Religion Out of Balance: Aceh’s Latest Pogrom

By Lynnea Urania Stuart   Their eyes told a completely different story from what the sullen police chief demanded.  He attempted to present to the world the amazing “success” of his “re-education” of Acehnese Waria (transwomen,)1 to set an example of the imagined superiority of machismo in yet another abuse of religion and human rights.  […]

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China’s Evolving Stance On Transpeople: Change Amid Deep Conservatism

By Lynnea Urania Stuart We can learn much from the Chinese, given the richness of their history alone.  In fact most nations on the planet cannot come close to their depth.  Not only do we learn lessons from ancient China, we can also learn from the modern Chinese experience which in less than 150 years […]

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An LGBT Medical Rating System: A response to Washington’s latest decision

By Lynnea Urania Stuart   It’s like another bowl of the seven last plagues, but instead of being poured out by God, it’s poured out by a double-tongued White House.  This week’s executive decision to create a “Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom” within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reads like a […]

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The Coffins: the struggle for human rights amid consolidation of power

By Lynnea Urania Stuart   People called it the “sick man of Europe” before World War I when it was still an Ottoman Empire.1  Despite revival as a constitutional republic under Kamal Atatürk, and a trend toward secular Europeanism, Turkey now has become increasingly isolated from the West, its entry into the European Union in […]

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