marriage certificates and the metropolitan government in the lead up to the 2020 games has passed an l.g. bt nondiscrimination law it would be a logical next step for japan to be the next country but there's other contenders as well i think with the taiwanese government has done is shown that the movement towards full equality is truly a global movement and it's going to be exciting to see what happens. with the human rights watch in new york thank you so much thank you will be renowned chinese american architect as passed away aged 102 he began his career in 1948 working for new york real estate developer and went on to design many iconic buildings like this glass. paris is the zines showed a careful balance between the cutting edge and the conservative w's david leavitt's report. people who knew him say he was charming and unassuming but i am pay also had a strong will and a vision as clear as the pyramid he built in the courtyard of the roof it was the french revolution that turned this palace into a museum but pays additions of the louvre was a revolution in itself the chinese born new y

is it but in broad society how reflective is this judgment of what kenyan society thinks about the l.g. bt community. well what it means for the l.g. beauty community is that we have to keep fighting we have to keep going and. we have to keep occupying our space and showing people our humanity so that they understand that we are just like they are that we are equal in our humanity we are the same and we're no real threats to them just by being who we are. when it comes to condemn society there is a certain sense of homophobia like i say it's every particle community so. this idea of queerness of being other of being different. elicits your notice and in many in many situations you are threatened because they do try to. it's not something that's normal so it's a threat they feel like they feel threatened by our presence because it's so foreign to them and so that's that's a threat that we receive from society in that they try to control us in that sense . ok that's. the activist. in nairobi thank you. thank you. eritrea is celebrating 28 years of nationhood today the east african country ga

pulse a narrow self declared homophobes could roll back l g b t rights one watchdog group says 420 l.g. . bt people were killed in brazil last year alone and in taiwan more than $360.00 same sex couples have tied the knot after the island came the 1st place in asia to legalize gay marriage taiwan's parliament approved same sex marriage last week it follows years of debate over marriage equality with religious and conservative groups among the most vocal opponents of the deal has yesterday i suggested that we slap each other since it feels like a dream i think it's unbelievable that taiwan is the 1st to legalize gay marriage in asia i'm very moved i think it's a very difficult thing ethnic chinese culture especially for med we've been very lucky to have support from our families after this new law has passed even more traditional families will be willing to try and considered normal for 2 meant to be together and get married or young activists have rallied in cities around the globe demanding move swiftly to fight climate change organizers say up to a 1000000 students took part in at least 11