24/proposed-indian-foreign-funding-law-overhaul-could-further-pressure-lgbtq-groups 🏳️‍🌈 German artist Anne Imhof on love, LGBTQ visibility and control ahead of her Hong Kong show Award-winning artist talks about her ballet-infused work at Tai Kwun, challenges of working in Hong Kong and how falling in love inspired her. 🔻 https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3364818/german-artist-anne-imhof-love-lgbtq-visibility-and-control-ahead-her-hong-kong-show 🏳️‍🌈 ‘Find out who you are, and do it on purpose’: unabashedly herself, Dolly Parton was an icon to LGBTQ fans Alongside her legacy as an unparalleled musical force, she will live on as a beacon of kindness, warmth and generosity. 🔻 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/26/dolly-parton-lgbtq-fans 🇮🇳 Chennai International Queer Film Festival returns for 14th edition with global lineup, panels, and performances "We have had a lot more people coming in—not just from a privileged background, but also from the less privileged background who just want to come, collaborate, and understand what queerness is." 🔻 https://www.indulgexpress.com/msociety/2026/Aug/21/chennai-international-queer-film-festival-returns-for-14th-edition-with-global-lineup-panels-and-performances — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 🔮 [Fundraiser] Project X: Tarot Readiner & Bracelet Making 🗓: 28 Aug, 6.30pm to 9pm 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBQZfWzVLl 🍿 [Discussion] QueerNUS: Snack and Yap 🗓: 31 Aug, 7pm to 9pm 📍: NUS 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcY80owD8sN 💬 [Support] Aces Going Places: Support Circle 🗓: 5 Sept, 3pm to 5.30pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/acesgoingplacessg/p/DcTAU-FsWlf 🛶 [Sports] ACAVE: Kayaking 🗓: 13 Sept, 9am to 1pm 📍: Pasir Ris 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/acave.sg/p/DcXtTimvOJL — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Monday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🏳️‍🌈 Higher grades and belonging: Trans students thrive when their teachers support them Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom. 🔻 https://19thnews.org/2026/08/lgbtq-support-safety-classrooms-teachers 🇨🇳 Swiss drag queen faces Chinese repression "I haven’t performed in Shanghai for six months because it's impossible. Drag queens are a sensitive issue." 🔻 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-rights/swiss-drag-queen-faces-chinese-repression/91919116 🇯🇵 Japan’s New LGBTQ+ Awareness Plan Is A Start, But Rights Can’t Wait. The gap between visibility and equality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. 🔻 https://gaysifamily.com/lifestyle/japans-new-lgbtq-awareness-plan-is-a-start-but-rights-cant-wait 🇹🇼 Taiwanese novelist Nathalie Chang shares insights on literature, democracy, and LGBTQ+ rights The ideas of a "democratic Taiwan" and a "rainbow Taiwan" have developed alongside each other, each drawing inspiration from the other. 🔻 https://pancouver.ca/taiwanese-novelist-nathalie-chang-shares-insights-on-literature-democracy-and-lgbtq-rights — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 🚐 [Testing] Free Anonymous HIV Testing 🗓: 22 Aug, 10pm onwards 📍: 31a Keong Saik Rd 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcDHy9alHa0 🎞️ [Screening] Girls Like Girls 🗓: 25 Aug, 5.30pm 📍: Filmhouse 🔻 https://filmhouse.sg/film/163/girls-like-girls 👟 [Sports] Out in SG: Frisbee 🗓: 28 Aug, 7pm to 8.30pm 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.facebook.com/events/1555590882414024 💬 [Discussion] My Family Matters 🗓: 6 Sept, 2pm to 5pm 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcAZ6wcDEV5 — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Thursday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🇮🇩 The Violence We Don’t Talk About: Queer Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Amidst the Already Shrinking Safe Space Communities, which should ideally provide spaces where survivors can seek support and justice, do not always provide that protection. 🔻 https://www.konde.co/2026/08/the-violence-we-dont-talk-about-queer-survivors-of-intimate-partner-violence-amidst-the-already-shrinking-safe-space 🏳️‍🌈 How mainland Chinese drag collective House of Linglong is defying the odds The weekend takeover represented a rare opportunity to create, celebrate and simply exist. 🔻 https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3364399/how-mainland-chinese-drag-collective-house-linglong-defying-odds 🇹🇭 Thailand’s first openly gay senator attends World Pride in Amsterdam "It was a coalition of efforts between the civil society organizations, the LGBTQ organizations, and also the Pride movement in Thailand." 🔻 https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/08/19/thailands-first-openly-gay-senator-attends-world-pride-in-amsterdam 🇰🇷 Harisu Clarifies 'No-Pay' Ad Rumor: "I Received 60 Million Won for Six Months, and the Chairman Strongly Recommended Me" Harisu is known as South Korea's first transgender celebrity. 🔻 https://www.sportschosun.com/en/celebrity/2026-08-19/202608190100111120007063 — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 🚐 [Testing] Free Anonymous HIV Testing 🗓: 22 Aug, 10pm onwards 📍: 31a Keong Saik Rd 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcDHy9alHa0 🎞️ [Screening] Girls Like Girls 🗓: 25 Aug, 5.30pm 📍: Filmhouse 🔻 https://filmhouse.sg/film/163/girls-like-girls 👟 [Sports] Out in SG: Frisbee 🗓: 28 Aug, 7pm to 8.30pm 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.facebook.com/events/1555590882414024 💬 [Discussion] My Family Matters 🗓: 6 Sept, 2pm to 5pm 📍: TBA 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcAZ6wcDEV5 — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 💬 [Discussion] Kopi/Teh 🗓: 28 Aug, 7pm to 9.30pm 📍: Oogachaga 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBGOV2vexo 📽️ [Discussion] OnlyFriends: Bugis Street 🗓: 29 Aug, 4.30pm to 6.30pm 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://proudspaces.sg/events/onlyfriends-bugisstreet 🍵 [Gathering] SAPS Sangam Socials 🗓: 5 Sept, 7pm onwards 📍: Proud Spaces 🔻 https://proudspaces.sg/events/saps-sangam-socials 🏸 [Sports] ACAVE: Badminton 🗓: 5 Sept, 8pm to 10pm 📍: Aljunied 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcDMO0_hd8v — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com

Good Monday! Here is what's #Qurrent today: LGBTQ+ NEWS 🏳️‍🌈 Badminton star Kirsty Gilmour urges greater acceptance of LGBTQ rights in Asia Gilmour urged broader progress across a region where the community largely continues to face discrimination and stigma. 🔻 https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3364175/badminton-star-kirsty-gilmour-urges-greater-acceptance-lgbtq-rights-asia 🏳️‍🌈 Is Loving BL Fetishising Queer Men? The Ethics of Being a Fujoshi Do I recognise the people represented by my fantasy as full human beings when they are no longer entertaining me? 🔻 https://gaysifamily.com/culture/is-loving-bl-fetishising-queer-men-the-ethics-of-being-a-fujoshi 🇮🇩 Indonesia’s Transgender Community Is Facing Growing Repression Vigilante mobs are attacking transgender people as the government takes steps to codify anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes into law. 🔻 https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/indonesias-transgender-community-is-facing-growing-repression 🇳🇵 Nearly two decades on, trans men remain invisible in Nepal’s menstrual policies "I didn't think about side effects or how it would affect my physical health. I just wanted to change my body to the way I felt about it." 🔻 https://asianews.network/nearly-two-decades-on-trans-men-remain-invisible-in-nepals-menstrual-policies — See an Asian LGBTQ+ story that should be on here? Tell us via Messenger: m.me/proutapp

LGBTQ+ EVENTS: 👟 [Fair] Out in SG: Outdoor Fair 2026 🗓: 15 & 16 Aug, 11am to 10pm 📍: Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre 🔻 https://theoutdoorfair.com 🎞️ [Screening] I Want Your Sex 🗓: 18 Aug, 5pm onwards 📍: Filmhouse 🔻 https://filmhouse.sg/film/161/i-want-your-sex 🎳 [Sports] ACAVE: Bowling 🗓: 27 Aug, 7.30pm to 9.30pm 📍: Planet Bowl 🔻 https://www.instagram.com/p/Db8IR24B7BB 🎭 [Theatre] 3 Queens 🗓: 3 to 13 Sept 📍: Wild Rice 🔻 https://bookmyshow.sg/en/events/3-queens/3QUEENSS — 📥 See an event that should be on here? Tell us at bit.ly/qurrentevents 💖 Keen to volunteer for LGBTQ+ events and groups? Sign up here anytime, anywhere: bit.ly/prouthearts 🤗 Bring a friend to an event! Forward them this message and invite them to join us at t.me/proutapp. We send LGBTQ+ Asian news and events updates every Monday and Thursday 🏳️‍🌈 Get connected to critical service providers today: www.proutapp.com