15 targeted killings of lesbians in Thailand since 2006: IGLHRC report

By Sylvia Tan
Source: Fridae.Asia

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has compiled 15 documented cases of killings and rapes of lesbians; and demands an immediate police investigation into the pattern of the violent murders.

Its the first report of its kind that draws attention to what activists have described as hate crimes against lesbians and masculine-presenting women in Thailand a country commonly regarded to be one of the most LGBT-friendly in Southeast Asia.