US: Sessions undoes DOJ support for trans workers under Title VII

Bucking a string of court rulings and the views of a separate U.S. agency, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday reversed the Justice Department’s support for the legal view trans workers are eligible for non-discrimination protections under current civil rights law.

US: Jeff Sessions Just Reversed A Policy That Protects Transgender Workers From Discrimination

The Justice Department under Obama decreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned transgender discrimination in the workplace. But in a new memo, the attorney general rescinded the policy.

Thailand: 21 HIV & LGBT Heroes to be Honoured at Asia Pacific Community Service Awards

I congratulate the finalists and look forward to them and other members of our community coming together to honour and celebrate their achievements at the awards ceremony in Bangkok in November ~ APCOM Executive Director Midnight Poonkasetwattana

UNAIDS warns that HIV-related stigma and discrimination is preventing people from accessing HIV services

New report from UNAIDS gives evidence and highlights best practices on confronting stigma and discrimination to ensure access to health services

The question of the death penalty

The resolution condemns the imposition of the death penalty as a sanction for specific forms of conduct