Gender
UK Suspends Under-18 Gender Reassignment Funding After NHS Findings
Britain finds itself amid a heated debate as the National Health Service (NHS) suspends funding for a program offering gender reassignment medication to children under 18. This decision aligns with the release of a significant NHS report tracking practices since 2020, revealing concerns about the lack of robust evidence supporting medical interventions in gender reassignment, BBC recalled.
Body Mass Index Is ‘Racist,’ Says American Medical Association
The organization said that the relative body shape and composition of human beings differ across racial and ethnic groups, genders, sexes, and ages
Campaign launched to encourage more women Mukhtars
Seven women who co-founded the Global Equality and Inclusion Network Association (KAPI) have embarked on a mission to bolster the representation of female mukhtars (heads) in villages and facilitate training for the "Open a Door" campaign.
Ayşe Kaşıkırık, in 2021, founded the KAPI organization in collaboration with six female associates.
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Bosnians Stand ‘Proud Together’ Ahead of Pride March
Drag show at Kvirhana Queer Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: SOC/Asja Mustajbasic.
Pride Parade highlights need for continued fight
The 2023 Ljubljana Pride Parade highlighted the continued need to fight for the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community as two incidents mired otherwise joyful festivities on 17 June that organisers say attracted a crowd of 3,500.
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Slovakia may make it Impossible for Transgender People to change their Gender on Documents
The Slovak parliament is expected to vote soon on a bill that will make it impossible for transgender people to change their gender in official documents, Reuters reported, citing BTA.
Endru Tejt: Influencers, ‘Incels’, and Copycat Misogyny in Serbia
Employing hunting metaphors to discuss relationships and seduction, Gladovic's content is often merely a copy of Tate's; he mixes graphic misogyny with lessons through his 'Sygma Academy' on Discord, a popular social messaging app for gamers, where boys as young as 13 hear his tips on how to make easy money and "get the girl".
Ultra-Catholic Male ‘Kneelers’ Fail to Convert Croatia
A new trend of conservative Catholic men praying in city squares for a restoration of male authority is drawing a counter-response from feminists - and not wowing the wider public, either.
Man, 49, arrested for attempted rape
Police officers in Messinia in the Peloponnese have arrested a 49-year-old man for attempting to rape a 92-year-old woman.
According to reports, the woman reported Saturday that while she was in the yard of her house, the suspect entered the area, held down her arms, and attempted to commit a sexual act.
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Macedonia’s Church Accused of ‘Interfering’ in Gender Equality, Sex Education Debate
The Church, in a secular state like North Macedonia, should stay out of women's rights and not interfere in laws that do not concern its own affairs, gender equality activists say.