Gay rights are human rights
The human rights of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) people have reached centre stage. Curative petitions have been referred to a Constitution Bench with observations by Chief Justice of India (CJI) T.S. Thakur that “the issues sought to be raised are of considerable importance and public interest …”.
The many places of prostitution
In late November, 2015, the Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IFCS/UFRJ) hosted a one week course
Equality Is Not Enough: Seeking Full Liberty for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
The book, by Andrew Park, is about the American political context, so the audience is mostly in the US. It advocates using international human development
Lohana Berkins – Travesti Rage Always!
Originally published on AWID. Available at: http://www.awid.org/news-and-analysis/lohana-berkins-travesti-rage-always#sthash.NHwWZ69A.dpuf Argentinean trans* activist, Lohana Berkins, died in Buenos Aires on February 5, 2016. AWID joins the voices and hearts remembering Lohana,
Remembering Lohana Berkins: Activist, Leader and Proud Transvesti
The LGBTQ community in Argentina, and the region at large continues to mourn the loss of one of its most vocal and compassionate leaders. Lohana Berkins, founding president of The Association for the Fight for Travesti and Transexual Identity (ALITT) passed away last week after a long period of hospitalization.
Mourning Lohana Berkins
On February 5th, the Argentinean trans leadership Lohana Berkins has departed. Lohana was recognized worldwide as a champion of trans rights as well as a
Lohana Berkins: after her death, she left us a legacy of trans and feminist struggle
It dawns. She leaves behind a dominant world angered by her smile, an enemy world that is not ours, a passage from silence to speech; lives crossed, names and identities that no longer pay with their bodies, under a sky that heals as it challenges us. It is dawning in tears and, accompanied, Lohana Berkins dies in Buenos Aires.
Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women Speak Out in Kenya
Laughter, solidarity, and conviviality were in the air at a quietly remarkable event in a Nairobi hotel on February 12. Yet the subject matter discussed at the event was anything but light: depression and suicide, public stripping and rape. The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK) was presenting its new report, “Research on the Lived Realities of Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women in Kenya.”
Victory in Tunisia: Activist group Shams wins in court
Originally published on 76 crimes on 23/02/2016. Available at: https://76crimes.com/2016/02/23/victory-in-tunisia-activist-group-shams-wins-in-court/# Shams, the Tunisian group pushing for the decriminalization of homosexuality, has won its legal challenge
South Dakota Nears Dangerous Precedent
South Dakota has moved one step closer to becoming the first US state to bar transgender youth from the bathrooms where they are safe and comfortable.