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Hi John,

I hope this email finds you well. As the year draws to a close, I have been reflecting on the many recent advances our LGBTIQ communities have achieved around the world, and how important it is to amplify that progress is happening.

In the Dutch Caribbean, the Joint Court of Justice ruled that same-sex partners in Aruba and Curaçao must be allowed to marry each other. Singapore’s parliament decriminalized sex between men. In Mexico, all couples gained the right to be married regardless of sexual orientation. And in the US, the landmark Respect for Marriage Act was signed.

These monumental steps forward, and the hard work of activists who helped achieve these milestones, deserve to be resoundingly amplified and fully celebrated.
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Yet, we must also loudly amplify the continued struggles and voices of too many LGBTIQ people around the world that endure violence and discrimination. This year alone, we’ve seen a dangerous backlash on the rise, including arrests, shutdowns of LGBTIQ organizations, and anti-LGBTIQ laws proposed in places like Afghanistan, China, Ghana, Honduras, Hungary, Iraq, Malaysia, Poland, Uganda.

“From now on anytime we want to be able to find you, we will. And we will do whatever we want with you,” a lesbian said that after the Taliban takeover, her male relatives joined the Taliban and threatened to kill her because of her sexual orientation. This is but one story Outright learned about in researching and publishing our January 2022 report, “Even If You Go to the Skies, We’ll Find You.”
Outright Senior United Nations Program Officer Luiza Veado speaks about human rights for LGBTIQ people at the United Nations during Advocacy Week 2022.
Outright’s August 2022 report on Ghana, “We Deserve Protection,” highlights the clampdown on LGBTIQ rights by political leaders and religious fundamentalists in the West African country, which resulted in the introduction of a draconian anti-LGBTIQ bill before the country’s Parliament in 2021. “Before the Bill, it was normal. But now, people look at us like we’re satanic. Like, we are the cause of the issues happening in Ghana. We used to have safe places to go to, but now we don’t,” shared Moses, a bisexual man who lives in the Ashanti region.

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John, we all need to listen to LGBTIQ activists on the front lines. From Afghans and Ghanian people under attack for who they are or love and Ukrainian activists helping their communities during the war, to Caribbean activists fighting to overturn colonial-era laws banning same-sex relations, Outright amplifies their voices so they can be heard.

So please, make a donation today ([link removed]) to help Outright continue to uplift voices today, so tomorrow can be better. Together, for better LGBITQ lives. OUTRIGHT.

In solidarity,

Fox Deatry
Director of Communications and Marketing
Outright International
P.S. Remember that many institutions match gifts to Outright and you can easily double or triple the impact of your gift!

Advocacy Week 2022: This month, Outright brought 16 activists from all over the world to United Nations headquarters in New York to meet and advocate with UN Agencies and Permanent Missions, and to share cross-regional strategies to accelerate change for LGBTIQ people.

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