A participant smiles during the Pink Dot rally, Singapore's annual gay pride rally, at a park in Singapore July 1, 2017. (Reuters photo)KUALA LUMPUR -- Singapore has annulled the marriage of a transgender woman and her partner, in a case that has sparked accusations of discrimination against the LGBT community. OutRight Action International, a New York-based group that campaigns for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights globally, described the move as unprecedented and unacceptable. Transgender people who have undergone sex changes can legally change their gender on official documents in Singapore. Sex between men meanwhile is punishable by up to two years in jail in the island state, although prosecutions are rare.

Source: Bangkok Post July 19, 2017 12:03 UTC