TAG: LGBTQ rights
We queer people will do everything to ensure our liberty, even if it takes some Bollywoodising
Conservative estimates would place us at 2% of any population. In India that’s a delightful 2.5 crores who are potentially criminal for indulging in sexual intercourse with other adults of the same sex, as per the perverse Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
Read moreSexual Politics in January 2016
The global epidemics fueled by the mosquito-born Zika virus, its potential correlation with microcephaly and the connection with abortion rights is one main headline in the sexual politics scenario of January 2016. And Brazil is at center of this crisis. To delve in the subject read Sonia Corrêa’s article. Then good news in relation to […]
Read moreReport documents anti-trans violence in Central America
A new report indicates transgender women in Central America remain particularly vulnerable to discrimination and violence.
Read moreThe ‘Family ” goes beaching
In late 2015, a highly regressive ‘Statute on the Family ‘ was approved by a Special Committee of the Brazilian Congress. Around that same time, the art collective Corpos Informáticos circulated on the web the photographs a street performance: “I am floating”. The photos shows a “family” dressed for the beach, happily walking […]
Read moreLGBT Backlash in Indonesia
Last week in Jakarta, I met leaders of the Support Group and Resource Center on Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Indonesia, who were brimming with confidence about their work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
Read moreMozambique’s Double Speak on LGBT Rights
When Mozambique’s human rights record was reviewed before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, the government’s inconsistency on homosexuality was in full view.
Read moreFirst LGBT member of Guatemala Congress takes office
The first openly LGBT person elected to Guatemala’s Congress took office last week. Sandra Morán, a lesbian woman who is a member of Convergencia, a left-leaning political movement that advocates on behalf of indigenous Guatemalans and other underrepresented groups in the Central American country, was sworn in on Jan. 14.
Read moreSolomon IsIands – New Report Finds Traditions which Emphasise Difference Must be Challenged to Address Inequality
A new report published by the Equal Rights Trust exposes the extent of discrimination and inequality experienced by groups including women; persons with disabilities; lesbian, gay and bisexual persons; and persons living with HIV in Solomon Islands.
Read moreThe LGBT Divide in California: A Look at the Socioeconomic Well-being of LGBT People in California
While LGBT people in California appear to be doing better than LGBT people nationwide, there is as much disparity within the state as throughout the rest of the United States. This report and data visualization from The Williams Institute explores disparities in the socioeconomic well-being of LGBT people throughout California, using data from the 2010 […]
Read moreEquality to brutality: global trends in LGBT rights
Horrifying images posted on social media for all the world to see show men accused of homosexuality thrown off high buildings, stoned to death, or shot in the head by extremist groups, including the Islamic State (known as ISIS) in Iraq, Syria and Libya.
Read more2015 Sexual Politics Round- Up
As the year heads toward its end, SPW recollects main trends and facts in sexual politics worldwide. January Pope Francis drew global attention after urging the faithful not to reproduce as “rabbits”. The remarks sparked reactions from the most diverse quarters actors (here and here). In Chile, a new law was approved that recognized civil unions […]
Read moreSlovenian voters reject same-sex marriage law
Slovenian voters on Sunday rejected a law that extended marriage rights to same-sex couples.The Associated Press reported that preliminary results indicate that voters by a 63-37 percent margin rejected the statute. “It’s Time for Yes” (Čas je Za in Slovenian), the campaign that that backed the marriage law, thanked its supporters on its Twitter page […]
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