Issue Highlights
Steven Wise, Champion of Animal Rights, Is Dead at 73 - The New York Times
He filed lawsuits to define chimpanzees as persons and to establish their right to what he called “bodily liberty” over confinement.
Trans Adults Are the Next Target in the GOP’s War on Gender-Affirming Health Care | Them
Last year, 37 medical care bans included regulations on transition treatments for adults. This year, there are already 41 such bills.
Black women and gender-expansive nonprofit leaders: Combating the absence of trust
Black women and Black gender-expansive nonprofit leaders are leaving their positions, some exiting the nonprofit sector altogether
(3) “Time to step up efforts” for intersex people, the UN hears | LinkedIn
During the ongoing 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Finland, Chile, South Africa, and Australia have led a group of more than 56 States from all regions of the world, calling to “increase efforts to combat violence, harmful practices and discrimination on the basis of sex characteristics”.
LGBTQ Social Justice
Caribbean: High court in St. Vincent rejects challenge to anti-LGBTQ+ laws
The ruling runs counter to a series of court decisions that have overturned anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the Caribbean. Laws against same-sex intimacy have been canceled in Belize, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Barbados.
Gay and trans migrants face violence at home and in the U.S. : NPR
Casa Arco Iris, or Rainbow House, offers refuge for gay and trans migrants headed to the United States.
Protest targets Ugandan plan to praise anti-LGBT law in England
Among has publicly stated that she will use the opportunity to defend the AHA.
The Census Bureau is considering how to ask about sexual orientation and gender identity. People have their opinions
The proposed questions geared toward people age 15 and older will be tested sometime this year. If given final approval, they would be the first to directly ask about these topics on the American Community Survey, which already asks about commuting times, internet access, family life, income, education levels, disabilities, and military service, for example.
‘It was the life raft’: Transgender people find a safe haven in Florida’s capital city - Stateline
Launched by Capital Tea, a local transgender outreach nonprofit, it opened in December 2022 and has five resident beds plus another bed for emergency stays. The money to run it comes from foundations and nonprofits concerned about violence against LGBTQ+ people, said director Janel Diaz.
HRC report sheds light on experiences of Black LGBTQ youth
Three-quarters of Black LGBTQ youth and 78% of Black trans youth said they have experienced racism in the LGBTQ community, while 60% of Black LGBTQ youth and 64% of Black trans youth said they do not trust white LGBTQ individuals. At the same time, 81% of Black LGBTQ youth have faced homophobia or transphobia in the Black community and 54% said they do not feel accepted by other Black people due to their LGBTQ identity.
Great Apes & Gibbons
Finding Skywalker gibbons with love songs: Study
the Skywalker gibbons' mating song, scientists reported this week, has revealed a previously unknown population—the largest in the world—of the endangered primate in the jungles of Myanmar.
A rush for ‘green’ iron is on in Guinea. Will chimpanzees be a casualty?
Both the Simandou and Nimba mountain ranges are home to critically endangered western chimpanzees, and conservationists say that mining operations there could pose a major threat to them.
Chimp Haven partners with The Great Ape Heart Project
At the largest chimp sanctuary in the world, they’re relying on new training from The Great Ape Heart Project to protect and diagnose their more than 300 inhabitants.
Audio long read: Chimpanzees are dying from our colds — these scientists are trying to save them
The phenomenon of animals catching diseases from humans, called reverse zoonoses, has had a severe impact on great ape populations, often representing a bigger threat than habitat loss or poaching.
Mini rainforest project aims to serve as Kalimantan reforestation blueprint
The government, researchers and companies are combining forces to build a miniature tropical rainforest in Kalimantan, hoping it will serve as a blueprint for the reforestation of barren lands in the region of Indonesia’s planned new capital, Nusantara.
Do apes joke around? - The Washington Post
Laumer and her colleagues watched 75 hours of orangutan, chimpanzee, bonobo and gorilla interactions at the San Diego and Leipzig zoos. They specifically followed juveniles and analyzed spontaneous social interactions that seemed playful or provocative. The team observed the teaser’s actions, movements and facial expressions, as well as how the teased primate reacted.
Philanthropy
Wildlife Conservation Network Connects Big Donors With Tiny Monkeys and Other Endangered Species | Penta
WCN’s Wildlife Conservation Expo, a semi-annual gathering that allows donors to meet and hear directly from those working directly to save species and the habitats they depend on for survival.
What We're Learning About How Funders Can Support Truth-Telling About the Border | Inside Philanthropy
It’s time for truth-telling about the border. It’s time for funders to invest more deeply in culture, artists and storytellers to reclaim the border narratives and fund community-driven solutions.
"As the South Goes..." Meet a Fund that’s Powering Frontline Southern Movement Groups | Inside Philanthropy
the Southern Power Fund is a collaborative that seeks to address longstanding disinvestment in the South and grow the power of front-line social movements there. It prioritizes support for groups that are often ignored or underresourced by traditional philanthropy.
Groundswell’s Leaders on Funding Challenges for the Intersectional Reproductive Justice Movement | Inside Philanthropy
Groundswell announced that it’s ahead of schedule to realize its 2020 Blueprint goal to move $100 million to reproductive rights organizations by 2025 after raising $83 million so far.
Protecting the right to give according to our values
We at Independent Sector (IS) and the Council on Foundations are deeply concerned that a ruling in favor of AAER would pose a direct threat to First Amendment rights, including philanthropy’s right to exercise its views through giving.
"Not Standard Corporate Philanthropy." Progressive Values Drive the Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Inside Philanthropy
if you see yourself as part of an ecosystem, that ecosystem feeds itself and continues to grow — it grows based on relationships, it grows based on trust. So it is not about locking up the dollars. It’s about building a vibrant ecosystem where money is moving through