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LGBTI Freedom of Artistic Expression

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Freemuse operates within an international human rights and legal framework which upholds the principles of accountability, participation, equality, non-discrimination and cultural diversity. We document violations of artistic freedom and leverage evidence-based advocacy at international, regional and national levels for better protection of all people, including those at risk.

Brazil: A Huge Concrete Vagina Sculpture is Drawing Attention to Women’s Rights

Artwork that vividly depicts or celebrates the vagina in some way is a territory that’s as well-trodden as still life paintings of bowls of fruit, but nevertheless, a global uprising of conservative mentalities has recently resulted in vagina artwork being deemed controversial

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Poland: Farmers cure Polish society of homophobia. Interview with Daniel Rycharski

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We show that the divisions we have in mind created by the media and politicians about Polish society are untrue. These divisions are different. The "Family Care" project is a step in improving relationships. If it were held every year, for example 10 years, I think it would be a very big change.

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UK: Writing on the wall: why trans and nonbinary people in Bristol are speaking out

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The painting of the mural was prompted in part by the demoralising conclusion to a political rollercoaster of a summer, as trans people awaited a statement on proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) intended to make civil matters such as marriage and funerals more straightforward for trans people.

Australia: Just A Bunch Of Amazing Queer Black And Indigenous Artists To Support

Stonewall couldn’t have happened without Black and brown LGBTIQ folk, such as black trans activists, Marsha P Johnson and Miss Major. Black lives, Black LGBTIQ lives, always have and always will matter. Our community needs to remember this, and support them.

Filmmaker and Activist Tourmaline on How to Freedom Dream

The thing is, freedom dreaming isn’t just about the big things—the huge world changes that we are manifesting in our movements, like police and prison abolition, free universal healthcare, and gender self-determination for all.

US: Terrence McNally, celebrated playwright who chronicled gay lives, dies at 81 from coronavirus

Terrence McNally, a prolific, much-honored playwright who rose to the forefront of American theater with a humane and lyrical style in works such as “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class,” died March 24 at a hospital in Sarasota, Fla. He was 81.

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US: Sale of Keith Haring Mural Ensures Continuation of LGBTQ-Friendly Parish

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The Church of the Ascension in Manhattan has sold an iconic mural by the late artist Keith Haring for a whopping $3.9 million. The church’s pastor, Fr. Daniel Kearney, hopes this sale will keep the doors open for this LGBTQ-affirming Catholic Church.