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Haiti’s Tears: A Letter from Sergia Galván to Her Fellow Feminists in Latin America and the Caribbean
January 26, 2010| Contributed by
A letter from IGLHRC's partner Colectiva Mujer y Salud, a Dominican feminist group helping with relief efforts in Haiti Dear friends, I returned from Haiti this morning and it is hard to put into words what I witnessed there. The smell of death clouds your senses. Thousands of people are trapped and crying beneath the rubble, and you are unable to help them. People seem to be staring into another world, their eyes flashes of lightning fleeing the horror.
L LLANTO DE HAITI: Carta de Sergia Galván a las compañeras feministas de América Latina y el Caribe
January 22, 2010| Contributed by
Queridas amigas, regresé en la madrugada de hoy de Haití, todo lo que pueda contar es poco. El olor a muerte nubla la razón, los miles de cuerpos atrapados y llorando debajo de los escombros te hacen sentir una migaja, las personas parecen mirar a otro mundo, sus ojos parecen relámpagos que huyen del horror.
Meanwhile, in Senegal
January 21, 2010| Contributed by
Read the op-ed Meanwhile, in Senegal by IGLHRC’s Cary Alan Johnson and Ryan Thoreson in MetroWeekly which contextualizes the vehement global response against the proposed Anti-Homosexuality bill in Uganda in light of other instances of grave human rights violations against LGBT people in Africa.
Excerpt:
Africa: The Threats of Homophobia
January 12, 2010| Contributed by
IGLHRC's Monica Mbaru was interviewed by Afronline (http://www.afronline.org) about LGBT community in Uganda and Africa.
Excerpt:
Where does this idea of homosexuality as a Western concept come from?
Iran: Transgender People No Longer Classified as "Mentally Sick"
January 7, 2010| Contributed by
Hossein Alizadeh
The following is a translation of a story written by the State-run Fars News Agency, and published January 7, 2010 on BBC Persian's Website. While the decision of the government not to classify transgender people as mentally disturbed is an important step forward, the language used by the government officials is both unfortunate and shows the challenges that the trans community faces in Iran.
US State Dept. Receives Assurance that President Museveni Will Stop Progress on Anti-Gay Bill in Uganda
December 21, 2009| Contributed by
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, met with approximately 30 advocacy leaders last week to highlight the State Department’s efforts to condemn an “Anti-Homosexuality” bill that is being debated in Uganda. The briefing was organized by the Public Affairs Bureau and provided a candid recount of U.S. diplomatic efforts to speak out against this unprecedented assault on basic human rights.
Pushing the envelope further: imMORAL Protest March for LGBT Rights
December 15, 2009| Contributed by
By: Ging Cristobal, IGLHRC Project Coordinator for Asia and Pacific Islands
“Opposing Grave Human Rights Violations on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”
December 10, 2009| Contributed by
Thursday, December 10th 2009 at 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York
Remember positive and at-risk LGBT on World AIDS Day
December 1, 2009| Contributed by
Today is the 21st annual World AIDS Day, held on December 1st each year to raise awareness of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and to honor the memory of those who have died from HIV/AIDS and those who continue to live with the disease. This year’s World AIDS Day theme is Universal Access and Human Rights.
"The Current" Interviews Monica Mbaru and SMUG on LGBTs in Uganda
October 27, 2009| Contributed by
The Current, a radio show in Canada hosted by Anna Maria Tremonti, did a piece on the current situation of LGBT people in Uganda in light of new proposed legislation that would further criminalize homosexuality and create penalties for people who support the rights of LGBT people.
Listen to the report on The Current's website.
Caster Semenya runs “like a man”?
September 9, 2009| Contributed by
Caster Semenya has done the unthinkable in women’s sports: she runs “like a man.” Besting her sister runners by a longshot in the 800 meters in the World Championships in Berlin a few weeks ago, she drew the instant condemnation that girls across the decades have drawn whenever they are too smart in class, too forceful in the board room, too strong in the gym, or too accomplished in the workplace.
Out of the Closet and Into the Streets (Sort of)
September 8, 2009| Contributed by
The night before Budapest’s LGBT Pride march, the tension was real. Annual LGBT Pride festivals have been held no fewer than 14 times in this Eastern European city, but in 2007 and 2008, marchers were verbally and physically attacked by counter-demonstrators—skinheads and far-right extremists—and assaulted with eggs, firecrackers and petrol bombs. Riot police used water cannons and tear gas to separate rioters from marchers and detained 45 people.
IGLHRC’s Executive Director at Budapest’s Gay Pride
September 4, 2009| Contributed by
IGLHRC’s Executive Director, Cary Alan Johnson, will march in Budapest’s 2009 Gay Pride parade, which will be held on September 5th in the Hungarian capital. Cary’s report, along with multimedia files from the event, will be posted on IGLHRC’s blog next week.
“They Can Spot us a Mile Away.” The Dangers of Being Different in Kayseri
June 12, 2009| Contributed by
Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation with a police officer who works with refugees in Kayseri. I asked her about the relationship between the local police and members of the LGBT refugee community. She said that the police have only one problem with the refugees: “Some of them dress very provocatively.