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Dear John,
October has been a month of both historic wins and urgent threats.
This month, we celebrated the United Nations' groundbreaking report on intersex people's rights while confronting dangerous extremism targeting trans communities. From our upcoming Outsummit 2025 ([link removed]) , to new tools that save lives and counter the misinformation facing our communities, here's what you need to amplify your advocacy right now.
** Outright Policy Briefs: Your Evidence-Based Defense Against Anti-Rights Initiatives
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As politicians and powerful interest groups seek to roll back our rights, evidence-based, human-rights-driven policymaking is more crucial than ever. Outright International’s Policy Brief Series offers clear, expert insights on the issues shaping LGBTIQ lives. This month’s briefs cover inclusive education, surrogacy, conversion practices, and intersex genital mutilation. Dive into these briefs, share them with your networks, and stay tuned for more coming next month.
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** Equating Respect for Trans People With Terrorism Is as Dangerous as It Is Absurd.
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When far-right groups try to brand transgender people's rights advocacy as “violent extremism,” it’s not about safety — it’s about silencing. Outright’s Queer Legal Futures Director, Alberto de Belaunde, exposes the real goal: to deny transgender people and other marginalized groups the freedom to speak, organize, and exist without fear. Discover how The Heritage Foundation’s latest campaign spreads misinformation — and why similar tactics from authoritarian leaders Russia, Nicaragua, China, and Saudi Arabia are a warning for us all.
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** A Rare Moment of Joy. Then the Fight for Intersex Human Rights Carries On.
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Eighteen months after the UN’s first resolution on intersex people's rights, Outright’s Kimberly Zieselman returned to Geneva to help launch a groundbreaking UN report tackling discrimination and violence against intersex people. Read her powerful first-hand account and discover the key recommendations she and fellow activists shared with UN member states to advance intersex equality worldwide.
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** Toolkit for Mental Health Providers Working with Survivors of Conversion Practices in Africa
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Everyone deserves trauma-informed, affirming care — including survivors of conversion practices. Outright’s new mental health toolkit helps practitioners deliver that care with empathy and expertise. Grounded in lived experiences across Africa, it explores the cultural forces shaping LGBTIQ lives and offers practical tools to build safe, empowering therapeutic spaces.
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** 7 DAYS LEFT: Outsummit 2025 Registration Closes Nov. 7
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We’re one week away from Outsummit 2025, made possible by Host and Presenting Supporter Deutsche Bank, and we can’t wait! You are a critical piece of the conversation.
It's where our movement strategizes around how to:
* Counteract escalating attacks on trans, nonbinary, and intersex people’s rights.
* Dismantle barriers to queer kids’ rights to education and health care.
* Build inclusive economies that extend opportunity to lesbian, bisexual, and queer women.
* Ensure inclusion of LGBTIQ needs in humanitarian responses.
Free registration. Don't miss it.
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** Explore Our Map Depicting the National Action Plans for the United Nations Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda
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Twenty-two countries explicitly address LGBTIQ needs in their UN Women, Peace & Security National Action Plans. From full inclusion to first mentions, see if your country is included in that list and where advocacy is needed most.
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October reminded us that progress is earned. Every resource you share, every conversation you start, every stand you take pushes our movement forward.
Together, we're impossible to ignore.
In solidarity,
Outright International
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