The European Parliament this week voted for a report which will outline its input in the global future development policy, which includes a strong commitment to protect LGBT people, and those living with HIV. In 2000 the UN adopted the Millennium Declaration, specifying concrete targets to be reached by 2015: the Millennium Development Goals. The […]
International
Amnesty International is calling the current draft of a promised and now-delivered gender-recognition bill in Ireland a missed opportunity to truly affirm the genders and human rights of trans Irish people, reports Pink News. “This is a missed opportunity to enshrine the rights of all transgender people in Irish law,” Denis Krivosheev of Amnesty told the […]
“Words of Hope” is a campaign spearheaded by Just Detention International that aims to remind survivors of prison rape that they are not alone or forgotten. Contributing to “Words of Hope” is easy — and completely virtual. The Huffington Post chatted with Just Detention International Communication Director Jesse Lerner-Kinglake about “Words of Hope” this week […]
The oldest biological child of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, named Shiloh and assigned female at birth, has for years been stepping out at red-carpet events and family outings with the multicultural family in sharp suits, boyish attire, and ever-shorter haircuts. Around the age of 3, the now-8-year-old informed the family that they want to […]
A Chinese psychological clinic has been ordered to pay compensation to a gay man who sued it for administering electric shocks intended to make him heterosexual, in what is believed to be China’s first case involving so-called conversion therapy. Lawyer Li Duilong said the Haidian District People’s Court in Beijing on Friday ordered the clinic to pay $560 to […]