SPW Newsletter, N. 8 – March, 2010
In this issue, you find information on what SPW has been involved since October, 2009. First and foremost, we made further progress on preparation for the Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics and the African Regional Dialogue will held in the last week September, 2010. Following the recommendation of the Latin American Regional Dialogue, we have added our voices to a global campaign that has been underway since May 2009 by developing, together with partners, a statement calling for the de-pathologization of transexuality. In the session “Around the world”, we highlight on the one hand the regressive legislation proposed in Uganda, which aims to further criminalize “homosexual” behavior, and on the other hand you find information on the same sex marriage legislation recently approved in the Federal District of Mexico. Read also about other regional highlights, and recent sexuality/sexual rights advocacy, like the 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). See what projects and events connect art and sexuality and browse listings of upcoming events, scholarships, job opportunities and publications.
Read more about COMELEC’s decision to deny accreditation to Ang Ladlad in Philippines
The Philippines: Read more about COMELEC’s decision to deny accreditation to Ang Ladlad. > Full resolution by COMELEC, promulgated on November 11, 2009 > Ang
The abortion front lines – Newsletter n.6
The abortion front lines: Recently in Brazil a scandal came out when a 9 years-old girl was impregnated by his stepfather and then excommunicated by the Olinda’s bishop. Meanwhile, in Nepal the Court orders the State to improve women’s access to abortion. Read more in the SPW’s newsletter n.6.
SPW Asian Dialogue at IASSCS
In order to share the outcomes of the SPW Asian Dialogue on Sexuality and Geoplitics with participants of the 2009 IASSCS Conference, a devolution workshop was held in the Vietnam’s Women’s Museum on April 16th, when summaries of the various panels were presented and discussed.
Day 3 – April, 12th – Politics of sexuality in Asia: where do we go from here?
After two days of intense discussions, during which the politics of sexuality in Asia were examined from a variety of angles, the chairs of the
Day 2 – Sexuality flows: Information society and migration
In its second day, the Asian Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics addressed two critical realms that intersect with each other and have critical impacts
DAY 1 – 2nd session – Negotiating multiple identities
The second session of the meeting discussed aspects related to the negotiation of multiple sexual identities being politically expressed within Asia, but are denied recognition
Sexuality and Geopolitics: Reporting From the First Asia Regional Dialogue
This session brought to the larger audience that was at 2009 IASSCS Conference a synthesis of the discussions held at the first Asia Regional Dialogue
DAY 1 – 1st Session – Viagra vs. Condoms: unequal partners?
In the first session of the Asian Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics, held in the Sofitel Plaza Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 10th,
Migrant labor and sexual politics
Asia, with its high-income countries and rapidly industrializing centers rising in the midst of widespread poverty and regional inequalities, is a primary source and locus