LGBTQ Nation Quotes Outright on Practices Used to "Prove Homosexuality"

On July 15, 2022 LGBTQ Nation published an article quoting Outright's Senior Director of Law, Policy & Research, Neela Ghoshal, on the global strategy for ending forced anal examinations for people "suspected" of being LGBTIQ. Falsely used to "prove homosexuality," these practices are categorically pseudoscientific, violent, and nonconsensual. In the article, Ghoshal states these practices are "...not something subject to the same kind of political winds as decriminalization because it can be achieved through regulation...The approach is 'how can we get a Ministry of Health order or an order from the Ministry of Justice calling for an end to these exams.'" For more, read the full article here.