Back on March 20th, despite the Tories’ attempts at kicking the can down the road, NDP, Liberals and a whopping 15 Conservatives passed the controversial transgender rights bill in the House of Commons, making assault on a transgender person a hate crime, and protecting trans* folk against discrimination. I hate having to say “the controversial” …
Tag Archive: human rights
Nov 15 2012
United Nations: “Access to contraception is a human right”
Via Think Progress and CBS, the UN has explicitly called family planning a human right for the first time. “Family planning has a positive multiplier effect on development,” Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the fund, said in a written statement. “Not only does the ability for a couple to choose when and how many …
Nov 12 2012
Write your local MP: No more Canadian aid for Uganda while they’re murdering gays
Update: Please read Melanie Nathan’s caution on what should and shouldn’t be done to fight this initiative — she strongly urges that countries not withdraw aid because of this bill, because the LGBTI community will be scapegoated and targeted as a result. I leave the rest of this post intact because I am concerned that …
Oct 20 2012
Pastor brings wrong notes to gay marriage ordinance hearing
Whoopsy. His face must be red. You’ll want to watch this twice. Best damn thing I’ve seen all day. Via that one site you can’t post on Reddit any more because free speech.
Sep 08 2012
Gates Foundation attempts to end the anti-birth-control debate in one video
Well, the whole idea of female autonomy and saving women’s lives rather than forcing them into forming babbys that they don’t necessarily want or can’t necessarily take care of is great for those of us who honestly care about humanitarian efforts. Those of us who’d prefer that these unexpected children go on to become uneducated …
Jul 17 2012
Amnesty International’s anti-torture video
Busy, full day, and I’m still down with the sickness otherwise. I just thought this video was important enough that you should watch it, so I’ll throw it up here with little extra to say about it. This video is an attempt to give you some idea what it’s like to be black-bagged and disappeared …
May 28 2012
Supporters fail miserably at defending “gay concentration camps” pastor
Memo to Pastor Worley supporters: prepare to answer tough questions like “do gays really deserve to be put in concentration camps” when you go on a show like Anderson Cooper. I honestly don’t have a ton of respect for AC’s interview style most times, but I felt a real pang of empathy when he put …
May 26 2012
Argentina enacts most progressive transgender laws ever! Bravo!
Via the New York Times: Argentina has put in place some of the most liberal rules on changing gender in the world, allowing people to alter their gender on official documents without first having to receive a psychiatric diagnosis or surgery. The measure, which won unanimous support in the Senate this month, would also require …
May 25 2012
A poster to print and put up during this American election cycle: “Never Again”
Found via Copyranter. Powerful image, and appropriate considering moving abortions into the back alley is practically a Republican party plank.
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