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.
Pope Francis’ Remarks About Birth Control ‘Methods’ Offend Pro-Choice Catholics
by Martha Kempner January 21, 2015 – 1:15 pm Pope Francis, on his way home from his visit to the Philippines this week, raised eyebrows when he said that Catholics don’t have to have so many children: “Some think, excuse me if I use the word, that in order to be good Catholics, we have […]
Read moreEgyptian Court Acquits 26 Men Charged With “Debauchery”
A Cairo court acquitted 26 men of charges of participating in a gay “sex party” at a public bathhouse in December. Click here, here and here to learn more about the importance of the decision.
Read moreEl Salvador: Pardon for woman jailed for miscarriage, a triumph of justice
22 January 2015, 00:00 UTC A pardon granted by El Salvador’s Parliamentary Assembly to a young woman imprisoned after suffering a miscarriage is a triumph of justice and gives hope to the other 15 women languishing in jail on similar charges, said Amnesty International. In 2007 “Guadalupe” received a 30 year jail sentence after authorities […]
Read moreCanada’s Flawed Sex Trade Law
By JULIE KAYE JAN. 20, 2015 Photo CreditMark Blinch/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — In December, a new prostitution law came into force in Canada. The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, or Bill C-36, criminalizes the purchase (but not the sale) of sexual services, and restricts the advertisement of sexual […]
Read moreUnicef launches position paper against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Unicef has launched a position paper against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Click here to read it..
Read moreThe Latest Study on Depo-Provera and HIV: Far More Complex Than Most Headlines Suggest
by Emily Bass January 12, 2015 – 5:47 pm A newly published study by Lauren Ralph et al and an accompanying commentary in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases is stirring up questions about the relationship between Depo-Provera, and other progestogen-only injectable contraceptives, and the risk of HIV acquisition among HIV-negative women. Based on a meta-analysis […]
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 moreBrazilian Interdisciplinary Aids Association has launched Global AIDS Policy Watch (GAPW)
Brazilian Interdisciplinary Aids Association has launched Global AIDS Policy Watch (GAPW), a watchdog to monitor and develop a critical analysis of AIDS-related policies globally and to create a Knowledge and Action Network that brings together key stakeholders from NGOs. Click here and here to learn more.
Read moreEgypt’s Appalling Crackdown on Gays
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD JAN. 5, 2015 Even if they were acquitted on the ludicrous charge of “debauchery,” the 26 Egyptian men on trial in the government’s latest crackdown on gays are likely to suffer a lifetime of public scorn. Over the past two years, there has been no shortage of travesties and injustices in […]
Read moreAnti-Abortion Stigma Is Not the Only Cultural Force Restricting Reproductive Rights
by Morgan Meneses-Sheets January 5, 2015 – 10:51 am For too many people in this country, the barriers to abortion have gotten so immense that individuals no longer have the ability to seek services. There may be laws that place obstacles like waiting periods in their paths. They may be struggling to make ends […]
Read moreSexuality politics in 2014: A brief retrospective
April – In a landmark decision, Indian Supreme Court allowed transgender people to identify as a third gender and directed the central and state governments to give full legal recognition to them. In May/June – SPW highlighted the inspiring decision by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights that published resolution in its 55th […]
Read moreAppeal 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 […]
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