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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Removing Outdated Pathologizing Terms, A Step Toward Dignity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.
June 25, 2024 Dispatches

Namibia Court Decriminalizes Consensual Same-Sex Conduct

A Major Step for Equality, Nondiscrimination, and Inclusion in Africa

People hold banners in support of LGBTQ rights outside the high court which made a landmark ruling in favor of LGBTQ communities in Windhoek, Namibia, June 21, 2024.
June 21, 2024 Commentary

Women’s Autonomy Is Foundational to Queer Justice

Human rights activists Mamiko Moda and Satoko Nagamura with their son, who they had in Japan using a donor.
June 18, 2024 Dispatches

Victory for Same-Sex Marriage in Thailand

Other Asia-Pacific Governments Should Follow Example of LGBT Rights Progress

People in Bangkok hold rainbow flags celebrating the passage of Thailand’s Marriage Equality Act, June 18, 2024.
June 12, 2024 Commentary

Treacherous Internet: Cyber-Criminalization of LGBT People

Illustration of a man looking at his phone on his bed
June 10, 2024 Dispatches

Court Orders Guanajuato, Mexico to Recognize Trans Identities

State Congress Should Comply, Create Legal Gender Recognition Procedure

A plenary session of the Congress of Guanajuato on June 9, 2022 in Guanajuato City, Mexico. © 2022 Congreso del Estado Guanajuato
June 6, 2024 Commentary

Beyond Decriminalization of Same-Sex Relations

A person holding a cell phone is followed by shadowed men on the street
June 4, 2024 Commentary

LGBT at 20: Triumphs and Challenges for Rights Around the World

Protesters of Kentucky Senate Bill SB150, known as the Transgender Health Bill, cheer on speakers during a rally on the lawn of the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort, March 29, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File
May 30, 2024 Commentary

Decriminalizing Gay Sex: A Universal Human Rights Imperative

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