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People should be able to shape their identity, their love, and their sexuality in freedom and security. Without fear. Without discrimination. Without state repression. State and society must ensure this. Not for oppression. Not for criminalization. Not for exclusion.
Three attacks, one pattern: sexual freedom as a litmus test for democracies Authoritarian and totalitarian systems differ in history, ideology and style. In one respect, however, they bear a striking resemblance: they hate freedom. And they oppose diversity. Where democracies erode and rights are curtailed, this rarely happens by chance or in isolation. The transformation follows a pattern: with […]
