
First Brazilian National LGBT Conference: Contexts and Analysis
By Marina Maria* The First Brazilian National Conference on LGBT public policies was held in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, from June 5th to 8th

Update on ongoing resistance to the Indian anti-sodomy law
By Radhika Ramassuban* India continues to have on its statute books a 150-year-old anti-sodomy law enacted in the mid-nineteenth century by the British colonizers in

Turkey’s new struggle: re/defining
Pinar Ilkkaracan* In July 2007, the religious conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP)¹ was re-elected in secular Turkey. Since the election, Turkish feminists, LGBTT activists

Abortion Struggles: More gains than losses
By Sonia Corrêa* When 2007 begun, abortion rights advocates worldwide were, on the one hand, deeply regretting the abolition of the therapeutic abortion clause from

Interview: Elena Reynaga
In its eleventh edition, the International AWID Forum, held in Cape Town, South Africa, in November of 2008, has for the first time opened the

Y por fin (no todas) bailamos
Por Alejandra Sardá-Chandiramani* El XI Foro Internacional AWID de Ciudad del Cabo fue mi tercer Foro AWID, ya que antes había estado en Guadalajara (2002)

A call to end all criminal penalties against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity: A historical victory
By Gloria Careaga* In New York City on December 18th, 2008, 66 UN member states joined together for the first time ever to support a

Brazilian project debates disability and sexuality during IASSCS Conference
By Marina Maria* In the International Conference Dis/organized – Changing bodies, rights and cultures, carried out in June, in Peru, and promoted by the International

Book Launch: Sexuality, Health and Human Rights
On 7 October 2008, a special reception was held at the City University of New York (CUNY) in the USA to honor the new book Sexuality, Health and Human Rights by Sonia Corrêa, Richard Parker and Rosalind Petchesky, published by Routledge in August 2008.