The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism
Edited by David Paternotte, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium and Manon Tremblay, Université d’Ottawa, Canada The Ashgate Research Companion to Lesbian and Gay Activism provides scholars and students with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current research in this subject.Each of the 22 specially commissioned chapters develops and summarises their key issue or […]
Read moreAnusbook. Be connected. Be discovered.
by Scott Long “Tests of shame! Till when?” Campaign by the Tunisian group Damj Join the campaign to end forced anal tests in Tunisia. You can start by posting a message of support, or even re-posting this article, on Twitter or Facebook. Paste in the hashtag #لا_لفحوصات_العار (No test of shame!), or #لا_للفصل_230 (No to Article 230!); or […]
Read moreSex Work Digest – Issue 13
The 13th issue of NSWP’s quarterly newsletter ‘Sex Work Digest’ covers the period July – September 2015. Features in this issue include: Decriminalisation updates from Scotland, New South Wales & South Africa; the raid at Rentboy.com; Amnesty International’s resolution on sex work; and the WHO early release guideline on ART and PrEP. Click here to […]
Read moreThe Sexual Politics Landscape in September 2015
At the global stage, one even to be highlighted was the launching of the Sex Work Law Map, produced by the Institute of Development Studies. It provides a perspective on female sex work by displaying a detailed summary of the laws, regulations and policies in over 75 countries. The novel IDS research tool was made […]
Read moreWhat Modi didn’t tell Zuckerberg about women and digital freedom
Shiv Visvanathan @ShivVisvanathan If Facebook has face value, Modi’s interview with Mark Zuckerberg at the Town Hall was an immaculate performance. It was controlled, correct and precise to the point even the tears as lack of control were perfect punctuation marks. Yet, every statement has its silences, every text, a context and if we annotate […]
Read more“Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality” Guide
Stonewall Acceptance without Exception has launched the “Christian Role Models for LGBT Equality” Guide, which contains 20 stories from LGBT Christians and allies for LGBT equality from around the world. Click here to access it.
Read moreSDG SERIES: What Might the SDGs Mean for Health and Human Rights?
The SDG Series on SDGs and the right to health on the Health and Human Rights Journal is avaialable online. Click below to read the articles. Introduction: What might SDGs mean for human rights and health? by Carmel Williams and Alison Blaiklock Accountability for SDGs by Paul Hunt Universal Health Coverage and the Right to Health […]
Read morePolling About Abortion Is Rarely About Abortion
by Amanda Marcotte At this point, I’ve given up all hope that anyone will ever construct a poll on reproductive rights and access that illuminates the issue instead of distorting it. The latest offender is CNN, which recently polled American voters on their attitudes about Planned Parenthood and abortion. One part of the survey in […]
Read moreBMJ’s dossier Women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health
The year 2015 marks a defining moment for the health of women, children, and adolescents. It is the end point of the United Nations’ millennium development goals, and their transition to the sustainable development goals. It is also the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development’s plan of action and the Beijing […]
Read moreVital new resource on sex work law will help sex workers globally to realise their rights
A new Sex Work Law Map, developed by the Sexuality, Poverty and Law Programme at the Institute of Development Studies, has been launched that provides a global perspective on female sex work by displaying a detailed summary of the laws, regulations and policies in over 75 countries. It is hoped that more accurate and comprehensive […]
Read moreHow Sex Workers’ Rights Made the Mainstream
When law enforcement targets sex workers and the websites they use, mainstream outlets and organizations tend to give them a pass. But with the raid on Rentboy.com, that script has flipped.
Read moreThe Sexual Politics landscape in August 2015 and early September
SPW has the great pleasure to announce the publication of Working Paper nº 11 Emerging Powers, Sexuality and Human Rights: Fumbling around the elephant. Authored by Sonia Corrêa and akshay khanna, the article is part of a series of analyses developed by the project Emerging powers, sexuality and human rights. The other products of this […]
Read moreStruggling for legal abortion in Brazil: The Congress frontline
Image: Barbara Kruger By Sonia Corrêa[1] As previously reported by SPW (here and here) , for some time now, growing obstacles have been impairing any movement forward in the legalization of abortion in Brazil. Yet, despite many regressions and constraints, feminists groups committed to the right to decide continue to bravely resist anti-abortion forces. […]
Read moreWorking paper No. 11- Emerging Powers, Sexuality and Human Rights: Fumbling around the elephant
In 2013, in collaboration with partners, SPW began a new line of work that examines the intersections between geopolitical trends — coalescing around the “emergence” Brazil, China, India and South Africa — and the politics of sexuality and human rights. A package of new products resulting from the project were made available in May 2015. Now, […]
Read moreIt’s Pope Francis Who Should Apologize on Abortion
With his latest comments, Pope Francis has built a shiny new smokescreen to distract from the grave and immoral harms caused by the Vatican’s opposition to abortion and women’s equality.
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