Barbados clings to anti-LGBTI bias, but tries to look progressive
Politicians in Barbados put on a show of supporting LGBTI people, but act as though LGBTI rights are…
Barbados tells bosses it’s OK to fire trans workers without cause
Barbados has omitted trans people from its bill outlawing workplace discrimination. Although local LGBT activists remain silent about…
Barbados legislates anti-trans bigotry
As they passed a bill to protect gays, lesbians and bisexuals, Barbados legislators betrayed trans people.
Petition opposes legislation to limit rights of trans Russians
Russia is considering legislation that, if adopted, will prohibit trans people from changing the gender assigned to them…
Strong rebukes for Malaysian minister’s anti-trans stance
A Malaysian official’s appeal for action against trans citizens has drawn sharp rebukes from human rights activists and…
Queer Squad: Tunisian comic embraces LGBTQ life in quarantine
Introducing “Queer Squad”, a new comic book that opens to a flirtatious late-night Grindr exchange between a Tunisian…
Fired for claiming her gender, trans woman wins in Russian court
A transgender woman’s three-year legal battle ended in victory this week In St. Petersburg, Russia — the first…
Trans groups unite to form African Trans Network
Trans men and trans women from three African regions met recently in Kenya to form a new Africa…
Because I’m trans, I live in the shadows in Cameroon
In Cameroon and many other African countries, transgender people encounter curiosity but also hostility when they appear in…
AIDS fighters in Kenya recognize trans people as at-risk
Trans and gender-diverse persons in Kenya recently joined representatives of other key populations in a four-day meeting with…