Why Southeast Asia's LGBT community is finally coming out
news Why Southeast Asia’s LGBT community is finally coming out A supporter attends the annual Pink Dot event in support of the LGBT community in Singapore. Photo: AFP Ten years ago, as radio presenter Joshua Simon was about to share a photo and a video on Facebook, he felt nervous. The images were of him, his friends and hordes of other people enjoying the 2011 edition of Singapore's Pink Dot rally, a celebration of the city state's LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. Since its inception in 2009 the rally has drawn thousands of supporters and sponsorship from tech gian...