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- 28 June 2019
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- 28 June 2019
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Petition to the Congregation for Catholic Education
The Congregation for Catholic Education released a document titled “Male and Female He Created Them” that contains deeply problematic language on gender issues, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and children’s rights. Sign our Petition against this blatant reproduction of ignorance, fear and hate.
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- 28 June 2019
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HRC 41: Statement to Clustered Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Health and Special Rapporteur on Leprosy document
Trans and gender diverse activists expressed their concern for mental health care used as a weapon in the form of forced institutionalization and treatment against trans and gender diverse people:
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- 24 June 2019
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HRC 41: Statement to Interactive Dialogue with IE SOGI and SR on Independence of Judges and Advocates document
UN TAW participants delivered a statement responding to the report from the IE SOGI, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, on data collection and management as a means to create heightened awareness of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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- 24 June 2019
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- 24 June 2019
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- 24 June 2019
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Joint Statement on ICD-11 process for trans & gender diverse people
The ICD-11 is to be voted in at the 72nd World Health Assembly. After moving trans-related categories out of the Chapter on Mental Health, the next steps in the process include getting rid of the remaining pathologizing language and advancing towards legal depathologization and universal health coverage.
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- 24 May 2019
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Press Release: ICD-11 depathologizes Trans & Gender Diverse identities
Organisations from across the world have signed a joint statement and Call to Action to join with us in working together to fully dismantle pathologization. Trans identities are formally de-psycho-pathologized in the ICD-11.
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- 24 May 2019