Belize Supreme Court Overturns Anti-Gay Law
A law in Belize criminalizing same-sex intimacy was ruled unconstitutional by the country’s Supreme Court. The challenge to Section 53 of the Belize Criminal Code, which banned “carnal intercourse against the order of nature” and disproportionately affected gay men, was brought by Caleb Orozco
Gay and Transgender Egyptians go Underground
The last days of the government of Hosni Mubarak and the turbulent revolution that followed were tense, occasionally gut-wrenching times for many in Egypt. But
Call for Papers: Disability and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Originally posted at the RHM (Reproductive Health Matters)Journal in 2016: The forthcoming issue of RHM, which is produced in partnership with CREA, and co-edited with
Why (chemical) castration will not end gender and sexuality based violence in Indonesia
While the international media were busy highlighting the Stanford rape and Brazil gang-rape cases, another gang-rape, followed by murder, of a 14 year-old girl named Yuyun happened in Indonesia. It was an atrocity as severe, despite the lack of international coverage.
Rhetoric meets reality: ending HIV and AIDS
Ending AIDS by 2030 is redundant rhetoric. It is meaningless without investment in community participation. Code red for action.
One way to escape the tyranny of gendered languages: emojis
Women, girls and femme-presenting people are more than flamenco dancers and brides. And thanks to a a new update by Apple and a freshly-approved emoji proposal from Google, they may finally
It’s All In Your Head: The Dangers of Disbelieving Female Pain
Originally posted by Caroline Reilly at Bitch Media on 21/07/2016. by Caroline Reilly Published on July 21, 2016 at 11:21am We explored this topic—in part—because
Philippines: full implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act
Originally posted at the International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion‘s website on 08/08/2016. Available at: https://www.safeabortionwomensright.org/news/cedaw-calls-on-philippines-to-provide-contraception-and-allow-safe-abortion-in-some-circumstances-then-president-duterte-announces-full-implementation-of-2012-rh-law/ Philippines President Duterte has announced the full implementation
Abortion politics in Poland: “Save the Women” legal initiative tabled in Polish Parliament
The “Save the Women” Civic Committee has tabled a draft law in the Sejm, lower house of the Polish parliament, liberalizing the anti-abortion legislation in force in Poland since 1993. The draft law allows abortion on request until the 12th week of pregnancy, and improves access to contraception and sexuality education, After that abortion would be permissible along the same rules as those in effect today.
Letter: trans candidates for UN Independent Expert on SOGI rights
Trans organisations signing this letter, and the activist networks they represent, celebrate the Resolution [on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and