Tag: LGBT rights
The Impact of Uganda’s Anti-LGBTQ Law: A Call for Change
Uganda’s 2023 anti-homosexuality act has fueled violence and discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, with authorities implicated in abuse. Misinformation exacerbates hate. The oppressive law must be repealed to ensure equality and dignity for all Ugandans. Promote human rights and inclusion.
South Korea: LGBT Students Face Bullying, Discrimination
Isolation and Lack of Support Put Young People at Risk.
Poland: Reject New Curbs on Abortion, Sex Ed
Don’t Manipulate Pandemic to Endanger Women, Adolescents
Progress in LGBTQ rights in Lebanon
Lebanon has reached a milestone in terms of rights for LGBTQ people.
Lebanon: Police Shutter Pride Events
The Lebanese Internal Security Forces arrested a prominent LGBT rights activist and pressured him to cancel Beirut Pride events, Human Rights Watch said today.
United States: State Laws Threaten LGBT Equality
The rash of new “religious exemption” laws passed by state legislatures around the United States represent a thinly-veiled assault against the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. In the absence of robust nondiscrimination protections, these laws function as a license to discriminate rather than a good faith attempt to protect religious liberty and should be repealed.