Updates about events
The session will illustrate the current anti-rights atmosphere and demonstrate how the anti-gender movement links inextricably to restrictions to healthcare access for trans and gender diverse people. Panelists will showcase how the growing anti-gender movement affects the response to HIV, harm reduction, and sexual and reproductive rights services overall.
GATE’s Health Program Officer summarises trans issues presented at the IAS Conference 2023
GATE invited participants from five different countries of Asia to share their experiences and projects on intersex matters, discussing the trajectories of intersex-led movements in the Global South.
After UN Trans Advocacy Week (UN TAW) 2023, which took place from 18 to 24 June 2023, GATE asked two delegates about their personal perspectives and highlights of UN TAW 2023.
Read Andreo Gustavo and Douglas da Silva’s answers to three questions below.
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.
Trans Advocacy Week delegate delivered a statement on behalf of 14 trans and gender diverse activists in response to the SR on VAW Report on Custody, violence against women and children
Trans Advocacy Week delegate delivered a statement on behalf of 14 trans and gender diverse activists in support of the WG on DAW Report on Gendered Inequalities of Poverty
Trans Advocacy Week delegates delivered statements on behalf of 14 trans and gender diverse activists in support of the IE SOGI Report on Freedom of Religion and LGBT+ Equality
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.
United Nations Trans Advocacy Week (UN TAW) is a collective project by non-governmental organizations, offering trans activists a platform to make their voices heard on a global scale and in international human rights spaces. It’s a chance to bring attention to the challenges and discrimination faced by trans and gender diverse people and to promote equality, acceptance, and understanding.
