First Magazine for Gays, Lesbians Launched in Bangladesh Saturday Jan 18,2014

 

Bangladesh's gay community has launched its first magazine in a bid to promote greater acceptance of homosexuals who face widespread discrimination in the conservative Muslim-majority country

The 56-page glossy magazine called Roopbaan was officially launched in the capital Dhaka late on Saturday at an invitation-only event that included leading members of the gay community and human rights activists.

The magazine, which plans to publish quarterly, will not be available on street newsstands, for fear of inflaming tensions and sparking a backlash against the gay community.