Category: World – LGBTQ Rights
According to the Delhi High Court, over 100 bathrooms have been built in the city for transgender people
The court recognises the authorities”substantial progress’ and says it will issue an order on the petition.
In Mass Censorship Event, Wechat Targets LGBTQ+ And Feminist Accounts
The abrupt and unexplained deletion of a number of WeChat accounts dedicated to gay, transgender, asexual, and feminist concerns is the latest setback for LGBTQ+ and women’s free expression in China.
In homophobic Nigeria, the police used resources to arrest 67 for «attending gay wedding»
The accused were caught in a hotel on Refinery Road in Uvwie LGA.
The first Ugandan has been charged with «aggravated homosexuality», punishable by death
In May, the government passed one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, mandating life in prison for same-sex intercourse and the death penalty in some cases.
Iraq: Scrap Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Human Rights Watch stated wednesday that the Iraqi government should drop a proposed law presently before parliament that would impose the death penalty for same-sex behaviour and imprisonment for transgender expression. If passed, the measure would violate key human rights, including the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in Iraq to freedom of expression, association, privacy, equality, and nondiscrimination.
Jordan’s parliament refuses amendment to outlaw «homosexual material» online
A newly passed piece of legislation had words added by an MP that demanded penalties for «anyone who sends, prepares, distributes, or supports any homosexual material or propaganda using digital means».