Winds of Change

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An Open Letter to Facebook: On the Hate Speech Against the LGBTQ+ Community in the Middle East and North Africa

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After the distressing spreadings of hate speech on the LGBT community in the Middle East and North Africa: An open letter from twenty-two regional and international organizations to Facebook administration

The Global Divide on Homosexuality Persists

Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region and economic development.

Over the Rainbow? The Road to LGBTI Inclusion

 This report provides a comprehensive overview of the extent to which laws in OECD countries ensure equal treatment of LGBTI people, and of the complementary policies that could help foster LGBTI inclusion. 

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Egypt: Our lives are not conditional: On Sarah Hegazy and estrangement

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Any one of us could have been Sarah, with her carefree gesture on a fun night out, drunk on delusions of hope. Celebrating camaraderie and the bliss of being surrounded by people who see and accept. Her happiness was rewarded with imprisonment, electrocution, sexual assault and exile. A reminder, as if any more are needed, that we, queer Arabs, must always keep our masks within reach.  

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eSwatini: High Court postpones case on refusal to register LGBT advocacy group

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Today, the Eswatini High Court was scheduled to hear arguments in the case of Simelane & Others versus Minister of Commerce and Industries & Others, in which the applicants sought a review of the Registrar of Companies’ decision to refuse ESGM legal registration.

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Uganda: “I also need to be happy”: Anna Morena’s story

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“Trans women need safe spaces, places to stay and access to mental health services,” said Ms Morena. “The Government of Uganda is not willing to facilitate such spaces, so community-based organizations must bring these services until the fight for decriminalization has been won.”

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How globalisation has transformed the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

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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.

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"Over the Rainbow? The Road to LGBTI Inclusion"

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LGBTI discrimination lowers investment in human capital due to bullying at school, as well as poorer returns on educational investment in the labour market. It reduces economic output by excluding or under-valuing LGBTI talents from the labour market and impairing their mental and physical health, hence their productivity.