Women
This Kenyan Refugee Woman Has Made History As The First Black Mayor In Northern Ireland
42-year-old Lilian Seenoi-Barr had been campaigning for an end to forced marriage and female genital mutilation – or FGM – for Massai women in Kenya.
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Mexico Has Elected Its First Woman President
61-year-old Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist and energy engineer, had also made history in 2018 as the first woman mayor of Mexico City.
Women
This Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Was Jailed For Reporting On COVID-19 Has Finally Been Freed
Zhang Zhan, an activist and lawyer, had documented the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown in China, questioning and critizing the government’s response in her social media videos and essays.
Women
This Deaf Indian Woman Has Become The First Lawyer To Argue At India’s Supreme Court Using A Sign Language Interpreter
28-year-old had been denied an interpreter during trials because the courts thought an interpreter would not have the legal knowledge to properly interpret legal cases.
Women
This Spanish Region Has Started Providing Free Reusable Period Products For Everyone
All girls, women, transgender and people who menstruate in Catalonia can now receive period products and professional advice at no cost from nearly 3,300 pharmacies across the region.
LGBTQ
This Taiwanese Drag Queen Has Become The First East Asian Person To Win “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
"Taiwan, this is for you!"
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This Australian Former Political Advisor Who Said She Was Raped By A Colleague In Parliament Has Finally Got Justice
The court found that Bruce Lehrmann was “hellbent on having sex” with Brittany Higgins, who was drunk at the time, and did not care if she had consented or not.
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Sweden Has Passed A New Law That Makes It Easier For Young People To Change Their Legal Gender Identity
Previously, people in Sweden needed to be 18 to change their legal gender, but the new law lowers the age to 16.
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Poland’s New Government Has Agreed To Start Drafting Laws To Lift Its Near-Total Ban On Abortion
In 2020, Poland’s right-wing government outlawed abortions for fetal abnormalities, banning abortions for almost all cases.
LGBTQ
Germany Has Passed A New Law Making It Easier For People To Change Their Gender
The law, which passed on Friday April 12, will allow people over 18 to choose their legal gender through a simple declaration.
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These Elderly Swiss Women Sued The Government For Not Doing Enough To Fight Climate Change And Won
The women argued that the government's inaction violated the rights of elderly women, who are particularly impacted by heatwaves caused by climate change due to their age and gender.
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Thailand Has Moved One Step Closer To Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand’s lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would change the definition of marriage to one between two individuals, instead of between a man and a woman.