Kyle Knight

Former Associate Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Articles

August 19, 2021 Dispatches

Global Covid-19 Vaccine Equity Should Get a ‘Booster’ Too
July 16, 2021 Dispatches

New York City Hospitals Prohibit Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries
June 30, 2021 Dispatches

'X' Passports in US Mark Shift Toward Respecting Gender Diversity
May 21, 2021 Dispatches

A Gold Medal for Homophobia in Japan
May 10, 2021 Commentary

An International Pandemic Treaty Should Center on Human Rights
April 28, 2021 Dispatches

New York City Government Votes to Promote Intersex Rights
April 7, 2021 Dispatches

How to Chart an Equitable Exit from the Pandemic
January 28, 2021 Dispatches

77 Lashes for a Gay Couple in Indonesia
January 14, 2021 Dispatches

Momentum Builds Around Intersex Protection in India
December 1, 2020 Dispatches

Netherlands Apologizes for Transgender Sterilizations

Reports

February 15, 2024

“We Have to Beg So Many People”

Human Rights Violations in Nepal’s Legal Gender Recognition Practices
December 15, 2021

“People Can’t Be Fit into Boxes”

Thailand’s Need for Legal Gender Recognition
May 25, 2021

“The Law Undermines Dignity”

Momentum to Revise Japan’s Legal Gender Recognition Process
March 4, 2021

Future Choices

Charting an Equitable Exit from the Covid-19 Pandemic
December 4, 2020

“They’re Chasing Us Away from Sport”

Human Rights Violations in Sex Testing of Elite Women Athletes
February 12, 2020

“My Teacher Said I Had a Disease”

Barriers to the Right to Education for LGBT Youth in Vietnam
March 19, 2019

“A Really High Hurdle”

Japan’s Abusive Transgender Legal Recognition Process
December 11, 2018

No Support

Russia’s “Gay Propaganda” Law Imperils LGBT Youth
July 1, 2018

“Scared in Public and Now No Privacy”

Human Rights and Public Health Impacts of Indonesia’s Anti-LGBT Moral Panic
October 26, 2017

A Changing Paradigm

US Medical Provider Discomfort with Intersex Care Practices
July 25, 2017

“I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me”

Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Children in the US
December 23, 2016

“I Want to Live With My Head Held High”

Abuses in Bangladesh’s Legal Recognition of Hijras
August 10, 2016

“These Political Games Ruin Our Lives”

Indonesia’s LGBT Community Under Threat
May 5, 2016

“The Nail That Sticks Out Gets Hammered Down”

LGBT Bullying and Exclusion in Japanese Schools
July 23, 2015

“That’s When I Realized I Was Nobody”

A Climate of Fear for LGBT People in Kazakhstan

Kyle Knight

Articles

Global Covid-19 Vaccine Equity Should Get a ‘Booster’ Too

New York City Hospitals Prohibit Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries

'X' Passports in US Mark Shift Toward Respecting Gender Diversity

A Gold Medal for Homophobia in Japan

An International Pandemic Treaty Should Center on Human Rights

New York City Government Votes to Promote Intersex Rights

How to Chart an Equitable Exit from the Pandemic

77 Lashes for a Gay Couple in Indonesia

Momentum Builds Around Intersex Protection in India

Netherlands Apologizes for Transgender Sterilizations

Reports

“We Have to Beg So Many People”

“People Can’t Be Fit into Boxes”

“The Law Undermines Dignity”

Future Choices

“They’re Chasing Us Away from Sport”

“My Teacher Said I Had a Disease”

“A Really High Hurdle”

No Support

“Scared in Public and Now No Privacy”

A Changing Paradigm

“I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me”

“I Want to Live With My Head Held High”

“These Political Games Ruin Our Lives”

“The Nail That Sticks Out Gets Hammered Down”

“That’s When I Realized I Was Nobody”

Other Writing

Humanitarian Exchange: Making disaster risk reduction and relief programmes LGBTI inclusive: examples from Nepal

UNICEF/UN Women: Understanding the needs and capacities of LGBTI persons in disasters and emergencies

Emory International Law Review: Establishing A Third Gender Category in Nepal: Process and Prognosis

Forced Migration Review: gender identity and disaster response in Nepal

Protecting Rights, Saving Lives