After outcry Ghana’s government have cancelled the conference bringing together LGBT+ leaders, which would have been the first of its kind in West Africa where LGBT+ rights remains taboo. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu [Read Here] ACCRA, March 12 (Openly) – Ghana’s government has said it will not allow a major Read more…
After a company establishes trans inclusive policies, practices and benefits – the focus turns to how to bring these policies and practices to life. Watch the video and get inspired for the work ahead to create truly warm and welcoming workplaces for all. See more and download the toolkit at Read more…
Portugal has passed a law that allows transgender people to change their legal gender under a “self determination” system. The new law, which makes Portugal the sixth European country to adopt a “self-ID” gender recognition law, passed through the country’s parliament on Friday by a reported vote of 109-106. It Read more…
Videos, Report Highlight Issues of Identity, Activism (Beirut, April 16, 2018) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activists from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa are defying state-sponsored repression and social stigma, Human Rights Watch and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) said in Read more…