“Not dancing to their music”: report on LGBTQ people in Nigeria
“Not dancing to their music” is a report by Bisi Alimi Foundation, in which 446 LGBT Nigerians completed an online survey that uncovered disturbing stories
How the LGBT Community Can Fight Back Against Trump
After every major LGBT rights group in America campaigned in support of Donald Trump’s opponent Hillary Clinton, it came as little surprise that Trump won
Nigeria: Harsh Law’s Severe Impact on LGBT Community
Originally published at Human Rights Watch on Oct 10, 2016. Available here: Human Rights Watch (Banjul) – Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013 (SSMPA)
Africa, homophobia and Western hypocrisy
Listening carefully to the at times homophobic and hateful commentary about homosexuality among Africans, a social critique of the international community and the local elite is heard. Dislike of homosexuality is used to protest at the levels of inequality and how corrupt African leaders continue to be supported by the West. The white savior complex ruins rather than helps the cause of LGBTI rights in Africa.
The child now: new issue of GLQ journal
The new issue of GLQ Journal, by Duke University Press, brings the theme “The child now” and features Paul Amar’s article “The Street, the Sponge,
UN SOGI Expert: Process, Results and Implications
The defining event of the 32nd Session of the Human Rights Council was the passing of the resolution appointing an Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Report: Indonesia’s LGBT Community Under Threat’
Originally by Human Rights Watch, posted on 10/08/2016. Available at: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/11/indonesia-lgbt-crisis-exposed-official-bias (Jakarta) – The Indonesian government stoked an unprecedented attack on the security and rights
Sri Lanka: Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Originally by Human Rights Watch, posted on 15/08/2016. Available at: https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/15/sri-lanka-challenging-gender-norms-brings-abuse (New York) – Transgender people and others who do not conform to social expectations about
IACHR’s Report “Violence Against LGBTI Persons in the Americas”
The IACHR just launched the English version of the report “Violence Against LGBTI Persons”. In this Report, the Commission focuses on violence against LGBT persons
Report: The Growing Movement Advancing the Human Rights of Intersex People
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice has launched the report We Are Real: The Growing Movement Advancing the Human Rights of Intersex People. Available in English,