LGBT rights and reproductive justice

Transgender Community in New Orleans Speaks Out Against Abuse and Discrimination by Police

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by Jordan Flaherty

May 13, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

New Orleans' Black and transgender community members and advocates complain of rampant and systemic harassment and discrimination from the city's police force, including sexual violence and arrest without cause.

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UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights Urge Uganda to "Shelve" Anti-Homosexuality Bill

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

March 1, 2010 - 8:29pm (Print)

Today the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression called on the Ugandan Parliament to drop its proposed "anti-homosexuality" bill now awaiting a vote.

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New Poll Shows Rising Support for Civil Unions

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 12, 2010 - 3:15pm (Print)

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows a rise in support for civil unions nationwide.

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Appropriations Bill Marks Victory for Sexual Health, But Vigilance by Advocates Is Needed

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by James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

December 17, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Important gains for sexual health realized in this week's appropriations bill can only be sustained through the constant vigilance of the advocacy community.
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...With Sexual Liberty and Justice for All

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by Lara Riscol, RH Reality Check

February 9, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

After 16 years of being bludgeoned by zealots wielding sex as a weapon to divide and conquer Americans, can it be time for a new sexual revolution in the age of Obama? Creating Change says yes.
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