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August 30, 2024 News Release

Dominican Republic: Court Reviews Laws Against Gay Sex

LGBT Officers in Police, Armed Forces Face Discrimination

Officers of the Dominican Republic's armed forces take part in a parade to celebrate the country's independence in Santo Domingo on February 27, 2012.
August 7, 2024 News Release

Russia: Repressive Laws Used to Crush Civic Freedoms

Government Should Foster Environment Allowing Civil Society to Thrive

Illustration of a hand pinning labels onto people
July 31, 2024 Dispatches

Nepal Supreme Court Rules Trans Woman Is a Woman

National Directive Needed to Uphold Basic Rights

Rukshana Kapali at her home in Patan near Kathmandu, Nepal, August 29, 2018.
July 29, 2024 News Release

Ghana: Supreme Court Upholds Colonial-Era Anti-LGBT Law

Upholds Harmful Criminal Provisions as Government Considers Even Worse Bill

Angele Maxine, opposing the Anti LGBT bill in Accra in November 2023.
July 23, 2024 Dispatches

South Korea’s Supreme Court Affirms Rights of Same-Sex Partners

Landmark Decision Upholds LGBT People’s Right to Health Insurance Benefits

So Seong-wook, left, and Kim Yong Min leave the Supreme Court building in Seoul, South Korea, July 18, 2024.
July 18, 2024 Dispatches

Cameroon First Daughter Calls for Decriminalization of Same-Sex Conduct

Brenda Biya’s Statement Highlights Plight of Sexual Minorities

A person wearing a red shirt poses for a photo behind a gate
July 15, 2024 Commentary

The Struggle to Reclaim Autonomy in the Two-Spirit Movement

NYC Pride March: WorldPride 2019 | Stonewall 50, 5th Avenue, NYC, Manhattan, New York, United States - 30 Jun 2019. Members of the Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples Association march during World Pride in New York City, June 30, 2019.
July 15, 2024 UPR

Human Rights Watch's Universal Periodic Review Submission on Iraq

48th Session of the UPR Review Working Group, 4th Cycle

July 11, 2024 Dispatches

‘Dark Day’ in Malawi for Rights of LGBT People

Constitutional Court Upholds Criminalization of Same-Sex Conduct

A young transgender woman at a friend’s house seeking temporary shelter in Lilongwe, Malawi.
July 10, 2024 Dispatches

Kazakhstan Should Reject Attempt to Curtail LGBT People’s Rights

Discriminatory Petition Threatens Fundamental Freedoms

A rainbow LGBT pride flag.
July 8, 2024 Commentary

We Need to Reclaim Pan-Africanism Through Love—for Everyone

© 2016 Pride Afrique
July 1, 2024 Commentary

As Governments Demonize LGBTQ+ Rights, Children Lose the Most

Students hold stickers about to be placed on a new all-gender bathroom as members of the cheer squad applaud at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, WA on May 17, 2016.
July 1, 2024 Dispatches

Using AI to Fight Trafficking Is Dangerous

Language Models Built on Stereotypes Will Exacerbate Harm

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June 27, 2024 Dispatches

Peru Walks Back Anti-Trans Guidance in Health System

Removing Outdated Pathologizing Terms, A Step Toward Dignity

Peruvians protest in front of Peru's Ministry of Health against a presidential decree classifying transgender identities as mental health conditions in Lima, Peru, May 17, 2024.
June 27, 2024 Commentary

As Fewer Anti-LGBTQ Bills Pass, The Fight Gets Harder

A growing indifference to suffering that is baked into the legal system

An activist wears a the transgender pride flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson, US, March 20, 2023.

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