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As the Donald Trump administration took power in Washington, D.C., amid some uncertainty about the stance it will take toward LGBT people, Human Rights First published a video about the importance of…

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APCOM produced an animated video about the Yogyakarta Principles, which have provided a foundation for the promotion of LGTBTI human rights for 10 years. World AIDS Day was commemorated on December 1…

A Trump administration could hold serious consequences for the entire global human rights framework.

October 30 marked the 30th anniversary of the Vatican’s “Letter to the Bishops on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,” which New Ways Ministry calls “probably the most influential piece of church…

October 20 was Spirit Day, organized to create visible support for LGBT youth. October 22 was the annual Day of Action for Trans Depathologization; Trangender Europe released a video on human rights…

Indonesia: Arrests Reflect Impact of Ongoing Anti-LGBT Panic Two men, aged 22 and 24, were arrested after people complained after they posted a photo of them kissing on Facebook. Religious and…

The President of the Human Rights Council announced this week that he had chosen Vitit Muntarbhorn to fill the newly created position of Independent Expert to investigate violence and discrimination…

Mexico: Anti-marriage marches stir clash between church officials and proponents of secular state A march drew tens of thousands – or hundreds of thousands depending on whose numbers you believe – of…

OutRight Action International’s Rashima Kwatra reviews the record of human rights work by Vitit Muntarbhorn, who has been tapped to fill a historic role created by the UN Human Rights Council this…