The LGBT, feminist and student voices behind Uruguay’s radical reforms
From legalising abortion to transsexual rights, marginalised groups have united to become a formidable force for change One tiny country has been blazing a liberal
SPW Activities – August 2014
Richard Parker Participation at the 29th ABA Meeting in Natal On August 6th, 2014, SPW Co-cordinator Richard Parker participated in the Round Table on Challenges
Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in July 2014
In 2013, Sexuality Policy Watch began a new line of work aimed at critically examining how sexuality, gender and human rights can be located in
Newly Approved LASD Policy Supporting Transgender Employees
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has produced a guide to adress the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming employees. It settles some important issues
A Historic Win For Our Grantee Transgender Education and Advocacy (TEA)
Press Release 24th July 2014 For Immediate Release Transgender Group in Kenya wins Historic Court Battle Nairobi, Kenya, 24 July, 2014. – In a historic
SRI hosts Human Rights Council Event on the ‘Criminalization of sexuality and reproduction’
Alongside the ongoing 26th session of the Council, the Sexual Rights Initiative, in partnership with,Ipas, Amnesty International and UNAIDS, hosted a parallel event examining the
Article Newsletter N14 – Rahul Rao
Staying positivist in the fight against homophobia Rahul Rao* In recent weeks, arguments against homophobia have been made in two paradigmatically positivist registers – science
Working Paper No. 2 – Bracting Sexuality: Human Rights and Sexual Orientation, by Ignacio Saiz
The SPW report, “Bracting Sexuality: Human Rights and Sexual Orientation”, written by Ignacio Saiz, analyzes the recognition of rights relating to sexual orientation within the
Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth: Struggles for Decriminalisation and Change
Corinne Lennox and Matthew Waites, from Institute of Commonwealth Studies (University of London), are the editors of the free online book Human Rights, Sexual Orientation
Denmark becomes the first European country to allow legal change of gender without clinical diagnosis
Danish parliamentarians passed a law which makes it the first European country where a requirement for ‘Gender Identity Disorder’ diagnosis or any psychological assessment/opinion is