Open Society Foundations

LGBTI

The Open Society Foundations seek to combat discrimination by empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex communities to promote and defend their human rights.

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender: Human Rights Are Human Rights

by David Scamell

A landmark report by the UN Commissioner for Human Rights documents serious human rights abuses against sexual and gender minorities worldwide. It's a victory for LGBT activists who risk their lives fighting for human rights.

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Why Are Doctors Still Performing Genital Surgery on Infants?

by Lydia Guterman
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Medical studies show that performing genital reshaping surgery on intersex children at birth or soon after usually causes psychological damage to patients. Yet this remains the standard of care in most countries, despite protests from patient advocates.

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Secretary Clinton: Thank You, and More, Please

by Zoe Hudson
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Calling for an "AIDS-free generation," Secretary Clinton delivered a strong and welcome speech on global HIV/AIDS. At a time of stagnating budgets and threats to foreign aid, her strong support for ramping up the fight was good news. But why no mention of vulnerable groups, like people who inject drugs, sex workers, and men who have sex with men?

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Open Society Voices

Freedom of Expression Should Not Be a Luxury: LGBTI Rights in Georgia

May 14, 2013 by Zoe Brogden

The director of IDENTOBA, an Open Society grantee working in Georgia, speaks frankly about the barriers faced there by the LGBTQI community.

Homophobia in Romanian Football Receives a Red Card from European Union Court

April 26, 2013 by Mariana Berbec-Rostas

The Court of Justice of the European Union has made its ruling in the first discrimination case on grounds of sexual orientation from Romania.

Transgender Life and Death on the Day of Remembrance

November 20, 2012 by Kellan Baker

Across the world, fear and discrimination push transgender people through the cracks in our social safety nets, and our health care and legal systems. Today we remember those who were pushed hardest—the victims of murder.

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Dignity and Safe Medical Care for Transgender People

by Luna Yasui

The harrowing experiences of transgender people who undergo unregulated procedures, and the isolation and poverty related to their harsh treatment, is a call for scientifically sound and safe medical care.