Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by Daily FT
While the world continues to progress towards greater acceptance of diverse sexual orientations, Sri Lanka remains steadfast in holding on to colonial-era laws that criminalise same-sex relations. As neighbouring Thailand, the largest Theravada Buddhist country in the world, this week took a (…)
, by ARIYARATNE Kaushalya
The earliest record of sex reassignment surgery in a Sri Lankan public hospital can be traced back to 2003. Even though there was no government procedure for sex reassignment and change of gender in birth certificates, the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) had been facilitating the change of (…)
, by The Sunday Morning
Civil society organisations representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning, intersex plus (LGBTQI+) community yesterday (10) stressed that it is the responsibility of Parliamentarians to pass the private Member Bill submitted to the Parliament by Sri Lanka Podujana (…)
, by Daily FT
This week Singapore decided to lift a colonial-era ban on sex between men. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government would repeal Section 377A of the penal code, a colonial-era law that criminalises sex between men, adding that society was becoming more accepting of gay people.
“I (…)
, by WANDURAMBA Ruby, WEERASINGHE C.D., WIJESIRIWARDENA Subha
A conversation between Subha Wijesiriwardena, Ruby Wanduramba, and C.D. Weerasinghe
Subha: What have your experiences of Pride been in Colombo? Give us a little bit of history?
Ruby: In November 2013, Sri Lanka hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM). The President at (…)
, by ARIYARATHNE Dr. Kaushalya
It is a genuine question whether there is enough pride left to celebrate, but the LGBTIQ+ Pride Month has begun in the midst of a severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
Gendered impacts of the crisis
Even though popular narratives of the economic crisis articulate that it has treated the poor (…)
, by WIJESINGHE Dimithri
Jaffna Sangam is a Tamil-speaking LGBTQIA+ community founded by Thenmoli Margret, Kasro Turai, and Thiyagaraja Waradas. The Co-Founders shared with Brunch the incredible work they have been doing as part of their movement, which originally started in the North but has since expanded to other (…)
, by MADUWAGE Shihara
Early last week (September 22), news emerged that the Fort Magistrate’s Court was set to sentence two men who had confessed to engaging in same-sex sexual relations. The news stirred up controversy, with some media outlets claiming that this case was the first of its kind to be heard in Sri (…)
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