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Ghana: Sexuality education in schools: some answers to ‘when’ and ‘what’

How does comprehensive sexuality education translate into the curriculum of schools? One or another element of sexuality education has been taught in Ghanaian schools since before independence in 1957. Taught under different nomenclature, sexuality education has, at all times, used an integrated approach at the pre-tertiary level. We set out to study the relationship and the depth of coverage of topics in Ghana.

UK: British children in limbo over gender therapy after court ruling

In Britain the number of children referred to GIDS has risen nearly 30-fold in the past decade and waiting lists are more than 18 months long. About 2,660 under-18s were referred to GIDS in the year to March 2020, while 161 were referred on by GIDS to specialist endocrinologists who prescribe puberty blockers, according to the clinic’s data.

UN Expert Raises Alarm Over Reports Of LGBT Child 'Torture' In Iran

The UN’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran has expressed concern over reports that the country has subjected lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) children to “torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.”

US: Transgender youth bills in US states reflect deep divisions

This year, state lawmakers also want to restrict transgender students’ sports participation in Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Dakota, and New Hampshire. Several more states are weighing separate proposed bans on certain medical treatment for transgender minors, including Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas

Hungary's government orders disclaimers on books with gay content

Hungary's government, which has made hostility to LGBT people a central part of its right-wing agenda, ordered a publisher on Tuesday to print disclaimers identifying books containing "behaviour inconsistent with traditional gender roles".

Young and Outside the Margins: Impact of COVID-19 on African LGBT+ youth

African Queer Youth Initiative conducted an online survey in ten African countries in a bid to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBT+ youth around Africa.

Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption

Hungary amended the definition of family in its constitution Tuesday to allow an effective ban on adoption by same-sex couples, another win for the ruling conservatives but decried by one pro-LGBTQ group as “a dark day for human rights”.