ILGA World: The week in LGBTI news (15-21 October 2021)
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| LGBTI news of the world 15 – 21 October 2021 Written by Maddalena Tomassini Edited by Daniele Paletta This week, a historic report has been presented in Australia: the Human Rights Commission shone a light on the persistence of harmful surgeries on intersex children, calling for new legislative protections that prohibit medically unnecessary interventions on people born with variations of sex characteristics. Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Human Rights for the Council of Europe highlighted the important role that Equality Bodies play in protecting LGBTI persons’ rights. In Peru, the National Board of Justice has recently opened an investigation into derogatory remarks made by a Supreme Court judge. Our rights and safety are still under attack in many parts of the world. A new report has highlighted the impact Covid-19 is having on rainbow communities in Eastern and Southern Africa. In Kuwait, a trans woman was arrested for expressing her identity, and some of her social media videos were allegedly used as evidence against her. Meanwhile, in the United States, both Houses of the Texas Legislature have approved a bill that will ultimately limit student athletes to teams that match their gender assigned at birth. Despite all the stigma and discrimination that our communities face every day, we continue to fight for a more equal and just world. As this week comes to an end, we prepare to celebrate our intersex and asexual siblings as Intersex Awareness Day and Ace Week are approaching. |
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