World of Politics

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US: Administration’s Proposed HUD Rule Is Another Sign They Don’t Want Trans People to Feel Safe Anywhere

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In this op-ed, Teen Vogue politics editor Lucy Diavolo assesses how the Trump administration’s proposed new rule for federally funded homeless shelters connects to their broader efforts to attack trans people more broadly.

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New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response

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Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic.

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Albania misses the chance to clearly address intersex children’s health from a human rights perspective

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In July 2020, the Albanian Ministry of Health released a “Medical Protocol for the Assessment of Children with Atypical Genital Development” (“Protokoll Mjekësorpër Vlerësimin E Fëmijëveme Zhvillim Gjenital Atipik”) as binding guidelines and a practical guide for health professionals.

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Europe: Comprehensive sexuality education protects children and helps build a safer, inclusive society

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Comprehensive sexuality education is part of a good quality education. Thus, it should be provided for by law, be mandatory and mainstreamed across the education system as of the early school years. It is of concern that, according to a 2018 survey, sexuality education was mandatory in only 11 out of the 22 Council of Europe member states reviewed.

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US: Dem AGs sue Trump admin. to stop reversal of transgender health protections

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A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump Administration on Monday, seeking to block next month’s implementation of a rule overturning Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care.

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US: States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Transgender Health-Care Protections

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Twenty-four Democratic attorneys general challenge rule that drops inclusion of gender identity in definition of sex

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Malaysia: Zulkifli ready to meet NGOs over LGBT-related issues

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Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri says he will meet with LGBT NGOs after previously calling on the Jawa to arrest and reeducate transgender people

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Australia: Calls for PM to drop Religious Discrimination Bill after US ruling

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Australian LGBTIQ+ advocates are calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to ditch the Religious Discrimination Bill, following the US Supreme Court ruling to protect against workplace discrimination based on sexuality and gender identity.