TAG: LGBTQ rights
Crucial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity UN resolution: SA’s vote will lead the way – but what will it be?
Three years ago South Africa and Brazil co-sponsored a historic resolution encouraging the UN to discuss discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Despite South Africa’s leadership on this critical global issue there is, as of yet, no clear indication of how SA will vote on a new SOGI resolution tabled […]
Read moreAmerican Organizations Sought Thousands Off Unsubstantiated Story Of Stoning Of LGBT Ugandans
American groups sent out a fundraising appeal over the weekend claiming LGBT people had been stoned to death. But Ugandan activists say there is no evidence that ever happened. J. Lester Feder BuzzFeed News World Correspondent A participant at a Ugandan pride event, August 9, 2014. Stringer / Reuters Ugandan LGBT rights activists are […]
Read moreThe LGBT, feminist and student voices behind Uruguay’s radical reforms
From legalising abortion to transsexual rights, marginalised groups have united to become a formidable force for change One tiny country has been blazing a liberal trail across Latin America. In the past six years, Uruguay has introduced ground-breaking legislation on abortion, drugs, transsexual rights, and same-sex marriage and adoption. While President José “Pepe” Mujica and […]
Read moreUgandan Court Drops Antigay law
A Ugandan court struck down a punitive antigay law that has strained Uganda’s relations with the West but the court ruled on narrow technical grounds, preserving the possibility that the measure could be revived, according to New York Times. Read more on: UN Secretary-General welcomed the decision. UNAIDS welcomes Uganda’s Constitutional Court decision to annul […]
Read moreInterview With Darkmatter—Janani Balasubramanian and Alok Vaid-Menon
Read interteview Janani Balasubramanian and Alok Vaid-Menon about South Asian-American queer activism. Here.
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Scott Long: Vultures over Iran: The Human Rights Campaign follows the money
Posted on 24 June 2014 Why is the Human Rights Campaign hanging out with the friends of homophobe Gary Bauer? Some background: HRC, the richest US gay group, has gone international. More and more of the news on its website features hard-to-pronounce foreign places: Brunei, Abuja, Alabama … And now “Iran,” syllabified by most Americans as “Satan.” Yesterday, HRC […]
Read moreHRC resolution on family must not undermine the human rights of individual family members
Amnesty International launched a public statement on the resolution presented by a group of countries at the UN Human Rights Council aimet at “protecting the family”. The statement highlights the dangers implied in the resolution, especially for not recognising the existence of diverse forms of family. Click here to read it.
Read moreSexual and reproductive rights in May and early June
Brazil In May and early June the Brazilian sexual politics scenario has winessed setbacks and authoritarian measures, particularly with regard to women’s rights. At the end of May, the Minister of Health published an ordinance aimed at regulating the access to and reibursement of abortion procedures provided by the the public health systems in the […]
Read moreDenmark becomes the first European country to allow legal change of gender without clinical diagnosis
Danish parliamentarians passed a law which makes it the first European country where a requirement for ‘Gender Identity Disorder’ diagnosis or any psychological assessment/opinion is not necessary for a person to legally obtain their preferred gender. Learn more.
Read moreMaking Naughty in the New India
New York Times brings an article on how new Indian government can adress the Section 377, upheld by the Supreme Court in december and which outlaws all intercourse other than peno-vaginal sex. Read here.
Read moreIGLHRC Publishes New 5-Country Report on Violence against LGBTs in Asia
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has launched a report on violence against LGBT person in Asia. Read it here.
Read moreLGBTTTI Coalition at the OAS 44th general Assembly
LGBTTTI Coalition celebrates tha approval of the seventh resolution on human rigths, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression at the OAS 44th General Assembly. Click here to read its statement.
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