AJWS Blog
The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
In El Salvador, the LGBTQI+ community refuses to be erased
Karla Guevara has seen major progress for LGBTQI+ rights in her lifetime. Fifteen years ago, when the Salvadoran trans activist founded Colectivo Alejandría, LGBTQI+ rights organizations like hers were denied legal standing and recognition. Within a decade, however, not only did her organization gain legal status, but other groups like hers had fought for and …
Stories of Hope: January 2025
Meet Asim Akhram. Today, Asim works with AJWS partner organization Talash Society for Inner Strength, Peace & Equality in Kolkata to help boys and young men break out of Indian society’s rigid, patriarchal beliefs that women have less power than men. But Asim had to go on his own unlearning journey (thanks to Talash) to …
