Sex workers speak: who listens?
Gendered, racist, classist, homophobic, and transphobic violence haunts the world of sex work. Sex workers speak. Who listens? addresses that violence, but it does so from the perspective of sex workers themselves. By publishing their voices directly we hope to help readers resist indifference and to become more critical of states’ interventions. Source: openDemocracy. Download the ebook […]
Read moreSexual Politics in July 2017
In July, once again, contradictory trends were registered in the abortion frontline. In Chile, the processing of a bill aimed at legalizing abortion in three cases — when the woman’s life is at risk, when the fetus is non-viable and when a pregnancy results from rape — was halted when the Lower House has not reached […]
Read moreChechnya: report on the persecution of LGBT people
The report “They said that I’m not a human, that I am nothing. That I should rather be a terrorist, than a fagot” is based on testimonies of 33 people from Chechnya who were persecuted, illegally detained, and tortured. In this report, the Russian LGBT Network reveals the factual timeline of this crime against humanity and […]
Read moreWhy illicit financial flows are a feminist issue
Illicit Financial Flows: Why we should claim these resources for gender, economic and social justice Click here to download the brief The growing dominance of international financial markets and institutions in defining global economic policies has resulted in the capture of people’s power in the interest of global elites and big corporations. This policy brief […]
Read moreThe Sur file on Natural Resources and Human Rights
Patrick Alley, Global Witness Guest Editor Oliver Hudson, Sur Journal Managing Editor Five years ago, on 26 April 2012, Chut Wutty, a courageous Cambodian land rights defender, was shot dead by Cambodian military police. It was this killing that prompted Global Witness to launch a campaign that would document the killings of land and environmental […]
Read moreA Tool for Change: Working with the Media on Issues Relating to SOGIESC in Thailand
The research found that LGBTIQ people are often represented in the news media inaccurately, stereotypically, or without a clear understanding of SOGIE. The study recommends that a professional code of conduct on reporting SOGIESC issues be developed. The study was developed in partnership between the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Burapha University and UNDP.
Read morePsychology in Russia: State of the Art – Psychology of sexual and gender identity
Psychology of sexual and gender identity Volume 10, Issue 1, 2017 (click here to access it) Certainly, many significant and important strides in achieving equality and rights have been made by LGBT individuals and allies across the globe in the last couple decades. After steady progressive movement, we appear to be in the midst of […]
Read moreRHM’s new issue: Disability and sexuality: claiming sexual and reproductive rights
Reproductive Health Matters is pleased to publish its 50th journal issue! Over the past 25 years, RHM has supported new thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights and it continues to challenge hegemonic assumptions about sexuality and reproduction. This issue includes research, personal experiences and critical analyses that address the current situation and future […]
Read moreSpotlight on Sustainable Development 2017
A global coalition of civil society organizations and trade unions launched last weeek at the United Nations in New York the report “Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017” during the High-Level Political Forum. The report provides the most comprehensive independent assessment of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “In the […]
Read moreRights at risk
The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs) has launched its first report, Rights at Risk. The report maps a complex global anti-rights lobby targeting various international fora, making connections with national-level agendas, and building increasing alliances across region, religious affiliation, and issues. It reveals an array of evolving strategies and shrewd arguments being used […]
Read moreSexual politics in June 2017
June is LGBTIQ Pride month worldwide. This SPW brief highlights events around the world, prioritizing parades and other demonstrations that are not captured by mainstream radars. In that regard, we also recommend the readers who read Spanish to peruse the new blog Orgullos Críticos which examines trends and traps implied in the growing normalization and pinkwashing of pride parades
Read moreSexual politics in Ecuador in the 2000’s: a bird’s eye view
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By María Amelia Viteri and Gabriel Ocampo. Homosexuality was criminalized in Ecuador until November, 1997[1]. As a result, until then, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons were considered criminals, could face imprisonment and were often tortured and even killed.
Read moreQueer Asia 2017 – Conference Review
By Matthew Waites. The Queer Asia conference has emerged as one of the most fresh and ground breaking conference events in global queer studies. The event is held at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, yet the organising team nevertheless managed to bring together presentations
Read moreThe mountain delivered a pope
By João Manuel de Oliveira. The legend says that Portugal is a conservative country with a supposedly glorious past, whenever colonization and its engagement with the slave traffic eliminated from the equation. It is also described as a profoundly religious country, deeply marked by the influence of endemic Catholicism. Sociologists, using an equation
Read moreGlobal Abortion Policies Database
WHO/HRP and the Population Division of the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs launched the Global Abortion Policies Database this morning at the 30th annual meeting of the HRP Policy and Coordination Committee meeting. The main objectives of the database are to promote greater transparency of abortion laws and policies and State accountability for […]
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