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18 03 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/ajy/
Gay marriage plans on track despite criticism
The proposed reform of the marriage laws, which was put out for consultation yesterday, would cover only civil marriages for gay and lesbian couples and would not affect religious marriages or offer heterosexual couples the option of civil partnerships. The reform would have the force of law in Engl
18 03 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/tpp/
Mexican Transgender Activist Murdered
Nearly 2000 individuals congregated outside a civic plaza in Puebla, Mexico on Tuesday, demanding justice for slain Mexican transgender activist Agnés Torres Hernández, whose body was found on Friday by neighbors who reported the crime to local police. Mexican Attorney General is considering the in
16 03 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/yxx/
Iraq LGBT Leader, Condemns Gay 'Emo' Killings
The leader of London-based Iraqi LGBT expressed concern and anger about the lack of U.S. response to reports of a rise in killings of gay men as well as young men perceived to be gay. Media organizations have labeled the new reports of murders as “emo killings” since the recent targets have been yo
09 03 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/pac/
On IWD, Protect Women Human Rights Defenders
To mark International Women’s Day, Mary Lawlor, Executive Director of Front Line Defenders, released a video statement calling attention to the situation faced by women human rights defenders. According to Ms Lawlor, “Women human rights defenders are particularly targeted because of their gender ide
09 03 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/7w5/
Fifty injured in attack on Saudi student protest
Over 50 female Saudi students were injured when security guards and Saudi police attacked a peaceful protest in a university, a local newspaper has claimed. The 1,000-strong all-women protest, which was calling for an end to corruption and ill-treatment at the King Khaled University (KKU) in Abha,
05 03 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/9p9/
Little Money to Promote Gender Equality in Eastern Europe
Despite pushes from international bodies such as the United Nations (UN) or the European Union (EU) to promote gender equality in Central and Eastern Europe, access to funding for such initiatives remains largely conditional upon national governments’ willingness to embrace this agenda. Immediately
04 03 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/vhz/
QAIA Occupies NYC LGBT Center
Queers Against Israeli Apartheid occupied NYC's LBGT Center yesterday in protest of having been denied meeting space. Duncan Osborne reports at Gay City News: The protest, which was organized by Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QAIA) and about 20 other groups, began with protesters packed into the
03 03 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/9yr/
Protest Hits Ongoing Ban on Israeli-Palestinian Debate
Marking one year since New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center barred Siege Busters, a group that opposes Israeli government policies toward Palestinians, from meeting there, roughly 100 people protested that eviction and a later Center policy that bans all groups tha
26 02 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/bjn/
Egypt's feminists prepare for a long battle
Women in the country say their struggle for equal rights is universal, whether the Islamists or military are in charge. With a tumultuous year behind it, Egypt is bracing for a fresh start - but this new democracy carries some old baggage, including the classic challenge of the marginalisation of t
16 02 2012
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https://lesbi.ge/s/3jb/
Iran and the death penalty
Iran has been accused of misleading the international community by claiming to have abandoned the death penalty for juvenile offenders and execution by stoning for those convicted of adultery. Sodomy for men was punishable by death for all individuals involved in consensual sexual intercourse, but
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GRADATION - installation for The Trans Day of Remembrance
GRADATION is a collaborative installation of Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG) and artist Uta Bekaia, supported by Propaganda.network. The voices and video images used in the installation belong to Transfeminist activists and our sisters - Amanda, Gabi, Nata, Tako. All of us are united by the grief that will forever remind us about our Trans sisters killed in the recent years, but we are also united by the same goal - to achieve living in a country and in the society free from Transphobia! #TDOR
GRADATION - installation for The Trans Day of Remembrance
Queer Sisters Run - Social and Environmental Justice