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http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o6lo0Wm1Oh http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o6lo0Wm1Oh In a three-year project, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission partnered with activists in five Asian countries to document and analyze violence against LBT people. Three of the researchers, Azusa (Japan), Jay (Sri Lanka) and Thilaga (Malaysia) presented preliminary findings of their research and discussed their experience working on the project at the 57th Commission on the Status of Women. "in their own words"documenting violence against lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in five asian countriesidaho 2013international gay & lesbian human rights commission Mon, 20 May 2013 03:09:19 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o6ljn5A1UW http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o6ljn5A1UW As the only international network working on sexual and bodily rights in Muslim societies, CSBR has succeeded in creating an alternative discourse and progressive spaces in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. The CSBR Sexuality Institute brings together leading sexual and reproductive rights activists, academics and researchers. csbr sexuality institutesexual and reproductive health and rightskathmandu, nepal Mon, 20 May 2013 02:54:07 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_64ed9290-bfbe-11e2-8ed7-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_64ed9290-bfbe-11e2-8ed7-feff00005bea Today the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights presented the results of the largest LGBT Survey of its kind in the world. 93,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people from the 27 EU Member States and Croatia responded and shared their experiences of... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:55 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o62BaV91P5 http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o62BaV91P5 My mother and I both married men from Pakistan. Both marriages ended in divorce, but their circumstances and our attitudes towards them could not have been more different: it is a sign of how much has changed. divorce among british muslim womenshariaislamic religious law in pakistan Thu, 16 May 2013 21:52:34 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5Zvdzu1XS http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5Zvdzu1XS Today, Friday May 17, marks the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). This day is meant to raise awareness about the issues of ongoing discrimination and violence committed by states, societies and individuals against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people on various scales, from homo and transphobic legislations and forms of state repression to hate crimes including insults, attacks and murders. IDAHOT is observed by more than 70 countries around the world. idahot 2013fiji idahotamithi fiji project 2013 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:13:09 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_39ffcaa4-bef5-11e2-bed3-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_39ffcaa4-bef5-11e2-bed3-feff00005bea To mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Council of Europe is launching an action day within its campaign called No Hate Speech Movement. Today they will target LGBTI-phobic hate speech online. Read more here what you can... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:54:59 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_2aad1fc6-be2c-11e2-8085-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_2aad1fc6-be2c-11e2-8085-feff00005bea Thu, 16 May 2013 13:26:07 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_2aad07ca-be2c-11e2-8085-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_2aad07ca-be2c-11e2-8085-feff00005bea Thu, 16 May 2013 13:25:05 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_786f4928-be2c-11e2-9777-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_786f4928-be2c-11e2-9777-feff00005bea To mark the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May), ILGA-Europe launches its Rainbow Europe package reviewing the human rights situation and assessing what life is like for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) pe... Thu, 16 May 2013 06:59:39 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5VNBHA1fq http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5VNBHA1fq On the International Day Against Homophobia, we remember and remind others that we continue to challenge the marginalization, confront violence and abuse because of our sexual orientation and we live with a question mark on our sexual orientation rights. aswat, palestinian gay womenpalestinian lgbtqsidahot Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:42 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5VlRM41Oq http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5VlRM41Oq Geneva, 15 May 2013 – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has launched its 2013 issue of the state-sponsored homophobia report, a world survey of laws on criminalisation, protection and recognition of same-sex love, from its newly opened office in Geneva. sshr 2013idaho Wed, 15 May 2013 16:06:13 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_de42f62a-bd62-11e2-ae55-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_de42f62a-bd62-11e2-ae55-feff00005bea Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:10 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_de431808-bd62-11e2-ae55-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_de431808-bd62-11e2-ae55-feff00005bea Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:10 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_de42e95a-bd62-11e2-ae55-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_de42e95a-bd62-11e2-ae55-feff00005bea Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:10 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_de42cc54-bd62-11e2-ae55-feff00005bea http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/ex_de42cc54-bd62-11e2-ae55-feff00005bea Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:06 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5TM2GB1AY http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5TM2GB1AY An award winning mathetmatics teacher in Israel was told she faces dismissal after coming out to her students as a transgender woman. trans award winning mathetmatics teacher in israelisrael’s center for educational technology (cet)homophobia and transphobia Wed, 15 May 2013 09:48:21 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5TN9Y01G3 http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5TN9Y01G3 The Lebanese mayor of Dekwaneh defended his actions in an interview Tuesday after he ordered Lebanese security forces to raid and shut down a gay-friendly nightclub in the Beiruti suburb town. lebanese mayor of dekwanehcrack down on homosexualstranssexuals forced to undress Wed, 15 May 2013 09:48:05 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5TOlkl1db http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5TOlkl1db Transgenders belonging to Bannu on Wednesday accused the district administration of attempting to expel them from the city. bannu trnasgenderskhyber-pakhtunkhwa she-males association Wed, 15 May 2013 09:47:44 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5Siw1U13W http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5Siw1U13W A group of Toronto city councillors will file a motion on 28 May to cut the grant to Toronto Pride unless the organisers agree to ban the participation of a pro-Palestinian LGBT group, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid. They also want to ban the use of the term ‘Israeli apartheid’. queers against israeli apartheidworldpride 2014toronto pridepro-palestinian slogans and organisationspink washing Wed, 15 May 2013 03:45:23 GMT http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5SfUMl19e http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/o5SfUMl19e If you are used to working in a team and looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity with a community-based LGBTQ refugee support organization, the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees's Board of Directors is currently seeking new Board Members. iranian railroad for queer refugees (irqr)iranian lgbt/queer people who have fled iran to escape persecutioniranian queer asylum seeker/refugees Wed, 15 May 2013 03:44:52 GMT