Sexual diversity
- Mon Oct 08 2007
Guatemala: concern over bill that would restrict definition of 'family'
Human rights groups and activists for the rights of sexual minorities have expressed alarm at a draft law that the Guatemalan Congress is preparing to pass, which would eliminate single parents as well as same-sex couples from the official definition of "family".
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Sexual diversity
- Tue Sep 25 2007
IGLHRC deplores denial of Iranian homosexuals by President Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Dr. Mahmood Ahmadinejad categorically denied the existence of homosexuality in Iran. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) expressed dismay at his words.
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Sexual diversity
- Wed Sep 12 2007
Call to nominations for the 2008 Felipa Award
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) calls on the international LGBTI, human rights, and sexual rights communities to submit nominations for the 2008 Felipa Award.
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Sexual diversity
- Tue Aug 14 2007
Book to document experiences of African LBT women
The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) is planning to publish a book that will document lived experiences of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women in the continent.
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Sexual diversity
- Thu Aug 09 2007
Solidarity with lesbian killing in South Africa
ILGA statement on the killing of Sizakele Sigasa (34) and Salome Masooa (23), found murdered on Sunday 8 July in a nearby field in Meadowlands, Johannesburg.
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Sexual diversity
- Wed Jul 25 2007
UN grant consultative status to groups working on sexual orientation and gender identity issues
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted consultative status to the Coalition gaie et lesbienne du Québec (CGLQ) and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL).
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Human Rights
/Sexual diversity
- Thu May 17 2007
‘Hall of Shame’ exposes dangers of high-level homophobia
Pope Benedict XVI, US President George W. Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have undermined human rights by actively promoting prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, Human Rights Watch said.
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Sexual diversity
- Thu May 17 2007
African gays speak out on 'state-backed' homophobia
The International Gay and Lesbian Association's (ILGA) first pan-African conference in Johannesburg drew about 60 activists who say they have seen first-hand the consequences of laws that breed homophobia.
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Sexual diversity
- Mon May 07 2007
First ILGA Pan African conference
African lesbian and gay activists meet in Johannesburg to challenge State Homophobia in 38 countries on the continent.
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Sexual diversity
/Information and Communication Technologies
- Mon May 07 2007
Bloggers debate homosexuality and democracy
Bloggers in the Maghreb debated homosexuality and its place in society and online, and discussed the state of the upcoming elections in Algeria.
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