Michael’s Story: Where is Your Museum? Everywhere! In times when discriminatory and derogatory language is still a daily routine in many countries, exhibitions showcasing same-sex desire or other non-normative life paths are crucial to re-write our own history. A museum in Colombia without formal museum space offers its own contribution. By Michael Andrés Forero Parra
Sumitra's Story: Enter the Archive – Experience the Closet! The Closet is a space that is both safe, a site of trauma as well as a construct which ‘needs’ to be broken out of. Placing the Closet in a gallery is an attempt to create a pocket of space that allows outsiders entry into its cruel existence. By Sumitra Sunder
Houssem’s Story: How to make Wikipedia more queer in all languages? Wikipedia has a limited amount of content directly or indirectly related to LGBTI+ topics. Moreover, this content is not available in all languages and therefore not accessible for people around the world. The Write for rights project sought to redeem this situation. By Houssem Abida
The UN mandate for protection of LGBT persons extended: " The mandate holder is our megaphone" Article Mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. By Caroline Ausserer
"We can all recognize ourselves in those stories" Interview The 41st UN Human Rights Council will decide on the renewal of the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on the Protection against Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). Caroline Ausserer spoke with the current mandate holder, Victor Madrigal-Borloz. By Caroline Ausserer
Decriminalizing homosexuality in Kenya On the 24th of May 2019, Kenya's High Court will decide whether the sections of the Kenyan penal code that proscribe homosexual activity are unconstitutional. The Kenyan National Gay and Lesbian Commission (NGLHRC) has for years been fighting to repeal these laws. By Caroline Kioko
Rethinking the Mobility (and Immobility) of Queer Rights in Southeast Asia: A Provocation Background Seventy years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly. While all human beings are deemed born automatically free with equal rights, the very definition of human itself in practice is not always neutral. By Hendri Yulius
“Because I would have to be sterilized” Report Across Europe, trans people are denied their right to have their gender recognized, unless they fulfill invasive requirements. Human rights bodies have clearly affirmed: this is a violation of trans people’s human rights. By Dodo Karsay
The Yogyakarta Principles +10 Reflection International human rights law and the rights of trans people. The Yogyakarta Principles plus 10 reflects on how international law has evolved in this area. By Dodo Karsay
The Yogyakarta Alliance: A Postcolonial League Report A serious and critical examination of the German colonial history needs a concept of inclusion for LSBTIQ in development cooperation. By Sarah Kohrt