Asia

Breaking the silence on gender identity in Asia Pacific

“It is very important for all genders to achieve equal access to sexual and reproductive health and other social services, including participation in economic activities,” said Chivorn Var, founder and executive director of Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC)

US: Christian groups spent $280m fighting LGBT+ rights, abortion overseas

Right-wing U.S. groups have put more than $280 million into campaigns against LGBT+ rights and abortion worldwide since 2007, almost $90 million of which focused on Europe

How globalisation has transformed the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

Much progress has been made in attitudes towards sexual equality and gender identity – but in many places a dramatic backlash by conservative forces has followed.

Dykes Resistance Tactics Against Police Violence

From Stonewall 1969 to Brussels 2020, from Kazakhstan to Serbia, how do lesbians resist police violence and which dyke tactics have been developed in different historical and geographical backgrounds? Please join our conversation and sharing of activist experiences

“No One Left Behind” Fund For LGBTI organisations and groups in Europe and Central Asia:

The Fund’s mission is to support the LGBTI movement’s capacity to effectively address socio-economic inequalities within LGBTI communities at this critical moment. It builds on ILGA-Europe’s strengths and recognised experience in building the capacity of LGBTI groups and organisations to respond to the needs of LGBTI communities in a sustainable manner.

UNAIDS: Impact on Mental Health and Quality of Life in Time of Covid-19 for YKP and YPLHIV

Using the findings from the rapid response survey, this current blog focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and quality of life of young key populations and young people living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific.

EL*C EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR LESBIAN GROUPS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

In the current crisis caused by the COVID-19, lesbian* communities find themselves in particularly precarious situations. EL*C has been in touch with the lesbian* community, lesbian* organizations from Europe and Central Asia, and we are continuously receiving information, learning about what they are currently going through, both in their activist work and their personal lives.