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- 17 June 2021
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- Mauro Cabral Grinspan
- Published
- 9 June 2021
What if someone says “I am Napoleon?” On trans people and self-determination
Many laws and policies restricting trans people’s access to legal gender recognition have been based on previous restrictions in psycho-medical knowledge prior to the release of the ICD-11, for example, by justifying it as compliance with the World Health Organization’s previously pathologizing classification. However, after 2019, that reasoning is no longer an acceptable excuse. It is time for all countries around the world to behave coherently with their own tradition of compliance, and to depathologize trans people in accordance with the World Health Organization’s updated classification.
- Written by
- Mauro Cabral Grinspan
- Published
- 26 May 2021
- Written by
- Mauro Cabral Grinspan
- Published
- 19 May 2021
IDAHOT 2021 – Resist, Support and Heal Together
Every May 17, the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) is celebrated in commemoration of the World Health Organization (WHO) announcement in 1990 that homosexuality would no longer be listed as a mental disorder in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). In 2019, the same announcement was finally made for trans and gender diverseContinue reading "IDAHOT 2021 – Resist, Support and Heal Together"
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- 17 May 2021
Trans Day of Visibility 2021 – A week of celebrating our communities
After a year of lockdowns and restrictions that have particularly affected trans and gender diverse communities across the world, we want to use Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV) to focus on the resiliency of our communities, to highlight the achievements of our communities, and to shine a light for the way forward over the comingContinue reading "Trans Day of Visibility 2021 – A week of celebrating our communities"
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- 25 March 2021
International Day for the Right to Truth 2021
Misinformation, disinformation, fake news, conspiracy theories and lies are hurting our communities everywhere, fueling anger, fear, hate, ignorance and confusion. However, stopping stigma, discrimination and violence against trans people only requires something very simple: the truth.
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- 24 March 2021
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- 21 March 2021
Global Key Population Networks Mourn Jude Byrne, leading activist for people who use drugs
The global key population networks GATE, GNP+, INPUD, IRGT, MPact and NSWP mourn the untimely and tragic passing of activist, leader, and dear friend, Jude Byrne of Australia, who was taken from us too soon by cancer.
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- 10 March 2021
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- 5 February 2021