35 years of courage. From a small activist meeting to a global network of change-makers.

Dear John,

Some moments—the ones that actually change things—require more than being right.

They require courage.In 1990, a handful of activists founded what is now Outright International with a simple, radical idea: LGBTIQ people, everywhere, living freely. Not hiding. Not apologizing. Just living.

Thirty-five years later, that idea is still unfolding—step by step, country by country, person by person—because Outright and our partners have kept showing up.

Together with partners around the world, we’ve built something durable. And we want to show you.

Explore Outright’s 35-Year Timeline
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Here's the thing about our timeline: it's not sanitized. It's not just the wins. It's the whole messy, beautiful, heartbreaking journey:

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1993 — In the U.S., Brazilian activist Marcelo Tenório won asylum after documenting widespread anti-LGBTQ killings in Brazil. His case opened doors for many others. Outright’s founders were among those amplifying the evidence of violence so the world could not look away.

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1995 — At the UN Women’s Conference in Beijing, lesbian activists created the “Lesbian Tent.” Outright’s founders and allies helped carve out that space—a visible claim to presence where erasure had been routine.

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2010 — In Malawi, after Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were sentenced to 14 years for a traditional engagement ceremony, local leaders drove the strategy while Outright joined regional and international advocates to mobilize pressure. Both were pardoned. Courage, coordinated.

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2018 — India’s Supreme Court struck down Section 377. A UN submission co-authored by Outright helped challenge the gender stereotypes that prop up criminalization—one part of years of organizing, litigation, and advocacy.

Explore Outright’s 35-Year Timeline
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This is proof that showing up matters. That persistence compounds. That courage—even when you're terrified—creates change.

The timeline features the wins that brought relief, the setbacks that tested resolve, and the work our partners lead on the ground that makes legal change real in people’s lives.

Take the journey with us.

In solidarity,

Outright International

P.S. Our timeline doesn't cherry-pick the good years. It shows Russia's brutal propaganda laws in 2013. Chechnya's purges in 2017. Uganda's death penalty in 2023. Because courage isn't just showing up when you're winning. It's showing up especially when you're not. ([link removed] )

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