Transgender Rights In Ecuador: A Legal, Spatial, Political And Cultural Acquittal

FRIDAY FILE - AWID interviewed Elizabeth Vasquez from Proyecto Transgenero about their innovative work, inspiring achievements and further challenges ahead for transgender rights in Ecuador.

By Rochelle Jones

Going South – Creating New Gathering Spaces for Feminists in all their Diversity

FRIDAY FILE – The first Feminist LesBiTransInter Encuentro (Gathering) “Going South” will take place in Asuncion, Paraguay from 2 – 4 November, 2012. The idea is to bring together all the voices, bodies and practices representing the diversity of feminisms, in a creative and revolutionary way.

AWID talked to Rosa Posa, one of the organizers, about this event.

By Gabriela De Cicco

AWID: What is the reason for organizing a Feminist LesBiTransInter Encuentro?

Interconnected Struggles: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) activism in Africa

FRIDAY FILE: LGBTQI individuals in Africa face numerous civil, political, economic, social and cultural barriers. AWID spoke to Hakima Abbas, the Executive Director of Fahamu about the challenges of LGBTQI activism and how the politics of foreign aid impacts the struggle.

Nepal Looks Set to Officially Recognize Third Gender

FRIDAY FILE: Almost four years after Nepal’s Supreme Court recognized the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, the South Asian country may get a new constitution that secures their rights.[i]

By Kathambi Kinoti

LGBT Rights Made Visible in Moldova’s Quest to Join the European Union

FRIDAY FILE: Activist Anastasia Danilova explains how Moldova’s campaign to join the European Union provides some opportunity and some backlash for LGBT Rights

By Masum Momaya

“Our Rights, Our Voices Count” says LEGAL Liberia for LGBTQI Rights

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Exploring freedom through education, action, unity and solidarity

The collective Sentimos Diverso defines itself as a “feminist collective that mobilizes to create and to develop projects and actions aimed at empowering women, young people and people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, to demand their human, sexual and reproductive rights.”

WE-Change: Stronger voices of LBT women in the Caribbean

The organisation is women-led and community-based. WE-Change works on raising awareness and defending the rights of lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LBT) women in Jamaica and the Caribbean.

Astitva Trust defends the rights of sexual minorities groups

Some of the objectives of the Trust include raising awareness and increasing knowledge of HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections among sexual minorities.

Transitions: Tangarr’s Story

Unlike most transgender people, Tangarr discovered somewhat later in life that his gender identity didn't match his sex assigned at birth. An AWID member since 2016, he told us his story: his relatively happy childhood, his sex change and his work as an activist.