Category: Asia
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A Pattern of Deception: The Alliance Destroying Freedom
The Supreme Court recently went along with the lies of the evangelical hate group: Alliance Defending (sic) Freedom. Given the nature of the Trump justices this is no surprise; they were appointed to satisfy the religious right and for no other reason. Rating: Transsupportive, Medium, July 6, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary A…
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UAE Bans “Spider-Man” Movie Over Pro-Transgender Poster
Censors flagged “Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse” for violating prohibitions on LGBTQ-related content that offends Islamic beliefs. Rating: Transneutral, Metro Weekly, June 20, 2023, (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Russian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender Reassignment
Russian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban legal or surgical sex changes, the latest in a series of conservative proposals put forward since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last year. Rating: Transneutral, Moscow Times, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Notes from South Sulawesi: Gender diversity in Bugis society
We soon learned that Buginese people (also referred to as Bugis), who are one of the three major ethnic groups in the province, have five genders that coexist in harmony. Aside from makkunrai (women) and oroané (men), the Buginese society identifies calalai (transgender females), calabai (transgender males) and bissu. Bissu is the fifth gender, which…
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There Is No Place for Anti-Trans Agendas in the UN
We express grave concerns over the series of harmful statements made and actions taken by the current UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem. To our dismay, the Special Rapporteur has persistently advocated for additional obstacles and conditions to legal gender recognition that undermine the rights protections of…
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В гендерном переходе заподозрили уклонение
Translation: Gender transitions suspected in evasions В ближайшее время в Госдуму будут внесены поправки, запрещающие официальную смену пола без проведения хирургической операции. Об этом “Ъ” рассказала глава думского комитета по вопросам семьи, женщин и детей Нина Останина. Ранее с такой инициативой выступил Минюст. Источник “Ъ” в Думе поясняет, что внимание законодателей привлекли участившиеся случаи, когда…
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Transgender Women Endure Alleged Mob Attack at Home
Five transgender women were attacked by a mob of up to 30 men at their home in Chughureti District, Tbilisi, early on May 29, LGBTQ+ rights groups reported yesterday. Rating: Transneutral, Civil.ge, May 30, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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The war on gender: An unholy east-west crusade
A powerful global network of ultraconservative groups is identified in the EU and its eastern fringe, including Georgia, working to undermine democracy and human rights. Rating: Transneutral, Al Jazeera, February 4, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)