LGBTQ+ Rights
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Transgender Law Center v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Exposing cruel and degrading treatment of trans people in immigration detention
These cases under the Freedom of Information Act seek to expose cruel and degrading treatment of transgender people in immigration detention, including prolonged solitary confinement, sexual and physical abuse, and denial of essential medical care.
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We’re Setting a Precedent for Trans Rights
Tags Share Dear Friends, This is a monumental moment in RFK Human Rights’ history, and we wanted you to be among the first to know. After years of litigation on behalf of the family of Vicky Hernández, a trans activist who was murdered in Honduras in 2009, we’re proud to announce that the Inter-American Court…
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Uganda’s Sexual Offences Bill Fosters Discrimination and Injustice
Tags Share The Sexual Offences Bill, which seeks to amend the existing legal framework on sexual offences (especially the Penal Code Act Cap 120), contains several provisions that would worsen the situation of the LGBTQ+ community and people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Despite the stated object of the Bill purportedly being “the effectual prevention…
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Three Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Students
Tags Share As more and more anti-LGBTQ+ legislation crops up around the country, here are three ways we can all support and empower our trans students. You may also want to read this article about a new poll showing Americans are overwhelmingly against anti-transgender laws. By Ei Meeker, English and health education teacher, Brooklyn, N.Y.…
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Creating Visibility and Change for the Trans Community
Meet three of our trans activists who are making a difference.
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Trans Woman Extrajudicially Executed
A discriminatory culture against trans people in Honduras is to blame for trans activist Vicky Hernandez’s murder.
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U.S. Advocates Fear Creation of a Hierarchy of Human Rights
Tags Share As the Trump administration tries to further limit the fundamental rights of U.S. citizens, advocates are particularly concerned by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s controversial Commission on Unalienable Rights, which would relegate some rights, including marriage equality and abortion, to the status of “political controversies” or “preferences.” While a new administration could disregard…
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