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November 22, 2017 Dispatches

Moscow Police Fail to Effectively Investigate Brutal Attack on LGBT Activists

Two Weeks Later No Sign of Criminal Case Opened

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November 20, 2017 Commentary

Marriage Discrimination Goes Global

As LGBT Couples Secure Rights, Opponents Campaign to Water Them Down

Police watch marchers holding signs and banners as they participate in a marriage equality march in central Sydney, Australia.
November 20, 2017 Dispatches

Eliminating Violence Against Transgender Women in the US

Abuses Linked to the Higher HIV Rates

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November 15, 2017 News Release

Australia: ‘Yes’ Vote to Marriage Equality

Parliament Should Adopt a Marriage Equality Bill Without Delay

Marchers hold signs and banners as they participate in a marriage equality march in central Sydney, Australia on October 21, 2017.
November 14, 2017 News Release

China: End Conversion Therapy in Medical Settings

Beijing Should Enact, Enforce Protection Against Abuses of LGBT People

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November 14, 2017 Statement

Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning Japan

79th pre-sessional working group

November 9, 2017 Commentary

California’s 3rd Gender is Only the Beginning for Intersex Rights

State Should Lead by Regulating Medically Unnecessary Surgery on Infants

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November 8, 2017 News Release

Pediatrics Bodies Support Intersex Child Autonomy

Medical Associations Advise Delay on Non-Emergency Surgery

Turks Head Surgery Center, where urologist Dr. Ilene Wong spoke to Human Rights Watch about shortcomings in providing care to patients with differences in sex development (DSD) and their families.
November 7, 2017 Dispatches

Singer Still Missing After Chechnya’s Anti-Gay Purge

Russia Should Investigate Zelim Bakaev’s Disappearance

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November 7, 2017 Dispatches

Sheltering Albania’s Gay Youth from Virulent Homophobia

Emergency Housing for LGBT Youth in Tirana, Albania

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November 6, 2017 Commentary

"Traditional Values": A Potent Weapon Against LGBT Rights

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November 6, 2017 Commentary

Suriname Debates Equal Rights

LGBT Groups Press for Parliamentary Action

Suriname Gay Pride, Paramaribo October 28, 2017
November 1, 2017 Dispatches

Egypt Doesn’t Speak for Africa on LGBT Issues

South Africa Should Distance Itself

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October 26, 2017 News Release

US: Doctors Need Intersex Care Standards

Professional Groups Should Stand Against Unnecessary Surgery

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October 24, 2017 Dispatches

Public Floggings in Indonesia Top 500

Sharia Punishment, Including for Same-Sex Relations, Imposed in Aceh

An Indonesian man is publicly caned for having gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia May 23, 2017.

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