Challenges Facing the LGBTQ+ Community

Human Rights Magazine

English - May 04, 2021 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.47 MB
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The global LGBTQ+ community faces many complex and evolving challenges. While from an outside perspective it may seem as though the fight for equality has been won, there is still a long way to go. To understand these issues, Meera Raman, the producer of this episode, spoke with three experts:

Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity Xin Ying, executive director of the Beijing LGBT CenterMihika Srivastava, communication program officer at the Astraea public foundation, funding LGBTQ+ organizations around the world.

Read Meera's full article at upstreamjournal.org.

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