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South Africa: Growing up intersex in a country where it is believed to be bad luck

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Babalwa Mtshawu never experienced puberty. When she was growing up she didn't get her period or grow breasts like the other girls around her. Born in Mthatha, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, she says her family's conservative nature made it difficult for her to talk to anyone about her body.

Indonesian rapist Reynhard Sinaga’s 30-year sentence too lenient, says UK attorney general

The Indonesian PhD student was described as Britain’s worst-known sex offender, after drugging and assaulting at least 195 men. Britain’s attorney general wants a ‘whole life order’ which would mean Reynhard Sinaga is never eligible for release

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UK: Campaign against gender reform changes launched

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A campaign against the Scottish Government's proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act was launched by a new LGB organisation today, as Nicola Sturgeon was challenged on the issue of transwomen being placed in female prisons.

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US: Sex and HIV Education

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As debate over the relative merits of abstinence-only-until-marriage messages versus more comprehensive approaches has intensified, states have enacted a number of specific content requirements.