How do governments in the MENA region use anti-LGBT rhetoric to advance their political agendas? The answer to that question reveals the state-sponsored homophobia that negatively impacts the lives of LGBT people in the region.
Towards addressing the suffering of all, and to upholding the humanitarian mandates of neutrality and impartiality, more gender inclusive services must be provided for all victims of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
"I think it's unfortunate that people argue over who threw the first brick because the relevant thing is not who threw the first brick, but who built the movement, who stayed around and who actually did the tough work," LGBT+ rights activist Power said.
Stigma has accompanied the HIV epidemic since the beginning and remains prevalent worldwide. Yet, in some settings, such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, stigma is more pronounced because of the interplay between religion, culture, and geopolitics.
All three of the men featured here are hoping and praying that they will be granted refugee status in Canada. All are already showing that they will make outstanding citizens.
With its concentrated HIV epidemic, the Middle East and North Africa has the advantage of a relatively low HIV burden among the general population, as well as among children and adolescents.
Progress in recognizing the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people at the United Nations in New York and in Geneva may seem detached from the realities faced by LGBTQ people in the Middle East and North Africa, or Mena, region.
Pride and prejudice: the future of advocacy explores the changing environment for and attitudes toward corporate advocacy in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.
Sitting in morning traffic on a Google bus, Kevin Steen wasn’t thinking about founding an international organization to save LGBTQ lives in the Middle East.
