Trans and queer activists focus on Muslim Asia, Middle East
Trans and queer activists convened earlier this year to support each other and discuss the struggle for trans…
Lebanon: Transwomen can’t live here with dignity, safely
“All the women I spoke with said it is nearly impossible for them to live a safe and…
Uganda: Two trans women brutally attacked; one is missing
Transgender women in Uganda are living in fear after a brutal attack on two trans women Oct. 12…
Advocates seek to end anti-trans violence in Lebanon
It’s time to put an end to systemic violence against trans women in Lebanon, according to international and…
Botswana activists deplore anti-trans attack
In Botswana, LGBTI activist group Legabibo condemned the brutal anti-trans attack on a transgender woman who was publicly beaten while onlookers…
Rising transgender murder rate: 369 since last fall
The murder rate for transgender people keeps rising. Transgender Europe cites a total of 369 reported killings of trans…
‘As a trans person in Guyana, you feel you’re in a jail yard’
It’s a tough life for transgender people in Guyana, as four feature profiles make clear. Excerpts below are…
Setbacks for trans Pakistanis in July election
In Pakistan, the transgender community faced disappointing setbacks in the July 25 general election. All five trans candidates failed…
We need to do better: Barbados Pride for me as a trans woman
Trans rights activist Alexa Hoffman recalls her work helping to organize Barbados Pride in previous years and now…
Barbados: To stop violence, first stop anti-LGBTQ music
Here’s how the anti-transgender song “Sex Change” incites violence. (Second of two articles. The first is “LGBT community…