Transgender protection bill advances in Pakistan
Pakistan’s National Assembly this week approved a bill to provide sweeping protections for trans people against harassment and…
‘400 million LGBT people in jeopardy worldwide’
In a world where 400 million LGBTQI people are in legal jeopardy, Canada’s refugee screening system needs reform…
Pakistani trans activists under attack: kidnapped, raped, shot
Two Pakistani trans rights activists were attacked Jan. 17 and Jan. 22 in Peshawar, an area where anti-trans…
Gay Muslim activist from Pakistan wins human rights award
The most important human rights award in Italy was awarded last month to a gay Muslim activist who…
Pakistan: Trans rights defenders attacked in Peshawar
Armed men last weekend attacked three human rights and trans rights advocates in Pakistan’s Peshawar city, an area…
News in brief: Challenges in health, work, courts
News briefs about health issues, discrimination and legal challenges facing LGBT communities in Malawi, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Myanmar and…
LGBTI news in brief: Good news, 4. Bad news, 6.
Modestly edited items from ILGA’s LGBulleTIn and UNAIDS’s Equal Eyes news summaries:
Saudis arrest 35 Pakistanis, deny that 2 were killed
Saudi police arrested about 35 Pakistanis, including many trans women, during a raid in Riyadh that disrupted a…
News briefs: Archbishop pushes for LGBTI equality
An Anglican archbishop in the Caribbean calls for justice for LGBTI people. An annual LGBTQ film festival is…
LGBTI briefs: Pakistan, Russia, Botswana, many more
In Pakistan, trans activist Didar was shot. She was rushed to the hospital, and her life is out…