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Sex between women has never been specifically outlawed.
A scholar of young adult fiction presents a fresh list of LGBTQ ‘must-reads’ for the summer of 2023.
A backlash against progress in gender and sexual rights is common.
The proposed law reinforces unscientific conversion practices – or so-called reparative therapies – that don’t work.
The criminalisation of same-sex sexual relations among consenting adults in Kenya worsens social disparities and inequalities.
In March, Albanese joined 50,000 people to march in support of queer rights. At the same time, in another part of the world, Uganda passed a string of draconian anti-gay laws.
O'Grady’s camp creation built on the legacy of drag artists that came before him and helped change the visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the UK.
What will happen to this villa and its unique collection of 16th- and 17th-century ceiling paintings?
Discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity is not an African value.
This major survey on social trends shows how far the UK has come in terms of attitudes towards homosexuality, casual sex and divorce. Views on the death penalty remain conservative, however.
Those who exclude any groups of people from God’s kingdom choose to ignore the teaching of Jesus.
The queer fat man’s body at the heart of The Whale is an image sorely lacking from the screen – as an expert in men and masculinity on film explains.
Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a look back at Ghana in 2022.
Jay Carmichael’s novel explores how Australian same-sex attracted men lived during the repressive period after the end of the second world war. But does it impose present concerns on the past?
Society still tends to sideline girls, so a comedy concentrating on the lives of four young women during the Troubles remains groundbreaking TV.
A significant number of Rwanda’s LGBT community experience hostility. This includes at work and when trying to access health services.
LGBTI refugees from other countries expect Kenya to be safer but are quickly disillusioned.
Two books on historical gay hate crimes – the murder of George Duncan in Adelaide, 1972, and army officer Warwick Meale in Townsville, 1942 – aim to create positive change by revealing past injustice.
Hannah Gadsby explores the unique challenges and gifts of being an autistic, gender queer outsider. Her memoir charts her path to comedy success – navigating trauma and self-knowledge along the way.
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
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Reader in Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, and acting SARChI Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria
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