TAG: LGBTQ rights
Bahamas backs UN resolution on gay rights
Caribbean News Now The Bahamas supports the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution passed last week that affirms equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette. Link to story: http://bit.ly/lJJ2lt Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette. The resolution, […]
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Making Depathologization a matter of law
A comment from GATE on the Maltese Act on Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics. In April, 2015 Malta passed the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (GIGESC) Act, which encompasses, in a new and radical combination, legal recognition, protection and anti-discrimination measures. The Act approved by parliamentary consensus on April 1st joins […]
Read moreThe LGBTTTI Coalition working at the OAS and the civil society forum at the 7th Summit Of The Americas, Another Day in the Struggle
The Coalition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Travesti, Transgender, Transsexual and Intersex Organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean (LGBTTTI Coalition) that brings together groups from more than 20 countries was part of the Civil Society and the Youth Forum at the 7th Summit of the Americas that took place in Panama City, Panama, April 8-10, […]
Read moreSame Sex Marriage Now Legal in Vietnam
While Southeast Asia’s Muslim countries, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, take a dim view of homosexuality, Vietnam is leading the way with its views on LGBT. With the enactment on Jan. 1 of a law that abolishes regulations that “prohibit marriage between people of the same sex”, Vietnam now becomes only the second country in […]
Read moreLBGTI people in Asia continue to face stigma and discrimination
Across Asia, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LBGTI) people continue to face rights violations because of their sexual orientation and gender identity and weak knowledge of local legal systems impact on their ability to file formal complaints, or seek justice or legal redress. A new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), […]
Read moreTransnational LGBT Activism by Ryan Thoreson
SPW recommends Transnational LGBT Activism, by Ryan Thoreson, in which the author discusses how the idea of LGBT human rights is defined by international activists who establish what and who qualifies for protection. Click here to buy it.
Read moreLetter to the Editor from members of the LGBTIQ community
Members of the Indian LGBTQI community issued an open letter to the editors of Bangalore Mirror, after the journal reported the arrest of a married man for violating Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a British colonial-era law that criminalizes “carnal intercourse against the order of nature with a man, woman or animal”. The case […]
Read moreSPW Activities – October 2014
The SPW co-chair, Richard Parker, attended on 15 October, in Vietnam, the “Workshop on prevention approaches for MSM and HIV: global perspectives and Vietnam”, which discussed prevention and treatment to the LGBT community. Sonia Correa, SPW co-chair spoke in the panel “Sanctioned Sexualities” in the 27th International Conference of ILGA (International Association of Lesbian, Gay, […]
Read moreConversion Therapy: A Bigger Threat to Africa Than Scott Lively
By Kapya Kaoma, on October 6, 2014 Conversion therapy, also known as ex-gay or reparative therapy, is the biggest obstacle to LGBTQ liberation in Africa. An idea promoted heavily in African nations by U.S. conservative Evangelicals who hold tremendous power and sway, many African Christians have bought into the thoroughly debunked belief that through […]
Read moreSolidarity with Egypt LGBT
Human rights groups are calling for a protest on 18 October 2014 in front of every Egyptian embassy around the world to protest against human rights violations committed by the Egyptian government. Learn more about it.
Read moreUkrainian book on LGBT rights
The ABC on LGBT rights was developed by the Insight public organization with the support of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. The publication is a part of a program on information and education work with human rights defenders and activists, which are interested in minority rights in the Ukraine. Click here to read the English version.
Read moreUN Human Rights Council Votes To Support LGBT Rights
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, IGLHRC Communications Director, 212-430-6018 / 914-222-3951 (shared mobile), strimel@iglhrc.org The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) today applauded the United Nations’ top human rights body for approving a resolution condemning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, calling it an important step forward toward progress for equality and human […]
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