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Dear Members of Opus Gay - Obra Gay Associacao
We hope this email finds you well! It's time to give you a heads up on what's happening on http://www.ilga.org. This weekly newsletter is sent to 3517 LBGTI and allied organizations in the world.
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, the email we have for the person acting as contact between ILGA and your group: Antonio Serzedelo.
Below are some of the organizations in our directory and articles uploaded on our website.
GROUPS:
1. Victorian AIDS Council - Gay Men's Health Centre (VAC-GMHC)
2. Scarlet Alliance Australian Sex Workers Association
3. Network of Asia Pacific Youth (NAPY)
4. National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nepal (NAP+N)
5. Association of People Living with HIV – Pakistan
NEWS:
Asia and Oceania
Malaysian gay activists challenge ban in court (MALAYSIA)
Activists launched a rare legal case Tuesday aimed at fostering gay rights in Malaysia by challenging a police ban on an anti-homophobia arts festival.
Sodomy appeal: Sending out wrong message (MALAYSIA)
The suspense and drama surrounding Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II trial may have come to an end but for the Barisan Nasional government, burying the hatchet is not an option; instead the Attorney-General’s Chambers on Jan 20 went on to file an appeal against Anwar’s acquittal.
LGBT Community Stuck in the Shadows (TAJIKISTAN)
No help - and sometimes worse - for the LGBT community in Tajikistan. Being gay is no longer a crime in Tajikistan, but police are reticent to address hate crimes, including the murder of a gay man in Dushanbe in 2011. Police have also been known to blackmail closeted individuals by threatening to expose them.
Trans man Yuval Topper gives birth (ISRAEL)
Israeli transgender man Topper gives birth to healthy baby boy in Greater Tel Aviv.
New research highlights link between FGM/C and mental disorders (IRAQ)
New data out of Iraq shows what many psychologists suspected though little research has confirmed: Girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are more prone to mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
'Love is love': Olivia Newton John backs gay marriage (AUSTRALIA)
Australian entertainer Olivia Newton John has pledged her support for gay marriage, saying "Love is love."
"Look after each other" Robertson urges (New Zealand)
Labour Deputy Leader and Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson has reflected on the killing of gay journalist Phil Cottrell and urged community members to look out for each other, in opening Wellington’s largest GLBT event.
Love online: 100,000 Grindr users exposed in hack attack (NEW ZEALAND)
A popular "meat-market" smartphone app that spawned a sexual revolution in Australia's gay community has been compromised by a Sydney hacker, potentially exposing intimate personal chats, explicit photos and private information of users.
Sam Johnson among three awards finalists (NEW ZEALAND)
Gay Christchurch community leader Sam Johnson is one of three finalists in the New Zealander of the Year Awards, which will be handed out at a dinner ceremony in Auckland next month.
Gay debate at the Australian Open; US ex-gay leader admits reparative therapy to be '99.9%' ineffective (AUSTRALIA)
Margaret Court, regarded as the greatest female tennis player in Australia and now a Pentecostal minister, has caused a furore with recent comments that gay marriage would legalise abominable sexual practices and gay people could be cured of their orientation.
Call for rainbow flags as Australian Open starts (AUSTRALIA)
As the Australian Open began today, a group is calling for fans to raise rainbow flags to protest in a “peaceful, non-disruptive” way against anti-gay comments made by former tennis champion Margaret Court.
NZAF finds permanent new Christchurch home (NEW ZEALAND)
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has a new location in Christchurch, which it's hoping will permanently become a hub for community members.
North America
Actors slam anti-gay Globes protestors (UNITED STATES)
While plenty of gay actors gathered inside and glbt-friendly shows picked up awards, the notoriously hatefully homophobic Westboro Baptist Church protested outside yesterday's Golden Globes ceremony.
Aubrey Sarvis to Leave SLDN Executive Director Post (UNITED STATES)
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network executive director Aubrey Sarvis will leave his position in late spring or early summer, more than four years after he took the helm of an LGBT group that proved to be a vital player in the pitched battle over “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal.
Big-City Mayors Press for Same-Sex Marriage Rights (UNITED STATES)
The mayors of several big cities, including Chicago, New York, Boston and Los Angeles, are joining together to support same-sex marriage rights, a move that could put additional pressure on President Barack Obama to do the same.
TOOLS FOR CHANGE:
Next Round of Submissions for the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
For submissions on Czech Republic, Argentina, Gabon, Ghana, Peru, Guatemala and Benin, the deadline is 19 March 2012. For submissions on Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Pakistan, Zambia, Japan, Ukraine and Sri Lanka, the deadline is 26 March 2012.
Send your news and announcements to JJ Josef at
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. We would also appreciate it if you can help us enrich our directory by sending us a list of LGBTI groups in Asia-pacific region.
See you next week for another edition of News from Asia and the Pacific.
Thank you,
ILGA Communications Team Asia
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