Tag Archives: Progress

Anti-trans officials and violence reverse progress for transgender Pakistanis

Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmad proposes the creation of a government "gender re-assigment board" that would control a trans person's official gender identity. (Photo courtesy of Global Living Space)

A wave of violence has left transgender people afraid to go out Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmad proposes the creation of a government “gender re-assignment board” that would control a trans person’s official gender identity. (Photo courtesy of Global Living Space)   Transgender Pakistanis are under attack, reversing progress that they had made in acceptance by the wider Pakistani society. A …

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Progress and backsliding in Latin America and Caribbean

Progress and backsliding in Latin America and Caribbean

One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region Logo of United and Strong of St. Lucia, which won its court case decriminalizing gay sex in Saint Lucia in 2025.   LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 Crimes, surveys the status of LGBTQ rights and marriage equality in this  series.  (Click here to subscribe …

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SHAU Elects New BoD, Highlights Progress and Challenges, Calls for Gov’t Support For SBH

SHAU Elects New BoD Highlights Progress and Challenges Calls for

By Kabuye Ronald The Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Uganda (SHAU) held its Board of Directors elections on Saturday, September 27, ushering in new leadership and celebrating key milestones achieved over the past years. Akello Lilian Brenda was elected as the new Chairperson, taking over the reins from outgoing Chairperson Phoebe Mutonyi, who served for five years. Katand Steven …

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Mukono District Unites to End Zero-Dose Children as Stakeholders Review Immunization Progress

Mukono District Unites to End Zero Dose Children as Stakeholders Review

Mukono District leaders, health workers, community representatives, and development partners today converged at the District Board Room with a shared mission—to ensure no child in Mukono grows up without life-saving vaccines. The quarterly performance review meeting focused on the Equity Accelerate Fund project, spare headed by Mildmay Uganda and Funded by GAVI thru PATH and Mildmay Uganda to implement the …

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Office of the President Commends Progress of GKMA–UDP Projects in Mukono

Office of the President Commends Progress of GKMA–UDP Projects in

Mpata Sub-County, Mukono District – The Office of the President, under the Department of Economic Monitoring, has conducted a monitoring exercise in Mukono District focusing on projects under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA–UDP). Some of the stakeholders during the inspection of the project. The review emphasized the program’s pillars of mobility, job creation, and urban resilience, …

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