Ryan Thoreson
Ryan Thoreson is a specialist in the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Ryan clerked for the Honorable Scott M. Matheson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and was a research fellow at OutRight Action International. He is the author of Transnational LGBT Activism: Working for Sexual Rights Worldwide (University of Minnesota Press, 2014). Ryan holds a law degree from Yale Law School, a Doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a bachelor’s degree in government and studies of women, gender, and sexuality from Harvard University.
Articles Authored
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November 8, 2023
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October 30, 2023
South Korean Court Upholds Military 'Sodomy' Law
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October 5, 2023
Philippine Drag Artist Arrested for ‘Offending Religion’
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June 30, 2023
US Supreme Court Erodes Anti-Discrimination Laws
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June 22, 2023
US Courts Block Anti-Trans Legislation
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June 1, 2023
Marriage Equality Gets a Boost in South Korea
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June 1, 2023
This Pride Month, Support LGBTQ+ People
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May 26, 2023
Namibian Court Recognizes Foreign Same-Sex Marriages
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December 8, 2022
US Congress Protects Right to Marry
Reports Authored
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“I Just Try to Make It Home Safe”
Violence and the Human Rights of Transgender People in the United States
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“All We Want is Equality”
Religious Exemptions and Discrimination against LGBT People in the United States
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