Tag: Transgender

Ghana Supreme Court Challenge to Anti LGBT Bill Saves President but Injures LGBTQI+ People

March 5, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, March 05, 2024 The President of Ghana has found himself in a quandary. On his desk sits a a most odious Anti-Homosexuality Bill known as The Proper Human Sexuality and Family Values Bill, passed a week ago by Ghana’s parliament. Navigating an election year, while trying to appease global aid funders, ward … More Ghana Supreme Court Challenge to Anti LGBT Bill Saves President but Injures LGBTQI+ People

A Warning about Straights in Gay Refugee Spaces

January 22, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, January 22, 2023 African Human Rights Coalition has issued the following advisory urging straight people to stay out of gay spaces, warning of exposure and imploring LGBTQI+ refugees and podcasters and video presenters / vloggers to refrain from platforming the opportunists who wrongly claim to be gay.: AHRC Advisory: Warning to straights … More A Warning about Straights in Gay Refugee Spaces

Ugandan Parliament Motion for A New “Kill the Gays Bill” Stating Homosexuality is a Creeping Evil

February 28, 2023

BY MELANIE NATHAN, FEB 28, 2023, nathan@africanHRC.org. The Motion before Parliament States: “NOTING THAT the existing law is provided for in the Penal Code Act, does not adequately address this creeping evil” According to The Order Papers of Feb 28, 2023, the Agenda of Uganda’s Parliament and the Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, a … More Ugandan Parliament Motion for A New “Kill the Gays Bill” Stating Homosexuality is a Creeping Evil

President Yower Museveni and Janet Museveni - Anti-Gay Tirades in education realm

Ugandan Education Minister Janet Museveni Anti Gay Tirade Leads to Violence and Flight

February 13, 2023

The violence provoking rhetoric and scape-goat myth and lies asserted without any substantive basis or evidence, by these government officials, lead to violence and the forcible displacement of LGBTQI+ people from Uganda: By Melanie Nathan, February 13, 2023 In the United States I provide country conditions expert witness reports on affidavit as well as related … More Ugandan Education Minister Janet Museveni Anti Gay Tirade Leads to Violence and Flight

Celebrate Respect for Marriage Act and Confer on GLOBAL Criminalization

December 13, 2022

AHRC celebrates the signing of The Respect for Marriage Act at the White House in the U.S.A. today. It was signed by President Joe Biden, who stood up for same-sex marriage equality in Washington DC while vice president, even before President Obama did, back in 2008. Now same-sex marriage receives Federal law recognition – to … More Celebrate Respect for Marriage Act and Confer on GLOBAL Criminalization

AT A TIME LIKE THIS: WE DARE YOU AMERICA – FROM LGBTQI+ AFRICA

August 25, 2022

At a time like THIS! By Melanie Nathan and African Human Rights Coalition. We are living in a time where in America we are suffering the backlash against LGBTQI+ people – a backlash from actually attaining a measure of acceptance and a measure of equality. We only have a limited EQUALITY and we are still … More AT A TIME LIKE THIS: WE DARE YOU AMERICA – FROM LGBTQI+ AFRICA

California Law to give Refuge to Trans Kids Seeking Escaping Criminalizing U.S. State Laws

June 29, 2022

Senator Scott Wiener’s Legislation to Provide Refuge for Trans Kids and Their Families Passes Assembly Public Safety Committee Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)’s legislation to provide refuge for trans kids and their families, Senate Bill 107, passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee by a vote of 5-2. SB 107 will protect trans kids and their … More California Law to give Refuge to Trans Kids Seeking Escaping Criminalizing U.S. State Laws

Florida Department of Health Attacks Trans Health and Truth

April 20, 2022

Florida Department of Health Spreading Dangerous Disinformation about Gender Affirming Care & Trans WASHINGTON—Today, the Florida Department of Health released a statement, which it sent to licensed health and human services providers in the state of Florida, attacking the established standards of age-appropriate, medically-necessary, and often life-saving care for transgender youth. In response, Equality Florida … More Florida Department of Health Attacks Trans Health and Truth

Trans Texas Welfare Worker Resigns over Governor Abbott’s Abusive Law

April 14, 2022

Morgan Davis is a transgender man who joined Texas’ child welfare agency, the Travis County office of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as an investigator to be the advocate he never had growing up, as noted by an article  BY ELEANOR KLIBANOFF APRIL 11, 2022 in the Texas Tribune: “Less than a year later, … More Trans Texas Welfare Worker Resigns over Governor Abbott’s Abusive Law

Steve Hofmeyr Reports from His Queer Closet in Namibia

April 4, 2022

So Steve Hofmeyr is a famous something in Southern Africa, perhaps even Namibia. Although I am from South Africa I had never heard of him until he came out recently with some statement that perhaps the PLUS sign at the end of the LGBTQI+ acronym includes “bestiality.” I think he may be an actor or … More Steve Hofmeyr Reports from His Queer Closet in Namibia

Honoring Forcibly Displaced Trans People on Transgender Day of Visibility #TDOV

March 31, 2022

Today, March 31, is International Transgender Day of Visibility and this is the day African Human Rights Coalition (African HRC), the only Global LGBTQI organization dedicated to advocacy and humanitarian services for LGBTQI people forcibly displaced in and from African countries, celebrates International Transgender Day of Visibility, by honoring the courage of transgender and non-binary … More Honoring Forcibly Displaced Trans People on Transgender Day of Visibility #TDOV

American Refugees: Texas Governor is a Putin to Trans Kids and Families now in Forced Displacement

March 8, 2022

Imagine in the midst of transition being told your authentic gender is not acceptable to the State you live in! – You are taking life saving medication that you must immediately cease and so you are forced to leave your home. As forcibly displaced Americans – one is a refugee in one’s own country – … More American Refugees: Texas Governor is a Putin to Trans Kids and Families now in Forced Displacement

Title 42 Hurts Trans People as American Politicians Pay Lip-Service to Trans Day Of Remembrance

November 20, 2021

The Biden administration is letting us down as it continues to abide the trump era Title 42. Title 42 of the Public Health Service Act of 1944 allows federal health officials to prohibit people and goods from entering the country in the event of a pandemic. However activists and sensible Americans and especially physicians believe … More Title 42 Hurts Trans People as American Politicians Pay Lip-Service to Trans Day Of Remembrance

On Trans Day of Remembrance – 2021 Set to be Deadliest Year Globally

November 20, 2021

375 trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered in the past year… On the occasion of the International Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR),1 TGEU’s Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT) research project is releasing the 2021 update of Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM). 2021 is set to be the deadliest year for trans and gender-diverse people since we … More On Trans Day of Remembrance – 2021 Set to be Deadliest Year Globally

Kuwaiti Trans Woman Sentenced to Prison for Online Activities

October 14, 2021

As reported by Human Rights Watch: A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a transgender woman to prison for “imitating the opposite sex” online.  Such laws violate the rights to free expression, privacy, and nondiscrimination under Kuwait’s constitution and international law. The authorities should immediately release her and quash the conviction. The court on October 3, 2021, … More Kuwaiti Trans Woman Sentenced to Prison for Online Activities

44 Arrested at Shelter in Uganda’s Anti-Gay Hunt

June 2, 2021

44 Arrested at Shelter in Uganda Under Suspicion of Being LGBTQI with forced Anal Exams Below is the Report and request for assistance from the Human Rights Legal Team in Uganda. It is our belief at African Human Rights Coalition that this group was targeted under suspicion that it is a shelter for homeless LGBTQI … More 44 Arrested at Shelter in Uganda’s Anti-Gay Hunt

Trans Women Get 5 Years Jail in Cameroon and America is Silent

May 23, 2021

Several years ago at an event in San Francisco I asked renowned trans American Actress Laverne Cox if she would be interested in speaking out for transgender people who are being criminalized in African countries. She was on an event stage when asked the question, and in front of all present answered along the following … More Trans Women Get 5 Years Jail in Cameroon and America is Silent

Day One: President Biden’s Historic Executive Orders for LGBTQ Rights

January 21, 2021

President Biden’s Historic EO for LGBTQ Rights Yesterday, President Biden issued Executive Orders impacting our LGBTQI communities. President Biden signed a sweeping executive order directing federal agencies to adopt a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including in federal employment, policies, programs, and services. This is the first day one executive order by a … More Day One: President Biden’s Historic Executive Orders for LGBTQ Rights

American Family Association Spreads Anti-Trans Hate with Pediatrician’s Help

December 4, 2020

I had the great displeasure of receiving an e-mail today from the American Family Association, a SPLC designated hate group that works, inter alia, not only to rob trans and all LGBTQI people of their rights, but also to demonize and ostracize, while propping up the rabid violence that results. It is this very type … More American Family Association Spreads Anti-Trans Hate with Pediatrician’s Help

Together We Stand Holiday Gifting Certificates for LGBTQI Refugees

November 27, 2020

African Human Rights Coalition works with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender (LGBTQI) individuals who have been displaced due to persecution, discrimination and in many cases extreme violence.   To support African HRC Safe Shelter Programs we offer attractive and informative TOGETHER WE STAND Gifting Certificates ,where supporters can donate in the name of friends, colleagues, and loved … More Together We Stand Holiday Gifting Certificates for LGBTQI Refugees

Over 120 LGBT Organizations Sign Letter to U.S. Senators Opposing Barrett SCOTUS Confirmation

October 23, 2020

Over 120 LGBTQI organizations signed the below letter addressed to all United States Senators, opposing the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) as the replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. African Human Rights Coalition is a proud signatory to the letter, noting the huge impact that … More Over 120 LGBT Organizations Sign Letter to U.S. Senators Opposing Barrett SCOTUS Confirmation

California New LGBTQ Civil Rights and Health Care Bills Signed into Law

September 26, 2020

Governor Newsom Signs Senator Wiener’s LGBTQ Civil Rights and Health Care Bills into Law SACRAMENTO- Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two of Senator Scott Wiener’s bills promoting LGTBQ rights and equality: Senate Bill 932 mandates that health care providers in California report sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data, if known, for all reportable communicable … More California New LGBTQ Civil Rights and Health Care Bills Signed into Law

Opposing the New HUD Rule by Outing Ben Carson

September 22, 2020

Today African Human Rights Coalition submitted its public opposition to this new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Rule as follows : Making Admission or Placement Determinations Based on Sex in Facilities Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs A Proposed Rule by the Housing and Urban Development Department on 07/24/2020: This HUD  proposed new rule seeks to … More Opposing the New HUD Rule by Outing Ben Carson

Mourning the Loss of Three Black Trans People

September 10, 2020

National Black Justice Coalition Mourns the Loss of Three Black Trans People: NBJC urges people to consider calling the Brooklyn Police Department at 216-749-1234 to ensure that the investigation is fair and complete so that Isabella gets justice.  Washington — In response to recent news that Isabella Mia Lofton and Elie Che were found dead … More Mourning the Loss of Three Black Trans People

Federal Court Rules Florida School Must Treat Transgender Students Equally

August 10, 2020

Victory! Federal Court Rules Florida School Must Treat Transgender Students Equally Including Access to Restrooms …. Drew Adams’ case was the country’s first trial involving a transgender student’s equal access to restrooms. (ATLANTA – August 10, 2020) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed on Friday a lower court ruling that required a … More Federal Court Rules Florida School Must Treat Transgender Students Equally

El Salvador Police Officers Convicted of Killing Trans Woman Deported from U.S.

August 3, 2020

As a country conditions expert who testifies for LGBTQI people from African countries, I often speak about the risk of death for deported lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer asylum seekers and allies. I know some American judges do not take this seriously and that often government lawyers fight asylum cases in disbelief. Well ‘the proof of the pudding,’ … More El Salvador Police Officers Convicted of Killing Trans Woman Deported from U.S.

Preview Hateful New Film by American Family Association – And then Donate to those they Persecute

July 31, 2020

Please DONATE to African Human Rights Coalition (African HRC) (AHRC) www.AfricanHRC.org/donate – and the let the haters, American Family Association, know that their FILM spurred you to donate to those they persecute ….. The vehemently homophobic purveyors of conversion therapies, American Family Association will be spewing more anti-LGBTQ myth in their newest documentary, In His Image, … More Preview Hateful New Film by American Family Association – And then Donate to those they Persecute

UNHCR Statement on Conflict in Kakuma Refugee Camp Kenya

July 10, 2020

UNHCR urges dialogue and peaceful coexistence among refugees in Kakuma refugee camp UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called today for enhanced dialogue among refugee communities living in Kakuma to help reduce the tensions which have emerged in a specific area of the refugee camp. In recent weeks, UNHCR has received conflicting reports from different communities … More UNHCR Statement on Conflict in Kakuma Refugee Camp Kenya

Lawsuit Against Trump Admin’s Horrific Rule Removing the ACA Non-Discrimination Protections during Pandemic

July 9, 2020

TLDEF, TLC, NWLC, Harvard CHLPI, and Firm Hogan Lovells File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Rule Removing ACA’s Non-Discrimination Protections Today, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Transgender Law Center (TLC), the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, and law firm Hogan Lovells filed … More Lawsuit Against Trump Admin’s Horrific Rule Removing the ACA Non-Discrimination Protections during Pandemic