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Caitlin Jenner and Rachel Dolezal: The conceptual and political challenges undergirding the contrast between transexuality and transraciality

In the first week of June 2015, two articles have reached us that spoke to the unabated tensions – and perhaps unresolvable – tensions between those streams of feminism that [...] Read more

Sex Workers in Nicaragua Break the Silence and Gain Rights

After living in the shadows, thousands of Nicaraguan sex workers have broken their silence, won support from state institutions and gained new respect for their rights. Read more

Mozambique decriminalises same-sex sexual conduct between consenting adults

After decriminalizing abortion last December, Mozambique has once again taken an important step toward sexual rights by decriminalizing same-sexual relations between consenting adults. The change was celebrated by civil society [...] Read more

No Province Should Deny Women Abortions

Abortion is legal in Canada and has been for over 30 years. There are no criminal laws restricting access to abortion or post-abortion care in Canada and it is a [...] Read more

Sexual politics in May 2015

In early May, SPW re-launched its website. Its new architecture allows an easier access to our products, publications and other contents. In particular, we call your attention to new SPW [...] Read more

Ireland Legalizes Gay Marriage, But Abortion Rights Remain Non-Existent

Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage through a national vote — a kind of paradoxical feat, considering the Catholic Church’s long-lasting influence on the [...] Read more

Revisiting intersectionality

In Biopolitics at the Crossroads of Sexuality and Disaster: The Case of Haiti, Rosalind Petchesky begins her reflections by sharing a definition of intersectionality: “An intersectional approach invites us to [...] Read more

GATE comment on Malta Gender Identity Legal Reform

In April, 2015 Malta passed the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (GIGESC) Act, which encompasses, in a new and radical combination, legal recognition, protection and anti-discrimination measures. GATE, [...] Read more

CAL granted observer status at the ACHPR

On April 24th, 2015, the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights granted the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) formal observer status. There are many reasons for this victory to [...] Read more

Making Depathologization a matter of law

A comment from GATE on the Maltese Act on Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics. In April, 2015 Malta passed the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (GIGESC) [...] Read more
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