Recent lgbtq movements
‘DIY until we die’? LGBTQ rights group on what Singapore&#;s new leaders means for its movement
The city-state&#;s new prime minister Lawrence Wong, who was sworn in last month, has lost no time in setting up two new working groups to engage Singaporeans more widely on climate behavior and mental health.
But despite polls by global market research firm Ipsos released earlier this month reflecting a growing public back for lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender non-conforming or queer (LGBTQ) rights and legal recognition for homosexual couples, Wong has remained quiet on these issues.
The recent cancellation of a talk on sex and gender featuring an academic, a drag queen and an LGBTQ counsellor at the government-affiliated Science Centre, after a conservative team mobilised its members to voice their disapproval of the event, also reveals where divisions continue to exist in the deeply conservative country.
Two years since Singapore struck down its queer sex ban, Pink Dot, the country&#;s largest LGBTQ movement, has reported that many LGBTQ people in the country, especially gender nonconforming indiv
In Focus: Global LGBTQ Rights
Overview
In the U.S., advocates often use the acronym LGBTQ to portray the community. Internationally it is more common to observe the inclusion of intersex people by the use of LGBTQI or LGBTI. All of these acronyms are acceptable to use, though U.S. audiences may not be familiar with the I being included in the acronym.
Laws and attitudes relating to LGBTQ people vary drastically around the world. Laws criminalizing LGBTQ people adjust frequently, so it is important to check the status of anti-LGBTQ laws when reporting in a particular region or context.
It is important to record that diverse sexual orientations and gender identities have existed in global cultures throughout history. Still, the concept of LGBTQ is recent and can be seen as a largely Western phenomenon. Reporting should obtain into account the historic, cultural, and indigenous understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity that may inform stories about legal or social acceptance in different cultures.
Safety
Since it is dictated a crime to be LGBTQ in dozens of calculate
Under Fire Series: The War on LGBTQ People in America
Click below to read and download each report in the series.
"Under Fire: The War on LGBTQ People in America" — Report #1, PDFDownload
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"Erasing LGBTQ People from Schools and Public Life" — Report #2, PDFDownload
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"Erecting Systemic and Structural Barriers to Make Change Harder" — State #3, PDFDownload the report
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"Enshrining Inequality for LGBTQ People" — Report #4, PDFDownload
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"Banning Medical Care and Legal Recognition for Transgender People" — Inform #5, PDFDownload the Report
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