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Sayan Bhattacharya: Memory, Invisibility, and Trans and Hijra Persons in India
Sayan Bhattacharya (they/them) is a Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota, as well as a queer and trans rights activist in India. In this piece we…
Yi Yang: Judicial Activist, Program Officer – LGBT Rights Advocacy, China
Yi Yang is a co-founder and program officer for LGBT Rights Advocacy, an organization that fights for LGBTIQ+ rights through impact litigation supported by a large group of LGBTIQ+ lawyers. In our…
Peter Murimi – Documentary Filmmaker, Kenya
Peter Murimi is a producer and documentary filmmaker whose work is often featured on the BBC. His film, “I am Samuel” follows a queer Kenyan man navigating his identity while struggling with…
Kevin Mwachiro: Author-Podcaster-Journalist, Kenya
Kevin Mwachiro is a man of many talents. He is a published author, podcaster, film festival curator, and former journalist. However, his true passion lies in telling Kenyan stories, specifically queer stories.…
Latest Global LGBTI News
ADDED ON: 04/12/2021
Anti-LGBT+ groups are now pushing voter suppression and anti-vax conspiracy theories
In an unsurprising development, a cluster of right-wing groups that actively campaign for anti-trans bills are also backing voter suppression and anti-vaccine conspiracies. New restrictions that could see tougher limits on early…
ADDED ON: 04/12/2021
Brunel Museum seeks LGBTQ+ engineers to change perceptions
The Brunel Museum is looking to work with engineers who identify as LGBTQ+ to help change perceptions of what makes an engineer. The museum plans to create a series of films to…
ADDED ON: 04/12/2021
Putin Officially Bans Same-Sex Marriage In Russia And Stops Transgender People Adopting
Russian president Vladimir Putin has put a ban on same-sex marriage and transgender adoptions, in a huge blow for LGBTQ+ rights. Putin officially changed the country’s constitution on a number of issues…
ADDED ON: 04/12/2021
Backlash in Iran after academic calls for ‘removing gays’ from Tehran
Activists launched a petition against an Iranian academic and theatre director who was slammed for making homophobic remarks in an outrageous rant against the Iran's LGBTQ+ community. Last month, Ghotboddin Sadegh told…
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