Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 12/22/2018

Costa Rica passes decrees boosting LGBT rights

12/21/2018

Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado on Friday signed a number of decrees and norms granting various rights to the LGBT community. These measures will allow same-sex couples…

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Added on: 12/22/2018

Pakistan will make it illegal to harass trans women in the workplace

12/21/2018

Pakistan’s trans community is celebrating its inclusion in new laws which ban workplace harassment. The Sindh province, whose seat of government is in Karachi, has drafted a…

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Added on: 12/21/2018

Protests against transgender bill erupt in India

12/19/2018

Transgender Indians on Wednesday (19 December) protested against a bill claiming to protect their rights. India’s lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, passed the Transgender Persons (Protection…

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Added on: 12/20/2018

Explainer: What is a ‘terf’ and what’s going on with the UK’s debate on transgender rights?

12/19/2018

IN 2015, IRELAND became the fourth country in the world to enshrine in law the right to gender recognition based on self-declaration. The historic move was a vital…

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Added on: 12/19/2018

Lesbian magazines unite to issue statement of support for trans women

12/18/2018

Six leading publications aimed at lesbian and bisexual women have issued a joint statement in support of trans people. Representatives of DIVA, Curve, Autostraddle, LOTL, Tagg and Lez Spread The…

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Added on: 12/18/2018

Colombia hands down first conviction for murder of trans woman

12/18/2018

A court has handed down Colombia’s first conviction for the murder of a transsexual woman. In the sentence dated Dec 3 and published Monday (Dec 17), a…

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Added on: 12/18/2018

Death of transgender woman in Malaysia sparks fears of hate crime

12/18/2018

The death of a transgender woman in Malaysia has sparked fears of a rise in hate crimes, campaigners said yesterday, as police moved swiftly to detain four…

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Added on: 12/17/2018

Transgender Indians blocked from temple take case to police chief

12/17/2018

Four transgender pilgrims stopped by police on their way to a sacred temple in southern India took their case to the district police chief on Monday (17…

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Added on: 12/17/2018

She didn’t win the crown, but Spain’s Angela Ponce captivates netizens

12/17/2018

After the announcement of the top 20 semi-finalists, in which she failed to advance, Ponce walked the stage one last time while a tribute video was playing….

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Added on: 12/16/2018

A welcome move: Bharati Vidyapeeth hospital in Pune to start health services for LGBT community

12/16/2018

Bharati Vidyapeeth Hospital and Research Centre has announced to start an all-inclusive medical service for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in the city which…

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Added on: 12/16/2018

India launches first trans body building competition in Asia

12/14/2018

Asia’s first trans body building competition launched in India this month. The International Bodybuilding Fitness and Federation India (IBFFI) will include a trans male category in its March 2019 competition, according…

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Added on: 12/16/2018

Germany adds ‘diverse’ as a gender to birth register

12/14/2018

The German parliament was forced by the courts to make “diverse” an option on the birth register. Critics are split on whether the law goes too far,…

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Added on: 12/15/2018

Cries for speedy action over murder grow louder

12/15/2018

The gruesome murder of a transgender woman has sparked widespread public outrage and calls for justice. Deputy Women, Community and Family Development Minister Hannah Yeoh said what…

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Added on: 12/15/2018

UK: Questions about sexuality and gender identity will be included in 2021 census

12/14/2018

The ONS is recommending that the national census includes questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for those aged 16 and above. The next census, which will…

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Added on: 12/13/2018

Miss Universe’s First Transgender Contestant Revels in Being Role Model

12/12/2018

Like many other contestants at the Miss Universe beauty pageant, Angela Ponce grew up watching the glitzy spectacle on television, dreaming of representing her country one day….

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Added on: 12/12/2018

Interview: The Law Damaging Russia’s LGBT Children

12/11/2018

When Russia passed a law banning what it called “propaganda of non-traditional relationships,” it made positive discussion about LGBT relationships illegal. The official rationale for the law…

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Added on: 12/12/2018

Church of England Approves Transgender Clergy Guidance for Welcoming Trans Christians

12/11/2018

The Church of England issued guidance to clergy on how to be “creative and sensitive” as they welcome transgender people into the faith. The church’s House of Bishops…

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Added on: 12/12/2018

Strongmen Like Putin Threaten LGBTQ People Across the Globe

12/11/2018

The worldwide struggle for LGBT equality has dramatically changed in the past few years. From our movement’s inception, our great challenge has been to shed our invisibility…

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Added on: 12/11/2018

Argentina, UK to co-chair LGBT rights organisation for two years

12/11/2018

Argentina and the United Kingdom have been chosen Monday to co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition for two years starting next June, to succeed Chile and Canada at…

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Added on: 12/11/2018

What We Talk About When We Talk About Gender in Armenia

12/10/2018

“I’m asking you a simple question: Do you have any responsibility towards the LGBT community?” This was one of many inflammatory questions addressed to Armenia’s acting Prime…

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Added on: 12/10/2018

International Human Rights Day: Progress of LGBTIAQ rights across the world

12/10/2018

From South Africa to India, Costa Rica to Trinidad and Tobago, here is some of the progress made in terms of LGBTIAQ rights across the world in…

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Added on: 12/10/2018

Church of England bishops to start inquiry into so-called ‘gay cure’ therapies

12/09/2018

Senior Church of England bishops will start an inquiry into ‘gay cure’ therapies. Bishops will take evidence from people who have gone through the so-called ‘treatments’ to…

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Added on: 12/10/2018

These Teenage Trolls Are Pretending to Be LGBT, and Screwing Up Scientific Studies

12/10/2018

Scientists studying LGBT youth may have a big problem on their hands: meddling kids. More specifically, meddling kids who think it’s funny to identify as gay or lesbian on surveys—and who then give…

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Added on: 12/08/2018

Hungary and Poland say no to LGBTIQ

12/08/2018

“A Europe that protects” is Austria’s motto for its presidency of the Council of the EU. But it couldn’t agree to protect everyone. Hungary and Poland on…

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Added on: 12/08/2018

Anti-trans group admits bathroom predator myth is made up

12/07/2018

An anti-trans group has acknowledged the failure of bathroom predator scare-mongering tactics in the Massachusetts referendum on transgender rights protections. The realisation came as part of an…

World Voices

Added on: 12/07/2018

Instituto Nice Creates Opportunities for Trans Brazilians

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

On July 22 Erica’s dream came true. Before a crowd of thousands she and Jorge, her partner of 16 years, received a community-funded fairytale wedding as part…

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Added on: 12/07/2018

Fired for not using trans student’s pronouns, teacher argues ‘that is not tolerance’

12/07/2018

Before he was fired for refusing to use male pronouns for a transgender student, Virginia teacher Peter Vlaming defended his convictions. “We are here today because a specific…

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Added on: 12/07/2018

Islamic exorcisms used as conversion therapy as Indonesian city moves against LGBT population

12/05/2018

An Indonesian city has launched a new campaign to “cleanse” LGBT people of their “social sickness” through religious exorcisms, a move that’s been seen as part of the…

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Added on: 12/07/2018

Welcome to Jamaica – no longer ‘the most homophobic place on Earth’

12/06/2018

Early one late summer morning, more than 200 people gathered under the lush canopy of Hope Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica, for a breakfast party. It was all a far…

World Voices

Added on: 12/06/2018

Tonga’s Leitis in Waiting

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

This struggle is depicted in the new feature documentary “Letis in Waiting.” Created by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson & Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu, the film features Joey Mataele…