TAG: sexual identity

Sexual politics in March and early April 2018

On March 14th, 2018, Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes were brutally assassinated in a shootout a week after Women’s International Day. Marielle was a black feminist lesbian and a Municipal Councilor in Rio de Janeiro. A member of PSOL (the Socialism and Freedom Party), she was elected by more than 45,000 votes and […]

Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition 2017 Annual Report

The first half of 2017 has been a busy and growthful time for the SRJC. We have been storming, norming and forming a working team that works together, learning through working to each other’s strengths and filling in gaps where needed. We have also had to respond to the demand for our presence in the […]

The Reproductive Rights Counteroffensive in Mexico and Central America

Authors: Gabriela Arguedas Ramírez and Lynn M. Morgan Reference: Feminist Studies 43, no. 2. 2017 by Feminist Studies, Inc. Download the article here.

Activists launched a petition against the Indonesia’s Penal Code reform

“Reject RKUHP that Criminalizes Women, Children, Indigenous Peoples and Marginalized Groups” We are women, housewives, workers, students, students, activists, survivors of sexual violence who have great concerns about the criminalization of citizens’ privacy in discussions of RKUHP sections of ethics in Parliament. One is the article about adultery which extends the notion of adultery from […]

UNESCO releases update on its sexuality education guidance

In the 10th anniversary of the first issue of the International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, UNESCO launches a revised edition. “Based on the latest scientific evidence, the International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education reaffirms the position of sexuality education within a framework of human rights and gender equality,” says UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. “It […]

Sexual Politics in January 2018

In January of 2018, a fierce transnational feminist controversy erupted on the question of sexual harassment. In the same week of the Golden Globes Award ceremony when the #TimeIsUp campaign for equal gender pay was launched, a manifesto signed by a hundred French women artists and writers was published by Le Monde, titled The freedom […]

Sexual Politics in October 2017

October began with the International Day of the Girl on the 11th when the media attention was towards highlighting how access to education, especially in some countries, is one of the main causes of the gender gap between men and women. The occasion has also given space for the circulation of updated information on child marriage. […]

Report of the IE on protection against violence and discrimination based on SOGI

Below you will find the summary for the report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Vitit Muntarbhorn, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 32/2: The theme of the present report is “Embrace diversity and energize humanity”. Key developments in 2017 are noted, particularly in […]

Report ‘Defending the UN Independent Expert on SOGI’

The IE SOGI mandate was created through UN Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/32/2 in June of last year and was confirmed through six separate votes over the UNGA session in 2016. Despite this comprehensive process of approval, some UN Member States insist on opposing any decision that links sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and […]

Sexual politics in Brazil: the conservative restoration a further step ahead

As SPW readers know, for some years now Brazil has been undergoing regressions in gender and sexual politics and, since last year, a full conservative political restoration. In September 2017, these trends have decidedly escalated. Potential legislative retrogressions in relation to existing abortion rights have not relented at Congress level, where the constitutional amendment […]

Compilation on Egypt’s LGBT crackdown

Update: 7 arrested for ‘promoting sexual deviancy’ after raising rainbow flag at Mashrou’ Leila gig – Mada Masr – September, 26 At least 22 arrested in continued security crackdown on LGBTQ individuals – Mada Masr – September, 30 All Forms of Support to the LGBT Community to be Banned on Media Outlets: SCMR – Egyptian […]

Kyrgyzstan Manual for Health professionals

MANUAL ON PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CARE FOR TRANSGENDER, TRANSSEXUAL AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OF ALL LEVELS OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS The work on the manual was being carried out in September-November 2016 by a working group of psychiatrists, psychotherapists, endocrinologists from Kyrgyzstan and Russia, with […]