Transgender and Intersex Issues

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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…

Global News

Added on: 12/06/2018

There’s Safety in the Family Fold for Rural LGBTI People in Uganda

12/05/2018

On a small farm in eastern Uganda, a baby boy named JoJo was born. Skinny with thin lips and cute ears, JoJo grew up hanging out only…

Global News

Added on: 12/06/2018

Brazil Attempts To End Gender And Sexuality Education In Schools

12/05/2018

President Jair Bolsonaro’s win was a grave day for Brazilian LGBTI individuals. Not only did the former army captain actively come out against LGBT rights, but he’s…

Global News

Added on: 12/06/2018

Holiday Hiring in Brazil Reaches Out to Transgender Community

12/04/2018

Brazilian LGBT+ rights activists on Tuesday hailed Dutch retailer C&A for directing a new hiring campaign at underrepresented minorities, including transgender people. The company announced that it…

Global News

Added on: 12/04/2018

Another Indonesian city outlaws gay sex

12/03/2018

The city council in Pariaman on Nov. 27 approved the new bylaw providing fines of 1 million rupiah (U.S. $70) for behaviors that “are considered LGBT,” the Jakarta…

Global News

Added on: 12/02/2018

LGBT CARAVAN ASYLUM SEEKERS COULD HAVE TO ‘PROVE’ STATUS TO GET INTO U.S.

11/30/2018

LGBT asylum seekers traveling from Central American countries to the U.S. may have to “prove” their status in order to claim asylum in the U.S., said a…

Global News

Added on: 12/02/2018

As Tanzania’s LGBT fear for their lives, HIV will thrive

12/01/2018

In one day, everything changed. One day, she could walk down the street like anyone else. People still stared and often judged but in their own minds — not…

Global News

Added on: 12/02/2018

Indonesian city to fine LGBT residents for disturbing ‘public order’

11/29/2018

An Indonesian city plans to fine its gay and transgender residents 1m rupiah ($70) for disturbing “public order”, reflecting a rise in discrimination against the Muslim-majority nation’s…

Global News

Added on: 12/01/2018

Nepal Stalls on LGBT Rights Despite Early Strides

11/30/2018

Nepal was hailed a leader in LGBT rights when it became the first country in conservative South Asia to recognize a third gender and assure equality for…

Global News

Added on: 12/01/2018

Transgender Members Of The Caravan Are Having A Hard Time Finding Sponsors In The US

11/30/2018

Attorneys for transgender members of the caravan are rushing to find people willing to house them in the United States while their asylum cases play out in…

Global News

Added on: 11/30/2018

Transgender People In Chile Can Now Legally Change Their Gender On Official Documents

11/28/2018

Transgender people 14-years-old and older in Chile will now be legally allowed to change their gender marker on official documents thanks to a bill signed into law…

Global News

Added on: 11/29/2018

How the Supreme Court Could Change LGBTI People’s Lives for Good — or Bad

11/28/2018

Over the past 20 years, the Supreme Court has established basic rights for gays and lesbians — the right to marry the person you love regardless of sex…

Global News

Added on: 11/28/2018

LGBTQ Movements Gain Energy Across SE Asia

11/26/2018

Growing up as a transgender woman in Singapore, Sheila says she lived in fear of her parents “finding out who she is. As a result of me trying to…

Global News

Added on: 11/27/2018

Meet Russia’s gay priest: “The church should reach out”

11/27/2018

It’s a warm afternoon in St. Petersburg, a crowd of shoppers fills the streets of Nevskiy Prospekt, the city’s main shopping street. None of the passersby seem…

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2018

The Third Gender of Southern Mexico

11/26/2018

“Which form should I use when I talk to you: feminine or masculine?” I asked Lukas Avendaño, who I had seen in trousers earlier in the day…

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2018

Trump trans troops move pulls supreme court further into political mire

11/24/2018

After the Trump administration asked the supreme court to issue an unusually quick ruling on the Pentagon’s policy of restricting military service by transgender people, critics said the request…

Global News

Added on: 11/25/2018

Barbados: A brush with death, a vigil for trans murder victims

11/24/2018

On the evening of Tuesday, November 20, 2018, I held the first candlelight vigil in Barbados for Trans and Gender Non-Conforming lives lost to transphobic and gender-based…

Global News

Added on: 11/23/2018

Transgender Remembrance Day, Yangon

11/23/2018

The dark surface of Inya Lake is illuminated by warm bobbing candles, pushed out by a small but dedicated crowd who has come in the evening to…

Global News

Added on: 11/20/2018

These photos capture the lives and loves of Myanmar’s trans community

11/19/2018

Grace Baey spent a month with transgender people in Myanmar’s commercial hub, Yangon. ‘I’ve been working with the trans community in Singapore for several years now, and…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2018

‘Waria’ Told to Leave Their Home in Jakarta Amid Anti-LGBT Campaign

11/18/2018

Seven transgender people in Sumur Utara, Klender, East Jakarta, have been told by residents to leave a boarding house they are currently staying at. “We, kampung Sumur residents,…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2018

Ukraine Transgender Rally Disrupted by Far-Right Militants

11/18/2018

Far-right militants in Ukraine have disrupted a march by transgender activists in the capital Kiev. Reports say two young women were attacked and mocked as they received…

Global News

Added on: 11/17/2018

Court Strikes Down Guyana anti-Transgender Law

11/14/2018

A Guyana anti-transgender law banning “cross-dressing” has been struck down, after it was used to target transgender people. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), an international court with…

Global News

Added on: 11/13/2018

CCJ Declares Guyana’s Cross-dressing Law Unconstitutional

11/13/2018

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that a law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in…

Global News

Added on: 08/16/2018

Germany has Approved Plans to Legally Recognise a Third Gender

08/15/2018

Germany’s government has approved plans to introduce a third gender on official forms. In November, the highest court in the country ruled in favour of an intersex person and…

Global News

Added on: 08/16/2018

Baker Who Refused to Make a Gay Wedding Cake Back in Court

08/16/2018

A baker who won a US Supreme Court battle over his refusal to bake a gay wedding-themed cake is again in the headlines, this time for turning…

Global News

Added on: 08/16/2018

‘She Insulted My Manhood’: Murder Underlines Turkey’s LGBT Backlash

08/16/2018

In a country where anti-gay violence is often excused as unjust provocation, a fatal shooting has raised fresh fears. Simge Avcı loved practical jokes, says her roommate Bahar,…

Global News

Added on: 07/09/2018

Pride in London Sorry After Anti-Trans Protest

07/08/2018

Pride in London organizers have apologized after anti-trans protesters “forced their way to the front of the parade”. Members of lesbian and feminist group Get The L…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 02/01/2018

Asociación ALFIL – Identidades en diálogo

Programs: Integrated Health Services: ALFIL is providing preventative and comprehensive medical, psychological services to improve the sexual, bodily and mental health particularly of the trans, intersex, and…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 02/01/2018

REDLACTRANS – Latin America and the Caribbean Network of Trans Persons

REDLACTRANS leads the effort to truly know the extent of anti-transgender discrimination and violence across Central America. Their new report, exposes these human rights violations, and demands that Central…