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Published in: 50.50: Review‘The Sex Lives of African Women’: an exhilarating, at times enraging new book‘We are all on a journey towards sexual freedom,’ says author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, giving us a rare glimpse of...
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Published in: 50.50: InterviewSiân Berry on transphobia in the Green Party: ‘We have a problem to solve’
Exclusive: Days after quitting as co-leader, Berry talks to openDemocracy about the rifts in her party and the need...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsSpanish government questioned about openDemocracy ‘conversion therapy’ findingsFollowing revelations that African clinics run by aid-funded groups offer anti-gay ‘therapy,’ a centre-Right party...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsGreen Party co-leader stepping down amid divisions over trans rights‘More urgently than ever we need a transformed society that respects everyone’s rights,’ said Siân Berry in a letter...
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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisAre trans and gender nonconforming identities new ‘trends’?No – and their histories are liberating for everyone, say academics who have researched resistance to gender norms...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionA murder in Syria reignites the debate about so-called ‘honour killings’Despite legal reforms, the country’s fragmentation and persistent attitudes about women and girls are a barrier to...
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Published in: 50.50: Feature‘I was afraid I was going to die’: Kenyan survivor of ‘conversion therapy’Survivors of anti-LGBT ‘treatments’ in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda describe effects on their mental health, family...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsDes femmes protestent contre « la culture du viol et l'impunité » au Sénégal« On est là pour que la culture du viol cesse, on est là pour que la justice fasse son travail », déclarent les...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: FeatureSouth African radical-Right groups are mobilising against anti-LGBTIQ+ campaignsSome conservative groups are trying to block a long-awaited Hate Crimes Bill, which has been urgently called for by...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionSukūriau abortų nesmerkiančią laidą ir buvau pasmerkta patiStatistiškai dauguma moterų nesigaili sprendimo pasidaryti abortą, tačiau iš didesnės dalies lietuviškų...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionI told Lithuanian women’s stories about abortion, and was called ‘tone-deaf’
Most women don’t regret their abortions – but most mainstream media coverage in Lithuania would make you think otherwise
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Published in: 50.50: News‘They came armed with stones’: Violent mob storms Tbilisi Pride offices
Georgia’s Pride march cancelled after protesters attacked activists, journalists and passers-by
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Published in: 50.50: NewsWomen protest ‘rape culture and impunity’ in Senegal
‘We are here to make the culture of rape stop, for justice to do its work’ say women after a series of high-profile...
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Published in: oDR: Analysis'A small ray of hope': an urgent chance to decriminalise homosexuality in UzbekistanAs long as the country’s Article 120 exists, said one young man, ‘we will live in fear and homophobes will have...
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Published in: 50.50: ExplainerExplainer: What is ‘conversion therapy’?openDemocracy revealed how health workers across East Africa have offered controversial anti-LGBT ‘therapy’. Here’s...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationHospitals across East Africa offer controversial anti-gay counsellingSix-month openDemocracy investigation reveals ‘degrading and discriminatory’ treatment at health centres in Kenya,...
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureAfrican activists show how churches can make space for queer peopleUndeterred by threats and claims that they are ‘un-African’, these activists are making Christianity more inclusive
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureUS cities lead action to ban anti-LGBT ‘conversion therapy’Despite opposition from the religious Right, activists are winning campaigns to outlaw practices that seek to ‘cure’...
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Published in: Home: OpinionLet’s talk less about UEFA – and more about Hungary’s new anti-LGBT lawWhere discrimination leads, corruption often follows. We need a combined strategy to tackle both
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationAnti-gay ‘therapy’ offered at Uganda health centres run by aid-funded groupsMajor hospitals also offered undercover reporters counselling to ‘change’ their sexual orientation. Health experts...
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