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Beyond the Binary: Global Traditions of Gender Fluidity
Gender diversity is a timeless and undeniable part of the human experience
Gender diversity is a timeless and undeniable part of the human experience
Fortress Europe: The New Pact on Migration and Asylum Will Further Deteriorate Chances for LGBTQ+ Refugees
Even prior to the new set of laws the rate of acceptance was very low
Even prior to the new set of laws the rate of acceptance was very low
Planes Don’t Fly on Masculinity: Why Society Views Women in Transportation as an Anomaly
‘As women, especially African women, we grow up understanding that mistakes are rarely viewed as individual’
‘As women, especially African women, we grow up understanding that mistakes are rarely viewed as individual’
Gender-Bending in Balkan History and Folklore: Sworn Virgins, Ritual Roles and Women Warriors in Drag
The past (and people’s imagination) wasn’t as rigid as today’s defenders of ‘traditional values’ often claim
The past (and people’s imagination) wasn’t as rigid as today’s defenders of ‘traditional values’ often claim
Songs of Resistance: Nepal’s Indigenous Communities Fight to Preserve Their Musical Heritage
The pilru is a bird-shaped terracotta instrument with great cultural significance for some of Nepal’s Indigenous communities
The pilru is a bird-shaped terracotta instrument with great cultural significance for some of Nepal’s Indigenous communities
How Europe Ships Its Waste to Morocco and Calls It ‘Recycling’
European waste fills Moroccan kilns. Communities near Casablanca are left breathing the fumes
European waste fills Moroccan kilns. Communities near Casablanca are left breathing the fumes
The Lakes That Should Not Exist in Pakistan’s Mountain Ranges
Pakistan's glacial lakes are multiplying. The world's biggest polluters are not paying to stop them.
Pakistan’s glacial lakes are multiplying. The world’s biggest polluters are not paying to stop them.
Hong Kong’s LGBTQ+ Communities Struggle to Survive Amid Shrinking Civic Spaces
Hong Kong authorities allow the LGBTQ+ community to exist, but prefer them not to come out
Hong Kong authorities allow the LGBTQ+ community to exist, but prefer them not to come out
Climate Success Stories: A Pleasant Surprise
Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Nepal, Tuvalu, Yemen, Brazil — people are fighting the good fight all over the world
Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Nepal, Tuvalu, Yemen, Brazil — people are fighting the good fight all over the world
UN Study Shows Hong Kong Data Centres Have Some of the World’s Worst Carbon Footprint
HK, Indian and Indonesian data centres are some of the most carbon-intensive in the world worldwide.
HK, Indian and Indonesian data centres are some of the most carbon-intensive in the world worldwide.
Can the Special Seats Bill Deliver the Gender Parity Nigeria Needs?
The Special Seats Bill was designed to tackle the severe underrepresentation of women in parliament
The Special Seats Bill was designed to tackle the severe underrepresentation of women in parliament
Invisible Strategies: How Fear of Being Outed Shapes LGBTQ+ Life Online in Serbia
For many queer people, social media is both a space of connection and risk
For many queer people, social media is both a space of connection and risk
Ghana’s Queer Movement Is Losing a Fight It Could Be ‘Winning’
Ghana passes the anti-LGBTQ+ bill days after receiving global acclaim for human rights advocacy
Ghana passes the anti-LGBTQ+ bill days after receiving global acclaim for human rights advocacy
For LGBTQ+ People in Egypt, the Internet Is Both a Lifeline and a Trap
Gender non-binary people in Egypt live under a repressive system that perpetuates violence, discrimination, and stigma
Gender non-binary people in Egypt live under a repressive system that perpetuates violence, discrimination, and stigma
The Daughters Who Were Raised to Be Everything Under China’s One-Child Policy
China's only daughters and the inheritance of family expectations.
China’s only daughters and the inheritance of family expectations