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November 24, 2021 Dispatches

Biden Administration Confronts US Anti-Trans Violence

State and Federal Lawmakers Should Address Structural Discrimination

A person wearing a shirt that says "Black Trans Lives Matter (Las vidas negras trans importan)" at a rally
November 24, 2021 Dispatches

LGBT Qataris Call Foul Ahead of 2022 World Cup

LGBT Qataris at Risk Despite Gestures Toward Inclusion

A general view of the Al Thumama Stadium is seen in Doha, Qatar, October 22, 2021. The stadium will be one of the venues for the 2022 World Cup.
November 24, 2021 Report

South Africa: Broken Promises to Aid Gender-Based Violence Survivors

Improve Shelter Funding; Increase Access for Sex Workers, LGBT, Undocumented Survivors

General view during the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) protest march organized by the Office of The Premier in collaboration with Phepha Foundation on April 26, 2021 in Durban, South Africa.
November 20, 2021 Dispatches

Intersex Person Victim of Horrific Attack in Cameroon

Perpetrators Should Be Held Accountable

A blurry screenshot from a video showing a mob of men
November 19, 2021 Commentary

To Stop Anti-Transgender Violence, Lawmakers Must Address Its Roots

Participants in the National Trans Visibility March in downtown Orlando, Florida on October 9, 2021. © 2021 Sipa USA via AP
November 19, 2021 Statement

Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Russian LGBT Rights Activists under Attack

Russian blogger, Zhenya Svetski, stands with a sign reading “I am not ‘gay propaganda’” in Moscow, December 2018.
November 18, 2021 News Release

United States: Transgender People at Risk of Violence

State Laws Stoke Bias; Black Trans Women at Greatest Risk

Framed photos placed on the ground around chalk writing that says "Black trans lives matter #allthetime"
November 16, 2021 News Release

New Olympic Framework Backs Inclusion

New Guidelines Push Back on Discriminatory ‘Sex Testing’ Practices

Person holding image of athletes in a race.
November 10, 2021 News Release

Papua New Guinea: Address Abuses Raised at UN Review

Countries Criticize Failures on Women’s and LGBT Rights and the Death Penalty

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November 10, 2021 Commentary

A Discriminatory System Killed a Transgender Man in Egypt

By reforming its own system, Egypt can influence positive changes in other countries in the region and lead the way for clear and accessible legal gender recognition mechanisms.

The transgender pride flag.
October 28, 2021 News Release

Tunisia: Attack on Director of LGBT Group

Police Officers Suspected; Investigation Needed

Badr Baabou, director of Damj Association for Justice and Equality, following his assault by suspected police officers in Tunisia. © 2021 Badr Baabou
October 21, 2021 News Release

Germany: Include Trans People in Coalition Agreement

Existing Gender Recognition Procedure Violates Human Rights

A demonstrator on a march in Oldenburg, Germany, on Christopher Street Day 2021, holds a sign with the inscription “I am ‘Trans’ and that's good!” September 21, 2021. © 2021 Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
October 18, 2021 Dispatches

Australia Moves Closer to Ending Harmful Intersex Surgeries

Rights Body Urges End to Early ‘Normalizing’ Interventions on Children

The Intersex flag
October 18, 2021 Dispatches

India’s Medical Curriculum Gets LGBTI Update

Removing Discriminatory Portrayals a Step Toward Rights-Respecting Care

A participant waves a flag during Queer Azadi Pride, an event promoting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights, in Mumbai, India on February 1, 2020.
October 14, 2021 News Release

Kuwait: Quash Conviction Against Transgender Woman

Free Expression, Privacy Rights Violated

Maha al-Mutairi, a 40-year-old Kuwaiti transgender woman. © 2021 Maha al-Mutairi.

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