TAG: sexual rights
Psychology in Russia: State of the Art – Psychology of sexual and gender identity
Psychology of sexual and gender identity Volume 10, Issue 1, 2017 (click here to access it) Certainly, many significant and important strides in achieving equality and rights have been made by LGBT individuals and allies across the globe in the last couple decades. After steady progressive movement, we appear to be in the midst of […]
Read moreRHM’s new issue: Disability and sexuality: claiming sexual and reproductive rights
Reproductive Health Matters is pleased to publish its 50th journal issue! Over the past 25 years, RHM has supported new thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights and it continues to challenge hegemonic assumptions about sexuality and reproduction. This issue includes research, personal experiences and critical analyses that address the current situation and future […]
Read moreRights at risk
The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs) has launched its first report, Rights at Risk. The report maps a complex global anti-rights lobby targeting various international fora, making connections with national-level agendas, and building increasing alliances across region, religious affiliation, and issues. It reveals an array of evolving strategies and shrewd arguments being used […]
Read moreSexual politics in June 2017
June is LGBTIQ Pride month worldwide. This SPW brief highlights events around the world, prioritizing parades and other demonstrations that are not captured by mainstream radars. In that regard, we also recommend the readers who read Spanish to peruse the new blog Orgullos Críticos which examines trends and traps implied in the growing normalization and pinkwashing of pride parades
Read moreSexual politics in Ecuador in the 2000’s: a bird’s eye view
By María Amelia Viteri and Gabriel Ocampo. Homosexuality was criminalized in Ecuador until November, 1997[1]. As a result, until then, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons were considered criminals, could face imprisonment and were often tortured and even killed.
Read moreQueer Asia 2017 – Conference Review
By Matthew Waites. The Queer Asia conference has emerged as one of the most fresh and ground breaking conference events in global queer studies. The event is held at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, yet the organising team nevertheless managed to bring together presentations
Read moreThe mountain delivered a pope
By João Manuel de Oliveira. The legend says that Portugal is a conservative country with a supposedly glorious past, whenever colonization and its engagement with the slave traffic eliminated from the equation. It is also described as a profoundly religious country, deeply marked by the influence of endemic Catholicism. Sociologists, using an equation
Read moreGermany legalizes same-sex marriage: news
German Parliament Approves Same-Sex Marriage – New York Times At long last, Germany’s bells are ringing for same-sex marriage – The Guardian All of Germany’s Muslim MPs voted in favour of same-sex marriage – Independent Angela Merkel votes against same sex marriage law in Germany ‘because marriage is between a man and woman’ – Independent […]
Read moreAustralian Cardinal George Pell charged with sexual offence: news
How Cardinal Pell Rose to Power, Trailed by a Cloud of Scandal – New York Times Australian Cardinal and Aide to Pope Is Charged With Sexual Assault – New York Times George Pell profile: the pope’s Australian hardman faces the fight of his life – The Guardian George Pell charged with sexual offences: a timeline […]
Read moreGlobal Abortion Policies Database
WHO/HRP and the Population Division of the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs launched the Global Abortion Policies Database this morning at the 30th annual meeting of the HRP Policy and Coordination Committee meeting. The main objectives of the database are to promote greater transparency of abortion laws and policies and State accountability for […]
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 moreThe Smart Sex Worker’s Guide to the Global Fund Strategy 2017–2022: “Investing to End Epidemics”
The Smart Sex Workers’ Guide to the Global Fund Strategy 2017-2022: “Investing to End Epidemics” is a resource for sex workers to better understand the purpose and the goals of the Global Fund. This Guide describes the key points of the Global Fund Strategy, looks at what they mean for sex workers, and explores the opportunities for sex work organisations to use the strategy to strengthen sex workers’ capacity to engage in Global Fund processes and influence sex worker programmes funded through the Global Fund.
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