Ghostly Desires: Queer Sexuality and Vernacular Buddhism in Contemporary Thai Cinema
By Arnika Fuhrmann Through an examination of post-1997 Thai cinema and video art Arnika Fuhrmann shows how vernacular Buddhist tenets, stories, and images combine with sexual politics
Malawi: Letter to Human Rights Commission about LGBTI rights
Originally posted at Human Rights Watch, on August 21, 2017. Available here. August 17, 2017 Malawi Human Rights Commission Off Paul Kagame Road Private Bag
Community Paris Declaration Published – July 2017
“We, Key Affected Populations living with or affected by HIV, proclaim that we are more than just numbers. We have essential needs that must be
Call for Submissions: September 28 Abortion Rights Watchdog
Recognising 28 September as the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights is
Sexual Politics in July 2017
In July, once again, contradictory trends were registered in the abortion frontline. In Chile, the processing of a bill aimed at legalizing abortion in three cases
Chechnya: report on the persecution of LGBT people
The report “They said that I’m not a human, that I am nothing. That I should rather be a terrorist, than a fagot” is based on
Zanele Muholi’s 365 protest photographs
In SPW Newsletter nº8 (2010), we registered Zanele Muholi’s artwork about queer identities in South Africa. By that time, the Minister of Arts and Culture
Alice Austen: an LGBTQ Icon Photographer
By all accounts, photographer Alice Austen was an extraordinary woman. Born into an affluent family on Staten Island in 1866, she challenged oppressive Victorian conventions
Donald Trump: US to bar transgender people from military service
Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not allow transgender individuals to serve in the US military in any capacity, reversing a policy put in
A Tool for Change: Working with the Media on Issues Relating to SOGIESC in Thailand
The research found that LGBTIQ people are often represented in the news media inaccurately, stereotypically, or without a clear understanding of SOGIE. The study recommends that a professional code of conduct on reporting SOGIESC issues be developed. The study was developed in partnership between the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Burapha University and UNDP.