Tag: LGBTIQ
Photo credit Photo by Brad Hamilton - Rikki Nathanson at OutRight Annual Award Gala
OutRight Honours Courageous LGBTIQ Activists in New York
On the evening of May 7, 2019, at the organisation’s annual Celebration of Courage gala, Outright Action International honoured Rikki Nathanson, founder of Trans* Research, Education, Advocacy & Training, with the Felipa De Souza Award.
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Commission on the Status of Women Agrees Inclusive Conclusions Despite Backlash
Despite an increasingly polarised environment and strong pressure against inclusivity and diversity, the 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the foremost intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality, came to a close late on Friday, March 22, with participating states having agreed conclusions which aim to strengthen the rights of all women to social protection systems, access to public services, and sustainable infrastructure.
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The Coalition for Family’s Referendum Fails to Constitutionally Ban Same-Sex Marriage in Romania
A victory for LGBTIQ people in Romania was won on Sunday, October 7 as an initiative to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Romania failed to garner enough votes to move any further in the political process.
Photo credit Photo By Michael Vadon [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
OutRight Reacts to Donald Trump’s Address at the UN General Assembly
Today, Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the opening of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
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There’s A New Proposed Crimes Against Humanity Treaty: But Where Are Women’s and LGBTI Rights?
A new international treaty is in the works, focusing on crimes against humanity such as massacres, torture, and rape.
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India’s Colonial-Area Ban On Same-Sex Relations Is Repealed
Today the Supreme Court of India made the historic decision to repeal the ban on same-sex relations. The colonial-era Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code made sexual behaviour «against the order of nature» illegal and punishable by imprisonment and served as a model for similar laws across the British Colonial Empire.