World of Politics

President Biden Issues Most Substantive, Wide-Ranging LGBTQ Executive Order In U.S. History

The Order is included in a series of Day One Executive Orders that also includes executive actions launching a “whole-of-government” response to address racial equity, improving response to the COVID-19 pandemic and reducing its economic impact on the vulnerable, and combating climate change.

Argentina: Legal abortion, an achievement for women's sexual and reproductive rights

More than 30 years have passed since that unprecedented March 8th when the Argentine feminist movement first stood up with a sign that said "No to motherhood, yes to pleasure". It was the first march for International Women's Day after Argentina's return to democracy, and the first time that women had openly demanded the right to decide about their bodies and life projects.