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Published in: 50.50The backlash against sex education in the UK will ultimately harm childrenA new British sex education curriculum has sparked outrage from religious parents. But where are the voices of young...
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Published in: 50.50The American dark money behind Europe’s far rightFrom Britain to Hungary to Italy, the far right is on the rise. openDemocracy investigations over the past year have...
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Published in: 50.50Paola Revenioti: an LGBTIQ icon in the Greek electionsThe transgender sex worker, publisher and activist’s candidacy for Parliament is historic – but it’s just one step...
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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: democraciaAbiertaFrom an anti-rights rhetoric to public policy: the rise of authoritarianism in Latin AmericaÉrica Guevara, regional director for Amnesty International in Latin America: “Social movements are the only thing...
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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LGBTIQ rights in international lawThe final draft of a new international crimes against humanity treaty has dropped an outdated definition of gender,...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: TransformationDrag Queen Story Hour brings LGBTQ-friendly fun to the US SouthTeaching inclusivity and diversity to kids is important, especially where LGBTQ role models are less visible.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy Jair Bolsonaro’s new security policy endangers the lives of black and marginalized womenBrazil’s new gun legislation and measure package for public security threaten to increase gun deaths and police...
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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: democraciaAbiertaIn Ecuador gays and travestis demand justice and recuperate historic memoryThe current demand for historical memory, collective reparations and justice for gays and travestis in Ecuador...
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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: HomeBrazil’s conservative revolutionNow it is Bolsonaro’s turn to shut down courses in philosophy and sociology, ostensibly to privilege "areas that...
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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: oDRThe unbearable silence of Chechnya’s lesbiansIn the past two years, this North Caucasus republic has been rocked by anti-LGBT purges, torture and murder....
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