Making rainbow waves
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Welcome to "Making Rainbow Waves", a podcast by ILGA World telling the stories of LGBTI human rights defenders worldwide.
ILGA World – the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - is a worldwide federation of more than 1,600 organisations from over 160 countries and territories campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex human rights.
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Oct 21, 2023
"We are part of humanity": a conversation about the importance of trans depathologisation
What do we talk about when we talk about *trans depathologisation*?
Pathologisation refers to the idea that someone - just by existing, so just by being trans - is somehow intrinsically disordered. Depathologisation, then, means shifting focus from treating trans and gender-diverse identities as mental disorders to prioritising the health and well-being needs of trans people in the same way that we do all other people.
For this new episode of Making Rainbow Waves, ILGA World has sat down with experts across the world on the occasion of this year’s International Day of Action for Trans Depathologisation, to learn more about how depathologisation can impact global health policies, what obstacles countries face in their commitments to the health of trans and gender-diverse individuals, and how important cross-movement solidarity really is.
“*There have always been trans and gender-diverse people*”, our guests told us. “We are part of humanity. I am very hopeful that, in the end, we will have a recognition across the world of our rights to equality and to human dignity.”
Our guests for this episode of Making Rainbow Waves are:
* *Dr Anna Coates*, Lead Technical Adviser and Unit Head for Gender at World Health Organization
* *Anil Padavatan*, Health Program Officer at GATE - Global Action for Trans Equality
* *Andie Sophia Fontaine*, Trans Ísland
* *Joey Joleen Mataele*, Tonga Leiti's Association
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The transcription of the episode, as well as its translation to Spanish, are available at https://ilga.org/podcast-making-rainbow-waves-1x05-trans-depathologisation.
This episode of Making Rainbow Waves was hosted by Darius Gervinskas, and edited by María Alejandra Gonzales Silva. Transcription and translation to Spanish by Daniele Paletta and María Alejandra Gonzales Silva.
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May 15, 2023
"I hope for a community centre of our own": a conversation with Enkhmaa Enkhbold (LGBT Centre Mongolia)
Engaging with the United Nations human rights system can seem daunting for activists. And yet, it can be to outstanding results - the kind of achievements that are relevant not just for one’s country, but at the global level.
*Enkhmaa Enkhbold*, the executive director of LGBT Centre Mongolia, built her own experience in the field by engaging with numerous UN human rights mechanisms over the years - with organisations like ILGA World and others ready to provide support when necessary. In 2022, Enkhmaa engaged with the UN Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, obtaining a result of historic significance: for the first time, the Committee referred ICD-11 (the latest International Classification of Diseases, which declassified trans identities as a mental disorder) among the recommendations made to Mongolia on trans persons.
*On this new episode of ILGA World's* *Making Rainbow Waves* *podcast*, we met Enkhmaa as her organisation prepares to follow up on the historic recommendations obtained at the international level and ensure they can influence positive change in her country. Together, we went over Enkhmaa's journey as an activist, the different international human rights mechanisms, what goes behind the scenes when advocates access these spaces, and the current situation of the Mongolian LGBTI community.
“Our primary hope is to have a community centre of our own, a safe space for the community”, she told us. “Of course, we want to walk the streets without retaliation, without fear and stigma: that's, I think, a given for all of us, right? That's what we wish for, and that's why we're fighting for this.”
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The transcription of the episode, as well as its translation to Spanish, are available at https://ilga.org/podcast-making-rainbow-waves-1x04-lgbt-centre-mongolia.
This episode of Making Rainbow Waves was hosted by Daniele Paletta and edited by Kevin Mwachiro. Transcription and translation to Spanish by Luca Bermejo,
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Feb 16, 2022
It gets better, and we should accept nothing less than that: a conversation with Brian Wenke (It Gets Better Project)
The 30th ILGA World Conference will take place in May 2022 under the theme: "*LGBTIQ youth: future present change*": hundreds of LGBTIQ human rights defenders from all over the world will gather in LA Long Beach, California, United States.
The event will be hosted by the *It Gets Better Project*, an organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect LGBTQ youth around the globe.
In this episode of "Making rainbow waves", we sat down with *Brian Wenke*, the executive director of the It Gets Better Project, to talk about his personal story, how the meaning of such a powerful statement as “It Gets Better” has changed over the years, what does the organisation have in store for the upcoming ILGA World Conference, and so much more.
Follow this link to register now for the 30th ILGA World Conference!
Follow this link to access the transcription of this episode in English .
A translation of the episode to Spanish is available here .
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Jun 24, 2021
Pride is how you choose to express: a conversation with Julian Sanjivan (InterPride)
On this Pride Month, ILGA World met with Julian Sanjivan, who is the co-president of InterPride - the global network of Pride organisations from around the world, as well as regional, national, and local pride networks. We came together to talk about their personal story, how the Pride movement has made it through the Covid-19 pandemic, and so much more. Here’s what they told us.
Follow this link to access a transcription of the episode: https://ilga.org/podcast-making-rainbow-waves-1x02-pride-choose-express-Julian-Sanjivan-Interpride
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Nov 5, 2020
How laws and policies impact on trans persons' lives
How do laws around the world set out how trans and gender-diverse people can change their sex/gender marker and names on official identity documents? And which laws are in place worldwide that criminalise trans identities?
Released in September 2020, the Trans Legal Mapping Report details the situation in 143 UN member States, In this episode,we met with Julia Ehrt and Zhan Chiam to explore the findings of the publication, and to discuss what's next for the trans human rights movement.
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