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M, F, nothing? Netherlands mulls erasing gender from ID cards
M, F, nothing? Netherlands mulls erasing gender from ID cards
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As countries around the world debate the vexed issue of how to reflect gender in official documents, the Netherlands is looking at a more radical solution – doing away with it altogether.
The proposal to remove the category from Dutch identity cards by 2025 came in a letter to parliament this month and is part of a government plan to “limit unnecessary sex registration where possible”.
For gay stars of banned condom ad, no let-up in Poland’s LGBT rights clampdown
For gay stars of banned condom ad, no let-up in Poland’s LGBT rights clampdown
Two decisions by German courts dealing with discrimination on the basis of gender identity (Verfassungsblog)
Two decisions by German courts dealing with discrimination on the basis of gender identity (Verfassungsblog)
Two decisions by German courts dealing with discrimination on the basis of gender identity have attracted attention this week. The Federal Constitutional Court has declared inadmissible a constitutional complaint of a woman who fought against being addressed as Kunde (a male customer) in her bank’s printed forms. However, the court’s more recent case law indicates that the court does not in principle rule out the recognition of a claim to gender-adequate language and could decide in this sense in cases to come, writes ISABEL LISCHEWSKI.
LEONIE STEINL presents a decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne which found that hate speech against women can be a criminal act of incitement to hatred (Volksverhetzung). To take seriously gender-related dimensions of hate speech, particularly on the internet, has been long overdue and is an important signal in the criminal law debate regarding the topic, she says.
Montenegro: Parliament legalizes same-sex civil partnerships
Montenegro: Parliament legalizes same-sex civil partnerships
Montenegro is the first European country outside of Western Europe and the EU to legally recognize same-sex couples. President Milo Djukanovic said it was a confirmation that Montenegrin society “is maturing.”
Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/montenegro-parliament-legalizes-same-sex-civil-partnerships/a-54020034
Russian voters back referendum banning same-sex marriage
Russian voters back referendum banning same-sex marriage
The referendum, which included over 200 constitutional amendments, also paves the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.
A demonstrator holds up a picture depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin with make-up during a protest by the gay community in Amsterdam on April 8, 2013.Cris Toala Olivares / Reuters file
New Book: LES DISCRIMINATIONS FONDÉES SUR LE SEXE, L’ORIENTATION SEXUELLE ET L’IDENTITÉ DE GENRE (sous la direction de Daniel Borrillo et Félicien Lemaire), Collection : Logiques Juridiques
New Book: LES DISCRIMINATIONS FONDÉES SUR LE SEXE, L’ORIENTATION SEXUELLE ET L’IDENTITÉ DE GENRE (sous la direction de Daniel Borrillo et Félicien Lemaire), Collection : Logiques Juridiques
Webinars on LGBTI-phobia and Covid-19, 9 and 15 July 2020
Webinars on LGBTI-phobia and Covid-19, 9 and 15 July 2020
BCU Centre for Security and Extremism in partnership with the International Network for Hate Studies is organising two webinars on LGBTI-phobia and Covid-19, including impact on violence and support services. The first event (9 July) looks at the problem more globally and the second one (15 July) focuses on the UK and the EU. Speakers include experts from (I)NGOs, international organisations, UK Government and academia.
Register for the webinar on 9 July.
Register for the webinar on 15 July.
Kazakhstan made minimum age 21 for trans specific healthcare
Kazakhstan made minimum age 21 for trans specific healthcare
| On 17 June, the Parliament of Kazakhstan adopted a new Code on Health of the Nation and Healthcare System introducing a discriminatory norm for transgender people. The Code restricts the minimum age to be 21 to start transition and be able to access trans specific healthcare. The article 156 of the Code also includes non-sensitive language and contradicts the recommendations of the World Health Organisation under ICD-11. After having seized all national advocacy efforts, the trans initiative group Alma-TQ approached the international community to call upon Kazakhstan to correct the discriminatory norm in the Code. ILGA-Europe, TGEU and IGLYO issued a joint statement condemning the decision of the Parliament of Kazakhstan and continue communicating with UN and other international partners to support the trans community in Kazakhstan. Read the joint statement. |
Intersex Good Practice Map
‘Intersex rights still under attack in Europe, but there are good examples’
On 15 June, OII Europe launched their second Intersex Good Practice Map, which features eight examples of good practice from the areas of resolution, data collection, research, legal protection, campaigning, awareness raising, employment, and funding. “2019 has been a special year”, says Dan Christian Ghattas, Executive Director of OII Europe. “With the landmark European Parliament Resolution on the Rights of Intersex People the European Parliament has shown a clear awareness about the ongoing lack of protection of intersex people in Europe.” Read more and download your copy of the Intersex Map.Want to know more? Watch back ILGA-Europe and OII Europe’s Instagram live chat from 17 June.
International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Professor Andreas R Ziegler 