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.
Activists 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 […]
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Officials 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), […]
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Sexual 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.
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Unsafe 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.
Read moreWorld Association for Sexual Health’s Declaration of Sexual Rights
The World Association for Sexual Health has published the Declaration of Sexual Rights, in which it reaffirms that sexual rights must be respected, protected and fulfilled.
Read moreMeeting Report: Orientations and Identities: Sexuality and Human Rights on the Global Stage Conference
The meeting report for the Orientations and Identities: Sexuality and Human Rights on the Global Stage Conference, that took place in May, Los Angeles, has come out. Click here to read it.
Read moreThe Right To Autonomy Over Our Bodies And Loves: The Resolution On Human Rights, Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Furthers Dialogue
FRIDAY FILE – AWID spoke to Dawn Cavanagh* of the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) in South Africa and Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI), about the significance of the resolution on Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity recently adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The resolution follows the first ever UN resolution adopted on […]
Read moreInternational Day of Action for Trans Depathologization 2014
STP, International Campaign Stop Trans Pathologization The International Day of Action for Trans Depathologization 2014, convened by STP, International Campaign Stop Trans Pathologization1, took place on Saturday, October 18, 2014. Within the framework of this Call to Action, 108 groups and organizations coordinated more than 90 actions for trans depathologization in 45 cities2 of different world […]
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