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Interrogating transphobia within the LGBTQIA+ community
Interrogating transphobia within the LGBTQIA+ community 21 February 2023 Nyx McLean and Thurlo Cicero for GenderIT.org

While LGBTQIA+ communities face discrimination across the spectrum, transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse folks are discriminated against within LGBTQIA+ spaces. Researchers Nyx McLean and Thurlo Cicero interrogate how TNBGD people experience this violence in four African countries.

Digital waves of hate: The struggle continues for Pakistan’s transgender community
Digital waves of hate: The struggle continues for Pakistan’s transgender community 09 February 2023 Zainab Durrani for GenderIT.org

The transgender community in Pakistan has constantly been subjected to persecution and violence hindering their participation in "normal" life. This violence has increasingly been mirrored in the digital world, with a plethora of hashtag campaigns aimed at damaging the community's struggles.

New GenderIT.org edition: Trans perspectives on technology and politics from Latin America
New GenderIT.org edition: Trans perspectives on technology and politics from Latin America 12 December 2022 Various contributors for GenderIT.org

This edition encompasses the fused multiverses coexisting among trans populations across the Latin American global South. From visual arts to political science, it maps and highlights best practices engaging with technology as a tool for political emancipation, autonomy and self-determination.

Transgender Act in India: A law that replicates existing challenges with digitisation?
Transgender Act in India: A law that replicates existing challenges with digitisation? 22 July 2021 Brindaalakshmi. K for GenderIT.org

In India, the drive for the digitisation of services, combined with offline violence, marginalisation and stigma, make it almost impossible for transgender persons to be considered as people who deserve equal rights.

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