On the March

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Poland: To understand the month of rainbow pride, one must first experience rainbow shame

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Why are we celebrating Pride Month? The history that we commemorate in this way can be recalled quickly and efficiently. But it's not the Stonewall riots that the people who get pissed off at the rainbow logos of their favorite corporations and equality marches are not what they want. People want to know why you can't be proud to be straight, or why someone should be proud of something that is not an achievement. It will not be a bold statement if I say that these questions are asked rather rhetorically.

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UN Free & Equal: Stand Up for LGBTIQ+ Migrants!

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For many lesbian, gay, bi, trans, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people, leaving their communities in search of a safer and more welcoming place to call home is the only way to find a job, get access to healthcare or find safety from poverty, family rejection, criminalization, threats and violence.

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Rainbow Railroad Works to Rescue 60 LGBT Victims Overseas With End of Year Campaign

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The Rainbow Railroad receives thousands of requests for foreign help each year. In countries like Egypt, Russia, Uganda and Indonesia, LGBT people face abuse. The 60 in 60 campaign hopes to help 60 people move to safety and conclude 2020 with a spirit of generosity and mercy.

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Turkey: METU Pride Parade case has been postponed to 30 April!

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The METU LGBTI + Pride Parade case was postponed to 30 April 2021 because the prosecutor did not prepare his opinion: "We know that it was taken on Human Rights Day to undermine the international solidarity created for this case where LGBTI + activists were tried."

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Turkey: The only just outcome is the acquittal of the METU Pride human rights defenders

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We call on the trial prosecutor to recommend the acquittal of all the human rights defenders, and for all the relevant authorities in Turkey to ensure that the security forces and METU administration uphold the right to freedom of peaceful assembly as enshrined in domestic law and international human rights law.

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Police brutality: Activists demand ICASA boycott of Uganda

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African human rights defenders are seeking to move the preeminent African anti-AIDS conference out of Uganda because of human rights abuses by Uganda’s police and security agencies. Forty-nine people were reported dead as of Monday evening during two days of violent riots in Ugandan cities and towns.

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Poland: 'Sex is not a crime' the women protesting the new abortion law

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As Poland attempts to pass a new abortion law that amounts to a near-total ban on terminations, including in cases where a baby is sure to die soon after birth, the country's biggest protests in four decades have erupted, with Polish women challenging church as well as state.

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Poland: What next with the Constitutional Tribunal Act on Abortion?

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The judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal tightening the abortion law has still not been published. Politicians connected with the ruling camp do not agree on the date of publication.

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France: Lesbians and of immigrant background: women in search of visibility

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Long absent from public debates in France, lesbians from immigrant backgrounds are increasingly making their voices heard in community, cultural and academic circles. Supported by militant and intellectual figures, sociological studies and artistic productions devoted to them arouse growing interest. Interview with researcher Salima Amari.

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Barbados: Opposing groups march over proposal to legalize same-sex unions

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Christians marching against Government’s proposal to legalize same-sex unions are being challenged by the group they are protesting against. When scores of Christians marched from Lower Estate, St George to Glebe playing field on Saturday, in that same parish, they were surprised to see about six people with placards in hand, in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.