Around the world
Since its launching, in 2006, the Sexuality Policy Watch website has circulated relevant information on sexual politics trends, events and actors around the world. This investment has resulted in a rich archive of global and national sexual politics.
One main feature of this database is that it is not confined to specific areas or issues. It encompasses information on abortion, sexual and reproductive rights, sex work, sexual violence, gender and women’s rights, HIV and AIDs; and emphasizes materials and analysis that contribute to locate these issues in relation to the political economy of sexuality. Since 2013, key facts, events and trends are selected and highlighted in monthly announcements.
Appeal to Stay the Execution of Surinder Koli: Concerned Women, Individuals and Groups
DECEMBER 4, 2014 tags: Against Capital Punishment in India, Death Penalty, Nithari Case,Surinder Koli by Shuddhabrata Sengupta Taken from: http://kafila.org/2014/12/04/appeal-to-stay-the-execution-of-surinder-koli-concerned-women-individuals-and-groups/ Guest Post by Concerned Women, Womens’ Groups and Others against the Death Penalty Awarded to Surinder Koli To, The President of India Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India. 2 December 2014 Subject: Execution of Surinder Koli Would […]
Read moreHow We Fuck Now
BuzzFeed LGBT editor Saeed Jones joins journalists Steven Thrasher and Dave Tuller to discuss sex, gay men, and what we are (and aren’t) doing. “Marriage and wedding registries are much easier to talk about than fucking.” John Gara for BuzzFeed Saeed Jones: OK, let’s be real: We have to start with Truvada if […]
Read moreKenyan women living with HIV file petition against forced sterelization
Women Living with HIV & their Lawyers Issuing a Press Statement after Filing their Case Picture By: KELIN/Regina Mwanza 1.0 BACKGROUND Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV (KELIN) and Africa Gender and Media Initiative Trust (GEM) together with five women living with HIV have filed two petitions dated 9 December, 2014 […]
Read moreUN and ARC Evaluation Reports
Published December 2014 As part of our commitment to community dialogue, self-reflection and strategic analysis, ARC commissioned two external evaluation reports in 2014: one assessing SOGII advocacy at the UN over the past 10 years, including challenges, successes and next steps, and one assessing ARC’s own role, including positive contributions, areas where our work could […]
Read moreActivists Must Address HIV Advocacy Using a Reproductive Justice Framework
by Melanie Medalle and Nerissa Irizarry December 2, 2014 – 1:33 pm In the United States, approximately 1.2 million people are living with HIV. Unfortunately, because of the intersection of multiple systems of oppression, many of these individuals lack access to adequate HIV and AIDS treatment, including testing availability, retention in care, viral suppression, and […]
Read moreSigns Special Issue: Pleasure and Danger: Sexual Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society invites submissions for a special issue titled “Pleasure and Danger: Sexual Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century,” slated for publication in the Autumn 2016 issue. At the heart of the feminist project is a persistent concern with thinking through the “powers of desire” (Snitow, Stansell, and […]
Read moreOfficials Claim Tunisian Women are Waging a ‘Sexual Jihad’ in Syria, But What’s the Real Story?
“By now you have probably already heard of the harem of Tunisian sex-warrior slaves heading to Syria in order to give up their young bodies to the appetites of deprived rebels to fulfill jihad al-Nikkah — “Sexual Jihad” — and are coming back to the country with bellies full of Jihadi babies. Unfortunately for what seems to be that blind spot people have when it comes to stories on Muslims and sex, there doesn’t seem to be any evidence of Tunisian female warriors going to fight a holy sex war.”
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 moreSexual Violence, Women’s Bodies, and Israeli Settler Colonialism
Read Jadaliyya’s article Sexual Violence, Women’s Bodies, and Israeli Settler Colonialism, which reflects on the violence against Palestinian women
Read moreStigma Makes People Reluctant to Tell Loved Ones About Their Abortions, Says Study
by Renee Bracey Sherman November 4, 2014 – 2:08 pm This piece is published in collaboration with Echoing Ida, a Forward Together project. Several high-profile public figures, such as Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, Texas State Rep. Dawnna Dukes, and Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, have recently made headlines by disclosing their abortions to the world. But […]
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 moreRanking homophobia: comments on the Spartacus International Gay Travel Index
SPW presents its working paper n. 9, in which Justin Perez (Univesity of California, Irvine) procedes to a critical understanding of lesbian and gay tourism, as well as comments on the increasingly significant role that calculative technologies play in how rights can be claimed and legitimized. Read it here.
Read moreUnsafe abortion: another facet of femicide in Latin America
Every day women die of unsafe, illegal abortions. Two recent deaths provoked uproar in Brazil.Elisângela Barbosa, a 32-year old mother of three, died of hemorrhage after a failed clandestine abortion. Days before, 27 year-old Jandira dos Santos Cruz was disappeared after an abortion turned deadly in an illegal clinic. Her body was found burned and […]
Read moreDiscussing Disabled Sexuality Is a Radical Act
by s.e. smith October 22, 2014 – 5:27 pm On September 29, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a critical update to its guidelines on teen and adolescent sexuality, providing important new information for pediatricians preparing to help their patients access reproductive health services at a critical time in their lives. The media, […]
Read moreCall for papers: 5th Edition of the LGBTQ Policy Journal at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
The submissions are for the fifth volume, which will be published in the spring of 2015. The editorial team is seeking commentaries, research, reviews, art, and other content on a diverse array of policies that affect LGBTQ people and communities. Application Deadline: October 31, 2014. Learn more.
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