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Published in: 50.50: Interview20 years of marriage equality: how the Dutch inspired the worldTwo decades after fighting for marriage equality, veteran gay rights activist Henk Krol reflects on that struggle,...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAnti-trans activism by some UK queer people is shocking and damagingThe alarming wave of anti-trans activism in the West threatens to undermine rights in less privileged parts of the world
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionStop imposing your imperialist Western transphobia on my peopleSocieties across the world acknowledged and celebrated gender-diverse communities – until the British arrived to...
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Published in: 50.50: FeaturePakistan’s trans community is still living with the violence of empireDespite laws protecting trans rights, people face stigma, poverty and murder, thanks in part to a damaging colonial past
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureHow a viral video helped Kuwait’s trans women get their fight backA defiant video by Maha Al-Mutairi about her experience as a trans woman has inspired people to believe that change...
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Published in: 50.50US Catholics funded Malawi opponents of legal abortion in cases of rapeAfter condemning abortion reform as an imposition of “foreign cultures”, a religious group in Malawi took thousands...
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Published in: 50.50: Feature‘I’m a Yemeni trans man and my family want to kill me’Yahyia Al-Zindani had to flee his homeland in fear of his life but continues to do all he can to support Yemen’s...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsEU urged to take action against ‘dark money’ targeting women’s rightsopenDemocracy appeared this week at a special European Parliament hearing about foreign interference and...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaUnholy alliance: the global crusade against reproductive justiceAs the far Right unites, it is time that we also stand together and strengthen our ties
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: AnalysisHomosexuality isn't alien to Ghanaian societyGhanaian politicians stick their heads in the sand when they claim that homosexuality is merely a Western import
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWho's surprised that the suspected killer of Sarah Everard is a policeman?The Met is a violent institution, so it’s no surprise that a policeman is being questioned about Everard’s murder....
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Published in: 50.50: ReviewHow to investigate the US Christian right’s influence around the world
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionSarah Everard's disappearance is a time to talk about male behaviour, not women’sIn a new poll, 97% of young women reported having been sexually harassed. Why are men unaware of the extent to which...
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Published in: oDR: Interview‘We need to formulate a left-wing idea of happiness’A new book focuses on what makes people really happy: solidarity
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Published in: 50.50: ReviewThese 8 stories are a feminist’s must-readFeminism comes in many forms across the world. These eight stories from last year highlight the fight, expose...
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Published in: Home: OpinionIn 2021 more than ever, International Women’s Day feels like a hollow gestureCOVID-19 is the enemy of us all, but to women it has felt like a meteor made of pure misogyny, shattering our lives on impact
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Published in: 50.50: Interview‘We’re unstoppable’: Meet the women leading Myanmar’s protestsThese are some of the bold and brave women who have taken to the streets to protest against the military coup and...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsopenDemocracy’s feminist investigations team shortlisted for European awardOur Tracking the Backlash team was chosen for revealing the global spread of anti-abortion misinformation that...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsUK government cites US anti-LGBT ‘hate group’ in free speech proposalsADF International, an anti-abortion, ‘dark money’-funded think tank, provided ‘evidence’ for decline in free speech...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsNot so ‘macho’ now? Fewer Italians than Swedes hold anti-feminist views, survey saysNew research from anti-extremism charities reveals ‘unexpected patterns’ of opinions towards feminism across Europe
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Published in: 50.50: NewsopenDemocracy joins UN Women media alliance
