Children in the UK have been asked to describe their gender from a list of more than 20 different options in a new survey. Youngsters aged from 13 to 18 were asked to select from 25 choices, including “gender fluid”, “genderqueer” and “non-binary”.
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26TH January 2011 started out like it would be an ordinary day but little did the Ugandan LGBTI movement know it would turn out to be a day smeared with great fear and sadness.
Canadian writer Robin Stevenson is bridging the gap and bringing her two cents to the struggle for LGBTI rights by publishing a book about Pride Day for Children. The publication titled PRIDE: Celebrating Diversity and Community targets children between 14 and 16 years of age and will hopefully be in both USA and Canadian libraries by Spring 2016.
Kuchu Times Weekly News Roundup – Episode 20 read to you by Ruth.
I have lived more than twice; a sane person would assume I speak of a life busting at its seams. I am not and barely eighteen years old. My 18th birthday was a week and half ago- the first time life became more than I could handle.
I slit my wrists and bled to death beneath a bridge or so I thought. Yet I came back to the same path with the faintest of memories and the heaviest sense of déjà vu toward every major decision.
Festus Mogae, former Bostwana President who served between 1998 to 2008 is one of the few African leaders that have made an unwavering stand on issues regarding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex(LGBTI) community on the continent.
Like any parent, Dorah Mirembe was overjoyed by the birth of her daughter. The 18 year old Rakai resident has however been subjected to the toughest time of her life as her husband Alex Kiryowa walked out on the young family
She made headlines last year after coming out as a transgender woman and Caitlyn Jenner is now going for everything she has ever dreamed of. The reality star has decided it is time to grow her family and is planning to adopt a child this year.
Like most Ugandan celebrities and notable personalities, renowned singer Bobi Wine openly supported the Anti Homosexuality Bill in 2014 but he has now made a U-turn on his previous stand.
The definition of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) depends on your source of information but according to United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), IDPs are people who are forced to flee their homes but remain within their country’s borders for similar reasons to those of refugees such as human rights violations.