Resilience, Adaptation and Action MSI’S Response to COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to devastate lives and communities across the world, this briefing shares new data on the impact on access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), combined with insights and learnings from our frontline providers who have been doing all they can to protect access to lifesaving services and ensure that we build back better.

Southern Africa #VoiceandChoice Gender Protocol Barometer

The twelfth edition of the SADC Gender Protocol Barometer will be launched virtually on Monday 17 August 2020 during the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Civil Society Forum, which is also SADC day. The SADC Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (SADC-CNGO) coordinates the Civil Society Forum.

US: Native LGBTQ2S+ Young Adults’ Conceptions of Trauma

Intersecting sources of stigma influence harmful mental health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) young adults (YA) of color as they must manage multiple oppressions. Experiencing both mental health challenges and victimization, LGBTQ2S+ YA of color struggle with distinctive psychological traumas.

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Poland: Writers, actors and directors call for end to homophobia in Poland in open letter

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More than 70 signatories including Poland’s Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk, Margaret Atwood and Mike Leigh accuse president Duda’s government of using LGBTQ+ people as ‘a scapegoat’

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China: "Xixi v. Homophobia teaching materials case"

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On July 6, 2017, due to the stigmatization of homosexuality in the book "Mental Health Education for College Students", Xixi appointed an attorney to file a product quality dispute lawsuit with the People’s Court of Suyu District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, because there were errors in the textbooks involved.