Queer activism in Kenya - "speak truth to power!" Interview Queer feminism allows us to understand that patriarchy harms all of us and only an intersectional approach enables collective liberation and working together in solidarity. Queer resistance can also be fun - and sometimes a dandy outfit is enough to make patriarchy shake. We talked to Yvee Oduor about activism and mobilization of genderqueer people in Kenya. By Claudia Simons
Queer community in South Africa - "I am feminism!" Interview The queer community is not free from exclusions and the fight for resources.. Class plays as much a role as ideas about femininity and masculinity. Black trans*women from rural areas, who are often poor, face particularly strong discrimination. Therefore, the queer community itself must address its own internalised prejudices, distorted perceptions, and exclusions. A conversation with Seoketsi Mooketsi (Seopowerr).
Gender Ideology and the Crisis of Care in Poland Interview Across Europe and beyond, actors on the nationalist right are instrumentalising the concept of gender for their own political gains. In Poland the incumbent right-wing Law and Justice party, backed by the Catholic Church, demonised LGBT organisations in its recent successful electoral campaign. By Adam Ostolski and Agnieszka Graff
The UN mandate for protection of LGBT persons extended: " The mandate holder is our megaphone" Article Mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. By Caroline Ausserer
No Greens no Love? Commentary The outcome of the legislative elections in Austria will have repercussions on different levels. A look both into the national and European level unveils what is at stake for LGBTI rights. By Alast Mojtahed Najafi and David Scharpf
The LGBTQ Community under Trump: Interview with Sharita Gruberg Interview Are LGBTQ rights on the line under the new administration? We spoke with Sharita Gruberg, associate director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress, about challenges that face LGBTQ community under Trump.
Civil society in Russia – Where external support is vital Russian NGOs are under pressure: They are hindered in their work with laws and checks by the authorities, paralyzed and driven to close down. External support is not only helpful, but vital. By Johannes Voswinkel
LGBTI Civil society organizations and the rights to peacefully assemble and associate Civil society organisations can be a vanguard of progress for the LGBTI community. Despite the growing number of laws and policies impeding LGBTI advocacy, activists and organisations successfully challenge these trends.
UNHCR Report: “LGBTI Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable” Caroline Ausserer spoke with Zhan Chiam, employee at ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association), about the recent report of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on LGBTI asylum-seekers and -refugees. By Caroline Ausserer
Mauro Cabral: "We need an intersex version of the principles" In 2006 human rights experts elaborated the Yogyakarta Principles. Their question: What is known about human rights law in relation to gender identity? An Interview about the impact of the principles so far. By Caroline Ausserer