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| As June comes to a close, our commitment to global solidarity and human rights for LGBTIQ people remains unwavering. This weekend, Outright International will march proudly alongside the United Nation’s LGBTI Core Group at New York City Pride on June 29, standing strong for dignity, visibility, and justice worldwide.
This June has been a moment of reflection and action, filled with new opportunities to amplify LGBTIQ voices. From our latest global Pride report, “Show Up With No Shame”: Pride Around the World in 2024, to the launch of our We Connect global mentorship program, Outright is proud to amplify the voices and efforts of those demanding dignity and human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere.
We invite you to explore our recent initiatives and relive the inspiring Celebration of Courage awards and gala, reminding us all why we march, advocate, and remain Outright Proud.
Together, let’s carry forward this Pride spirit all year round.
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| | Read on. Share widely. Take action. |
| | See How Activists Around the World Are Showing Up With No Shame in Our New Report |
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| Our newly launched report, "Show Up With No Shame": Pride Around the World in 2024, provides a global snapshot of what Pride looks like and means in different countries. Like our previous Pride Around the World reports, this report focuses primarily on events that activists identified as “Pride” but also includes other public-facing, open, and visible events that have the purpose of affirming the existence of LGBTIQ people, demanding recognition and protection of LGBTIQ human rights, and celebrating progress to date. It centers around seven in-depth case studies: Japan, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Canada, Global Black Pride, refugee and migrant inclusion in Sweden, and the inclusion of people with disabilities at Prides around the world. The report also provides a snapshot of what political solidarity looked like at Prides in 2024. In addition, we share a personal account of the complexities of engaging with Pride in Europe from the perspective of an activist living in North Africa. At a time when leaders in many countries are trying to erase our very existence, showing up, being seen, and claiming space through Pride is not just celebration—it is resistance.
This report was made possible with generous support from Deutsche Bank.
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| | | Apply for Our New Global Mentorship Program Before June 30 |
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| Outright is proud to launch our new program, We Connect, a new global mentorship and leadership program. This program was specifically designed to provide mentorship opportunities, international advocacy exposure, and intersectional feminist leadership training to lesbian, bisexual, queer, trans, intersex, and nonbinary activists—especially from the Global South and East—supporting international connection and solidarity.
Don’t miss your chance—applications close on June 30. |
| | | Deep Dive: Fighting Conversion Practices as Gender-Based Violence |
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| Conversion practices are a form of gender-based violence because they punish people for not conforming to rigid norms about gender and sexuality. In December, Outright released a summary report compiling findings from investigations conducted by partner organizations in Argentina, Ecuador, and Guatemala. It examined conversion practices—efforts to change or suppress an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity—and identified them as a form of gender-based violence. The complete reports from the partnering organizations have now been released.
Discover more about these powerful efforts and insights from the frontline. |
| | | Stand Proud, Take Action, Be Outright Proud |
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| Pride isn’t just a moment; it’s a movement. Outright began this Pride season with March for All at WorldPride Washington DC 2025. This initiative allows those who can march openly to dedicate their participation to someone who cannot—carrying the names and stories of LGBTIQ people silenced by violence, criminalization, or fear, and making their presence felt through collective action. With representation from over 100 countries, we marched in global solidarity, celebrating our shared joy, resilience, and strength.
Whether you join us from the sidelines on June 29 in New York City as we march with the UN LGBTI Core Group at the NYC Pride Parade or participate from your own community, your voice matters. Join the global Outright Proud community, engage in activism, fundraise, and amplify the call for equality, dignity, and justice everywhere.
Don’t let this Pride season pass without showing your support for LGBTIQ human rights. Your support can help ensure Outright continues this critical work by supporting our efforts to provide crucial resources, training, support, and targeted programs to strengthen local leadership, advocacy, infrastructure, and more for our global LGBTIQ family. Any gift you make between now and June 30 will be doubled up to $35,000! |
| | | Looking Back at Celebration of Courage 2025 |
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| (From Outright's founder Julie Dorf, current executive director Maria Sjödin, and former executive director Jessica Stern) |
| The annual Celebration of Courage awards and gala is more than a fundraiser—it’s a powerful gathering of community, purpose, and solidarity. While the event raises critical funds to support our global work, it also offers a space to reflect on the ongoing challenges LGBTIQ people face around the world—and to take meaningful action. This year, we honored our Felipa de Souza awardee, Gender DynamiX, and together underscored both the urgency and the impact of our shared mission.
Outright International thanks our honorees, Gender DynamiX and Deutsche Bank, sponsors, donors, table captains, special guests, and attendees for showing up in solidarity at this event. Missed it? Experience the gala highlights through our photo gallery. |
| | | Your courage, commitment, and continued support showcase the collective resilience and are crucial to our movement. Thank you for standing with us—because together, we build a safer, freer, more equal world. |
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