Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights, Newsletter 79, August 2003

Contents

Coordination Report

Sexuality

• Africa: Why are you not married yet?! Heteronormativity in the African Womens Movement, by Bernedette Muthien
• Turkey: Sexual Pleasure as a Womans Human Right: Experiences from a Grassroots Training Programme in Turkey, by Ipek Ilkkaracan and Gülºah Seral
• Japan: Who's That Girl? Lesbian Invisibility in Japanese Society, by Sharon Chalmers

Body Politics

• United States: Trans-itioning Feminism: The Politics of Transgender in the Reproductive Rights Movement, by Ryn Gluckman and Mina Trudeau
• Iran: The Practice of Control, by Nina Farnia

  Violence

  Palestine: Pregnancy and Childbirth in Palestinian Communities under Military Occupation, by Mary McNabb

Projects and Actions

On-line Discussion on Building Partnerships to End Mens Violence, The Family Violence Prevention Fund, United States

News  

• Peru: The Peruvian Governments Attack on Womens Reproductive Choices
• Uruguay: Half Way through Legalising Abortion
• United States: California Governor Signs Landmark Bill for Abortion Training
• Argentina: Buenos Aires Legalises Same-Sex Unions
• Belgium: Belgium becomes2nd European Country to Legalise Same-Sex Marriages
• South Africa: South Africa OKs Adoption of Kids by Same-Sex Couples
• Korea: Korean Survey of Sex Workers on Legalisation
• Sweden: Legalisation of Prostitution in Germany Criticized in Sweden

Conferences and Meetings

• SisterSong Women of Colour Reproductive Health Collective National Conference
• Partners in Change: GAATW Conference, November 2002

Book Reviews