Transgender and Intersex Issues

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Added on: 06/07/2021

KILL THE BILLS: PROTESTERS RALLY IN SYDNEY AGAINST MARK LATHAM’S ANTI-TRANS LAWS

06/06/2021

As a pair of “transphobic” law reforms proposed by One Nation’s Mark Latham make their way through the NSW parliament, community groups are amping up their rally…

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Added on: 06/06/2021

‘Gay conversion therapy roadshow’ hits WA churches with ‘reformed’ gay man at the helm

6/4/21

A ‘gay conversion therapy’ roadshow visiting West Australian churches has sparked outrage and renewed pressure on state and federal governments to outlaw the controversial practice. Albany Baptist…

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Added on: 06/05/2021

The Lives Of LGBTQ+ Youth In Puerto Rico Are In Danger — More Than Ever

6/4/21

A transgender woman, Mila García, was 12 years old when she started conversion therapy in Puerto Rico. Her parents found a love letter she had exchanged with…

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Added on: 06/05/2021

Tax rebate for Bangladesh companies hiring transgender people

6/4/21

Bangladesh has declared a tax rebate for companies hiring transgender people to boost the government’s social inclusion efforts for the marginalised group in the Muslim-majority South Asian…

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Added on: 05/31/2021

In a first, Gurugram administration organises Covid vaccination for transgender community, sex workers

05/30/2021

In a unique initiative by the Gurugram administration, a special vaccination camp was organised for the transgender community and sex workers, who live in the Millennium City….

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Added on: 05/30/2021

Why Twitter and Instagram are inviting people to share their pronouns

05/27/2021

Are you a he or a she? A they or a ze? If you’re on Instagram, you can now choose from a list of more than 10…

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Added on: 05/29/2021

WATCH: Transgender Albanians battle taboos

05/28/2021

Transgender people find little acceptance in conservative societies like Albania. After years of isolation, members of the transgender community decided to confront taboos by launching a photo…

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Added on: 05/28/2021

Dior chooses Chinese transgender star as an ambassador for its new fragrance campaign

05/27/2021

Dior, the French house owned by LVMH, the largest luxury group in the world, is collaborating with China’s transgender celebrity Jin Xing for a campaign centred on…

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Added on: 05/27/2021

World’s largest gaming service Twitch adds ‘transgender’ tag

05/26/2021

The world’s largest game streaming service Twitch has said that players will be able to add a transgender label to their videos – a move the company…

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Added on: 05/27/2021

Americans Strongly Support Trans Rights — In Some Cases

05/26/2021

Americans strongly support trans service members being in the military — even as they say trans athletes should compete in sports according to the sex listed on…

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Added on: 05/26/2021

Japan: New Momentum to Reform Transgender Law

05/25/2021

Transgender people in Japan face continuing barriers to changing their legally recognized gender, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Japanese government should heed…

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Added on: 05/25/2021

No safe haven: gay and transgender Africans fleeing persecution at home attacked in refugee camps

05/24/2021

When Bijoux Ferrazza realised she was transgender, she took a good look around her. Transgender women are nowhere to be seen in Cameroon. Every once in a…

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Added on: 05/25/2021

Hong Kong’s Transgender Community Speaks Out Against Stigma

05/24/2021

In Hong Kong, transgender people are far from accepted. Members of the community spoke out against discrimination after a survey published ahead of the International Day Against…

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Added on: 05/23/2021

Ukraine march in support of more transgender rights

5/22/21

Scores of people rallied in Ukraine on Saturday in support of the Trangender and LGBT community. Crowds gathered in the capital Kyiv, waving flags and chanting as…

World Voices

Added on: 05/19/2021

Daniel Martinovic – Rainbow Families, Croatia

Ryan Eakins

Alturi Contributor

Daniel Martinovic is an individual that shows the true fundamental qualities of friendship and advocacy. During 2015, he dove into LGBTI work when two of his friends,…

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Added on: 05/19/2021

Transgender women allowed to play women’s rugby in France

06/18/2021

The French rugby federation (FFR) has voted unanimously in favor of allowing transgender women to play women’s rugby as of next season. The decision goes against advice…

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Added on: 05/18/2021

Lithuanian Gay League head calls for partnership law, special plan for LGBT people

05/17/2021

VILNIUS – Vladimir Simonko, head of the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL), said on Monday that he expects the parliament to have the political will to pass a…

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Added on: 05/18/2021

Veteran lawyer Alice Nkom on fighting for LGBT rights in Cameroon

05/17/2021

To mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we speak to Alice Nkom. She became Cameroon’s first female lawyer in her early 20s and now…

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Added on: 05/17/2021

Turkish media watchdog issues fine over interview with transgender woman

05/16/2021

Turkey’s media watchdog has issued a fine against an internet series for airing a broadcast that featured a trans actress, Duvar English news site reported on Sunday….

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Added on: 05/17/2021

UK government to host its first global conference on LGBTQ+ rights

05/16/2021

The UK government’s first-ever global conference on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights is to be hosted in London next year, as ministers race to fulfil pledges…

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Added on: 05/17/2021

Iran: How transgender people survive ultraconservative rule

05/26/2021

Iran’s state subsidizes gender reassignment surgery while prohibiting homosexuality. A long and continuing history of activism has helped transgender people bolster their community despite the discrimination they…

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Added on: 05/16/2021

Police banned from participating in NYC Pride events and march through 2025

5/15/21

Police will be banned from participating in NYC Pride events, including its signature LGBTQ march, until 2025, the organization announced Saturday. NYC Pride is also working to…

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Added on: 05/15/2021

Two Spirit Society & Allies of North Dakota aims to improve life for LGBTQ people

5/14/21

Cardinal Red Bird has more than one story about the verbal abuse he listened to in his on-and-off stays on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in central…

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Added on: 05/15/2021

Pakistan: How has COVID impacted the LGBT community?

5/14/21

The coronavirus pandemic has made being LGBT+ in Pakistan significantly more difficult, in a country where those communities already face numerous challenges, including systemic oppression, social stigma…

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Added on: 05/15/2021

Call for intersex inclusion as House panel excludes ‘intersex’ in sex definition of proposed anti-discrimination law

5/14/21

A conservative politician – Deputy Speaker Bienvenido Abante Jr. – succeeded in pushing for the exclusion of the term “intersex” from the definition of sex in the…

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Added on: 05/15/2021

Fear breeds bravery as LGBT+ S.Africans resist ‘war on queerness’

5/13/21

Three months ago, Chippa Mohanoe’s fiancée was stabbed in the neck and killed in front of their neighbours in South Africa’s Sebokeng township. Every day since, Mohanoe…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 05/14/2021

Guatemala LGBTI: Discrimination and Migration

Alexander Champeau

Alturi Contributor

Guatemala: LGBTI Interaction with Society and State As Equaldex notes, LGBTI rights in Guatemala are, at least on paper, quite elevated. The site notes that “homosexual activity”…

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Added on: 05/14/2021

Cameroon Sentences Transgender Women to 5 Years in Prison

05/13/2021

Two transgender women were sentenced to five years in prison in Cameroon this week after they were found guilty of “attempted homosexuality” and public indecency, the latest…

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Added on: 05/14/2021

Benin: Threat On Transgender People and Their Defenders Following Assault On Three of Them

05/13/2021

Authorities in Benin must immediately take all necessary measures to protect transgender people and the associations that defend them, after three transgender women were forced to undress,…

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Added on: 05/13/2021

‘It’s discrimination’: Beach resort issues ban on transgender people

05/21/2021

The local LGBT community slammed a local resort over alleged discrimination in its Facebook post announcing a ban on transgender people. The management of Isla Reta Beach…