Reducing health inequities: transgender people and the path to the 2025 targets
Erika Castellanos shared her lucky journey on a keynote speech in The Thematic Segment at PCB NGO Delegation.
Human Rights
Belize Trans Colors’ Submission to the UN UPR
GATE provided technical support to Belize Trans Colors (BTC) submission to the 4th cycle of UPR for Belize. Find more about their challenges and what they recommended.
Inequality and pandemics: the central role of Trans and Gender Diverse Community-led organizations in combating current and future health threats
GATE Executive Director, Erika Castellanos, has been appointed as a member of the newly formed Global Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics. Internationally, there is increasing awareness that inequality is a driver of global pandemics. Community-led organizations must be at the center of health interventions and human rights advocacy to effectively combat current and future health threats.
Trans activists at the United Nations raise their voices against the anti-rights pushback
At a time when the opposition to the rights of trans persons is increasingly used as a political weapon in many parts of the world, 14 trans and gender diverse activists raised their voices at the United Nations during the first week of the Human Rights Council, to an overwhelmingly positive response.
Advancing the human rights of trans persons at the United Nations: Human Rights Council Side Event
This side event will share lessons learned and advocacy strategies for tackling discrimination and violence against trans communities, contributing to the promotion of trans rights at the Human Rights Council.
Uganda: ILGA World and GATE condemn ‘horrific’ Anti-Homosexuality Bill
ILGA World and GATE join individuals, governments, and institutions worldwide in condemning, in the most unequivocal terms, the passing of the ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ in Uganda. We call on H. E. President Yoweri Museveni NOT to sign it into law.
Trans activists advocate for their rights at the United Nations
The second UN Trans Advocacy Week gathered together 23 trans and gender diverse human rights defenders from 19 countries for the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. This historic event was a joint initiative by a trans-led collaborative work, centering trans activism and issues at this significant, global arena. It
Trans Advocacy Week at the United Nations
From June 17 to 22, 23 trans activists from 19 countries will meet in Geneva for Trans Advocacy Week 2018. This ground-breaking initiative has been organised by APTN, GATE, ILGA, RFSL and TGEU.
Side Event: UN Human Rights Council 37th Session
Gender, Depathologization & Human Rights The UN has documented a range of violations against trans people, including, inter alia, killings, attacks, sexual assault, police violence,… Read More »Side Event: UN Human Rights Council 37th Session
Joint Trans Language Submission to UN Independent Expert SOGI
This document is a joint submission to the UN IE SOGI in 2017 on language related to gender identity and expression.