TAG: homosexuality
Erotics of the Leader – Calling Queers with creative juices and a political edge
Calling Queers with creative juices and a political edge…for a collaborative visual arts project Is the strong desire for Modi amongst his bhakts ‘erotic’? (Why) Do people want a dominating daddy figure as a leader? How did Jayalalitha’s public same sex marriage (of sorts) affect her image and electability? Do people find Kanhaiya sexy? Is […]
Read moreRainbow Fundraising Western Balkans
Rainbow Fundraising offers LGBTIQ organisations in the Western Balkans a comprehensive training package on resource development and mobilisation. Drawing on our long-term experience of trainings for key people in the global movement for LGBTIQ rights, RFSL has developed a unique curriculum aimed at enhancing organisations’ ability to make the most of existing resources and to […]
Read moreLGBT Pride 2017: news from the world (and the margins)
Anti-occupation LGBTQ activists block Tel Aviv pride parade – 972 The Latest: Tear Gas, Checkpoints Greet LGBT Pride in Turkey – U.S News The Baltic Pride 2017 Programme Officially Launched – LGL Pro-LGBT posters appear in the streets of Baghdad: ‘Difference is the basis of life’ – The Independent Gay pride parade in Seoul draws […]
Read moreSame-sex couples can now marry in Bermuda
Same-sex marriage is now permitted in Bermuda after a gay couple won their legal challenge to tie the knot in the country. Bermudian native Winston Godwin and his Canadian fiancé Greg DeRoche took their case to the Supreme Court, arguing that the country’s Human Rights Act protected their right to marry. And the court decided […]
Read moreA First in Asia: Taiwan to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Taiwan’s constitutional court this week paved the way for marriage equality in the country by striking down the legal definition of marriage as “between a man and a woman.”
Read moreSexual Politics in April and May 2017
In April and May, Brazilian crisis has deepened further more, prompting colossal political chaos which reverberated in sexual politics. Sonia Corrêa, SPW co-chair, assess the deep connections within the crisis regarding threats to abortion rights. Celebrations and good news came from around the world. In Bangkok, researchers and activists gathered
Read moreYogakarta Principles: 10 years in analysis
The past ten years have witnessed tremendous advances for HIV and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex (LGBTI) rights globally, including the creation of an Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) mandate at the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
Read moreIdahot: statements, news and celebrations around the world
News and Events By Country -Idahot Committee Chapter Four Uganda Statement on IDAHOT 2017 African Men for Sexual Health and Rights – IDAHOT Press Release UNESCO’s statement on IDAHOT 14 NGOs IDAHOT event in the MENA region this year! United Nations and international human rights experts: Embrace diversity and protect trans and gender diverse children […]
Read moreSurvey finds Nigerians increasingly tolerant of Lesbian, gay and bisexual people
LAGOS – The biennial survey poll commissioned by The initiative for Equal Rights and conducted by NOI Polls, to map the perception and awareness of LGBT people amongst the general population in Nigeria indicates that there is increasing social acceptance of lesbian, gay, and bisexual Nigerians, despite continued support for the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, […]
Read moreA Human Rights Analysis of HIV in the Yogyakarta Principles
The past ten years have witnessed tremendous advances for HIV and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex (LGBTI) rights globally, including the creation of an Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) mandate at the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights.
Read moreEquador: Photo series shines light on the abuse women suffer at illegal ‘conversion therapy’ clinics
Ecuadorian artist Paola Paredes has created a photo series, titled “Until You Change“, to protest against the existence of underground centers intended to “cure” homosexuality in Ecuador.
Read moreILGA launches State-Sponsored Homophobia report 2017
The number of countries criminalising consensual, private same-sex sexual activity between adults has decreased to 72, while the variety of law relevant to sexual orientation continues to expand steadily
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