On days like today, IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia), we don’t just raise flags and hashtags. We reclaim space. We tell the truth about our lives, our love, and the quiet revolutions happening in kitchens, matatus, WhatsApp groups, and under every roof that has dared to hold difference. (more…)
UN Trans Advocacy Week (TAW) is an international advocacy initiative run by six partners: Transgender Europe (TGEU); The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights (RFSL); Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE); the Asia-Pacific Transgender Network (APTN); East Africa Trans Health and Advocacy Network (EATHAN); and Read more…
We realize that the COVID-19 outbreak is causing much uncertainty around the world, especially for people living with and affected by HIV. Here you can find the latest HIV and COVID-19 related information and ways that you can get involved. Read More @ IASociety.org
In this pioneering report, “Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ people”, OutRight Action International documents the effects of the pandemic on LGBTIQ people. While the COVID-19 pandemic leaves no country and no individual unaffected, drawing on almost 60 rapid research interviews conducted with LGBTIQ people in 38 Read more…
By Megha Mohan Gender and identity correspondent 29 April 2020 International transgender rights groups are warning global coronavirus lockdown restrictions have led to trans people being denied healthcare. Many have had surgeries delayed, and some are struggling to access hormone therapy and counselling services. Gender reassignment surgeries have been delayed Read more…