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This week our communities around the globe continued to make their voices heard, celebrating their stories and narratives and fighting for their rights.
Activists and allies from Japan are calling on the country to adopt an anti-discrimination law to protect LGBT people before the Olympics and Paralympics kick off next year, while Barbados quickly updated its definition of “family” on its Welcome Stamp website to a more inclusive one, after facing strong criticism around its visa policy.
Meanwhile, in the United States, the Commission on Unalienable Rights was widely criticised for attempting to prioritise “religious freedom and property rights” over others, and a rights group in Australia has been challenging a bill in New South Wales that would "open the way for people to discriminate against others by using their religious beliefs as an excuse."
In the meantime, a Pan-African Pride is soon set to celebrate African queer narratives, and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights called for comprehensive sexual education that would include LGBTI issues, building a safer world for all youths.
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