A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender social …
Mar 16, 2023 · The increasing expansion of a global LGBT rights movement suffered a setback during the 1980s, as the gay male community was decimated by the Aids epidemic, demands for compassion and medical funding led to renewed coalitions between men and women as well as angry street theatre by groups like Aids Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) and Queer ...
Sexual orientation and gender diversity
Sexual orientation is a component of identity that includes sexual and emotional attraction to another person and the behavior and/or social affiliation that may result from this attraction. Gender identity is one’s self-identification as male, female, or an alternative gender.
LGBT Rights | Human Rights Watch
Nov 20, 2024 · People around the world face violence and inequality—and sometimes torture, even execution—because of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientation and gender identity are ...
Interview: Trump Poses More Threats to Rights of LGBT People
Nov 19, 2024 · US President-elect Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric concerning the rights of LGBT people is nothing new. His first term gives us a glimpse of what we can likely expect to see this time around.
New Mali Law Disastrous for LGBT People | Human Rights Watch
Nov 6, 2024 · Mali’s Transitional National Council passed a law on October 31 that makes homosexuality a criminal offense. The new legislation will intensify risks of stigma, discrimination, and violence ...
Russia: First Convictions Under LGBT ‘Extremist’ Ruling
Feb 15, 2024 · It calls the LGBT movement an “inherently destructive ideological mechanism of influence,” which facilitates the “self-destruction of society, weakens family ties, harms moral health, and ...
Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
A Clockwork Lavender: Sexology, Psychology and the LGBTQ+ Community Investigates scientific understandings about sexual orientation and gender identity over the course of the 20th century, spotlighting the researchers and activists whose work had a profound impact on the lives of countless LGBTQ+ individuals.
LGBT at 20: Triumphs and Challenges for Rights Around the World
Jun 4, 2024 · Marking its 20th anniversary, the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch authored this collection of articles to present an exploration of the challenges LGBT people face globally. Through this ...
Global Trends in LGBT Rights During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Feb 24, 2021 · In countries where LGBT people face social stigma, moral opprobrium and legal discrimination, they have fewer economic opportunities, and more likely to be poor, particularly in contexts where ...
“These Political Games Ruin Our Lives”: Indonesia’s LGBT …
Aug 10, 2016 · Summary. The rights of Indonesian sexual and gender minorities have come under unprecedented attack in 2016. While lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil society groups had endured ...