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Roundup: Matthew Shepard Act Passes House, Heads to Senate

By Emily Douglas

April 30, 2009 - 9:48am

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Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Protection Act moves to Senate; Indiana legislature wraps up session; Tennessee abortion bill advances in the House; Sen. Richard Lugar will back Dawn Johnsen.

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Sexuality Conference in Hanoi Challenges Norms, Expectations

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

April 28, 2009 - 8:00am

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What does it mean to be straight, gay, queer, L or G or B or T or none of the above? What is it like to live with the stigma of HIV? How does it feel to be denied the right to marry your partner?

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When Women Become the Battlefield

By Tamara Kreinin, United Nations Foundation

November 19, 2008 - 8:00am

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You can show that women who suffer violence are not alone or forgotten. Sign UNIFEM's petition against gender-based violence before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25.

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Europe Puts Violence Against Women on Agenda

By Anna Wilkowska-Landowska, RH Reality Check, Eastern Europe

October 7, 2008 - 7:00am

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The Council of Europe's recent campaign fighting violence against women has successfully reframed domestic violence as a human rights violation, not a private matter.

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