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Published in: 50.50The decriminalisation of same-sex activity in Botswana is a victory. But the struggle for equality continuesThe recent court judgment followed years of advocacy by LGBTQ+ people and rights groups. A next step must be laws to...
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Published in: oDRIn Uzbekistan, women’s rights are changing - but not fast enoughUzbekistan still lacks a law on domestic violence, and legislation on gender equality is yet to appear.
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Published in: 50.50On Africa’s feminist frontlines, we need accessible care practices to sustain our movementsAmidst the backlash against women’s rights and activists, we must learn from the radical, collective care models of...
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Published in: 50.50Russia’s global war on LGBTIQ people won’t stop me from marching with prideI lived most of my adult life a closeted lesbian in Russia. Even in New York, I can feel its ‘traditional values’...
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Published in: 50.50This is how we won a historic victory for women’s and LGBTIQ rights in international lawThe final draft of a new international crimes against humanity treaty has dropped an outdated definition of gender,...
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Published in: 50.50Is the UN taking a position in today’s ‘culture wars’?Against conservative myths about the ‘natural family’, a new UN Women report shows how families are becoming more...
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Published in: 50.50European countries should face legal consequences for ‘criminalising’ migrant solidarity, says new reportFollowing openDemocracy revelations, a new EU-funded study reveals a sharp rise in cases of criminalised solidarity...
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Published in: 50.50Georgia’s first LGBT Pride kicks off despite threats from religious and far right groupsOrganisers have been under pressure to cancel the historic event, while the authorities say they cannot guarantee...
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Published in: 50.50Who's afraid of LGBT superheroes?Ultra-conservatives have launched homophobic campaigns against Disney and Marvel for 'LGBT propaganda'. It seems...
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Published in: 50.50This powerful one-woman play shows how "black revolutionaries don't just drop from the moon"With poetry, music and dance, the new play Woke stages the personal, political awakenings of Assata Shakur and a...
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Published in: 50.50We were never gender binary: It’s time to reclaim radical lesbian feminismLet’s set the record straight: lesbians have always rebelled against the gender binary and sexual repression. We...
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Published in: 50.50The war on Europe’s women and LGBTIQ people has only just begunThe far right did not conquer the European Parliament – but this doesn’t mean the threats to our rights have...
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Published in: 50.50Europe's far-right bid to take back 'Christian Europe'Focus on Russian 'interference' risks ignoring the growing role of American religious conservatives in fuelling the...
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Published in: 50.50“Solidarity is in the air”: Meet the bold, young women challenging Europe’s far right across bordersIn March, I travelled from London to Verona, Italy to join a historic protest for women’s and LGBTIQ rights – while...
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Published in: 50.50Prosecco firm slammed for sponsoring summit of ‘racists, bigots and ultra nationalists’British restaurant critic and LGBT rights campaigners call for boycott over support for recent gathering of US,...
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Published in: 50.50Is your prosecco funding the far right?British restaurant critic Jay Rayner slams leading prosecco firm for sponsoring coalition of ‘racists, bigots and...
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Published in: oDR“When we compromise, it’s as if we admit we’re not equal”: Anna Sharyhina on feminism and LGBT rights in UkraineOne of the founders of the feminist and LGBT movement in Kharkiv, Ukraine speaks on violence, tolerance and the...
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Published in: 50.50Hundreds of Europeans ‘criminalised’ for helping migrants – as far right aims to win big in European electionsElderly women, priests and firefighters among those arrested, charged or ‘harassed’ by police for supporting...
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Published in: 50.50Revealed: controversial plan to boost religious lobby in Brussels, as far right pledges to fight for ‘Christian Europe’Leaked proposals from a senior Irish politician, backed by powerful Christian lobbyists, raise stakes in European...
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Published in: oDRFighting to be seen: how Ukrainian and Russian professional women are securing their place in publicIn Ukraine and Russia, civil society and professional associations are helping women experts to raise their profile...