On 27 August 2019 I participated in a round-table organized by Rainbow Families Switzerland on marriage equality. My task was to explain why the current Swiss Constitution allows both marriage for same sex-couples and access to medically assisted pregnancy including sperm donation for married couples. I underlined the fact that it is important to finish the existing discrimination in this respect under federal laws in Switzerland. The Swiss Parliament is currently discussing this and if you have chance to convince an opinion leader in this respect please do it !

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/RegenbogenfamilienLGBTIQ/posts/2823342797693416

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/08/27/russia-bakery-fined-hanging-no-gays-sign-siberia/

Police claimed the event planned for last Saturday had to be shut down to protect “public health, public order and public morality,” according to the French news outlet AFP.com.

https://www.outsports.com/2019/8/27/20833961/istanbul-turkey-gay-sports-queer-olympix-homophobia-antigay-lgbtq

China just ruled out introducing same-sex marriage

Transgender people should be allowed in the Swiss army if they meet the conditions of service, says outgoing army chief Philippe Rebord. This comes after a man was turned down for being transgender.  Rebord, who steps down at the end of the year, said in an interview with 20 Minuten newspaper on Friday that he wants army guidelines on the issue revised. The army’s medical guidelines currently provide that being transgender is a reason to declare people unfit for service.    The debate has been sparked by the case of a 21-year-old transgender man who wants to do military service but was refused. He told the 24 Heures newspaper this was despite good medical and sports results. All able-bodied Swiss men are called up to do military service.  Asked about the case, army spokesperson Delphine Allemand told 24 Heures that under current criteria transgender people are considered unfit for military service because they generally “need medical and sometimes psychological support which …

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/transgender-case-_army-chief-says-transsexuals-should-be-able-to-join-swiss-army-/45165664?utm_source=multiple&utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o

Transgender Ellyot (21) darf nicht ins Militär

Transmann Ellyot würde gerne ins Militär. Trotz bestandener körperlicher wie auch medizinischer Tests wurde er als doppelt untauglich erklärt.

More: https://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/Transgender-Ellyot–21–darf-nicht-ins-Militaer-19658069

UN Committee against Torture (CAT) – 8th report from Switzerland: According to the expert Mirjam Werlen of Inter-Action, Switzerland’s response to the report is very disappointing and contains unacceptable statements. According to the report, most of the recommendations of the National Ethics Commission in the field of human medicine would be met. That is not the case. The French version can be found on http://www.inter-action-suisse.ch

https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:6567674035617046528

https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-on-the-victory-for-gavin-grimm-in-federal-court-decision

Ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia of 9 July 2019 in favor of transgender student Gavin Grimm (now a graduate of that school), reaffirming that both the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protect transgender students from discrimination, including being forced to use separate bathroom facilities, and that the school’s refusal to give Gavin a diploma reflecting his name is discrimination as well.

“Every student should feel safe at school, regardless of gender identity. Transgender students are covered by Title IX and the United States Constitution and are entitled to the same rights and protections as every other student,” said Cathryn Oakley, State Legislative Director and Senior Counsel. “With the Trump-Pence administration’s barrage of attacks on LGBTQ people in this country, including against students, we are pleased that yet another federal court decision has reaffirmed legal rights and dignity of transgender people. Congratulations to Gavin Grimm and the American Civil Liberties Union on this milestone victory.”

In 2014, the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia voted 6-1 to institute a discriminatory bathroom policy that segregates transgender students from their peers after Gavin Grimm, with permission of school officials, began using the restroom that corresponded with his gender identity.

In 2017, the Supreme Court sent the Grimm case back to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals following the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind protective school guidance for transgender students. Because the Fourth Circuit’s original ruling was heavily based on the Obama Administration’s guidance, the Supreme Court asked the lower court to revisit the case and rule on the underlying statutory question regarding the scope of Title IX. Many federal courts, including the court today, have affirmed that Title IX and other federal nondiscrimination laws prohibit discrimination against transgender people, including with respect to restroom access.

https://www.parlament.ch/en/ratsbetrieb/suche-curia-vista/geschaeft?AffairId=20193840

19.3840 Motion

Interdiction de «guérir» les mineurs homosexuels

Submitted by: Quadranti Rosmarie

Groupe BD

Parti bourgeois-démocratique suisse Submission date: 21/06/2019