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Putting Gender and LGTB+ in a political context

Considerations for effective progressive political action. Gender and LGBT+ rights (hereinafter: gender rights) are a […]
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Putting Gender and LGTB+ in a political context

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04/12/2015
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Considerations for effective progressive political action.

Gender and LGBT+ rights (hereinafter: gender rights) are a cornerstone for progressive society and politics. The state of gender rights are, in fact, a litmus test one should run to explore and evaluate the human rights situation in a given country. Acquiring full equality is the latest big fight of the human rights’s movement.

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This paper does not represent the collective views of FEPS, RI and FEPS YAN, but only the opinion of the author. The responsibility of FEPS is limited to approving its publication as worthy of consideration within the global progressive movement.

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