From Publications, Events and Media Coverage,
Here Are Our 2022 Highlights.
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Maria Sjödin
Executive Director, Outright International
"Outright will be there, for communities in crisis, for emerging organizations in underfunded regions and for the work that creates sustainable change, ensuring that LGBTIQ people can live in safety, with dignity and with our rights protected.”
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This report, made in collaboration with the Human Rights Watch, documents LGBT Afghans and people who do not conform to rigid gender norms in Afghanistan and how they have faced an increasingly desperate situation and grave threats to their safety and lives since the Taliban took full control of the country. Explore the report.
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Last February, Outright launched a Ukraine Fund because in times of crisis, LGBTIQ people face high risks. LGBTIQ people are often left behind in humanitarian relief efforts. At best, this may be to a lack of cultural competency, and at worst, LGBTIQ people may be intentionally excluded from aid because of systemic discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Learn more.
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Very little documentation exists to date on the lives of LBTQ women in Iraq. IraQueer and Outright International sought to partially fill this gap by providing a snapshot of the lived realities of these women. Read the report.
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Created with support from Google.org, this report tracks the proliferation of Pride marches and other events aimed at LGBTIQ visibility around the world, including a focus on countries where Pride was celebrated for the first time in 2021 or where heightened repression made it impossible. Learn more.
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Outright International, in partnership with The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS) in Nigeria, galck+ in Kenya, and Access Chapter 2 (AC2) in South Africa, started a project documenting conversion practices and its impact to LGBTQ people in the region.
Read the findings.
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Co-developed by Outright and Google.org, this Guide provides companies with the content needed to make a compelling case for action, so that they can increase their philanthropy for global LGBTIQ causes. By using the Guide, corporate professionals will be positioned both to help build a diverse, equitable and inclusive business environment, and enable positive change for LGBTIQ communities. Go here for more.
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The clampdown on LGBTIQ rights by political leaders and religious fundamentalists in the West African country resulted in the introduction of a draconian anti-LGBTIQ bill before the country’s Parliament in 2021. This report, which is the result of an ongoing collaboration between Outright International and Rightify Ghana, concluded that the bill has created an unsafe environment for LGBTIQ persons, leading to severe human rights violations by law enforcement and members of the general public. Learn more. |
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This report examines the domestic violence national legislation of ten countries in Asia. The report also analyzes the provisions in each country’s domestic violence law in order to determine their responsiveness to the contexts and needs of LGBTQ survivors of domestic violence. Check out the report.
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On June 6, 2022, Outright International hosted its 26th Celebration of Courage Gala. An evening of inspiration, the gathering highlighted Outright’s achievements while elevating and advancing the voices of those leading the charge for LGBTIQ equality around the world. The event attracted high-level supporters who are among New York City and the world’s most influential philanthropists, industry and civic leaders.
Watch our highlights.
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This year's OutSummit covered topics ranging from how to confront gender-based violence, exploring the art of activism, advocating for LGBTIQ elders, combating conversion practices, and how the LGBTIQ movement mobilized in Ukraine.
You can watch all the sessions now.
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Outright thrives on thoughtful change, seeing this as a continued opportunity to ensure human rights for LGBTIQ people through advocacy, support and research. This past fall we finally unveiled our new look, but our mission remains the same. Check it out.
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This year, Outright received a variety of media coverage from mainstream
and LGBTIQ press. Here are some highlights:
- Bloomberg: Hear from our executive director on the rise of anti-trans rhetoric
- DW News: Singapore's Prime Minister promises repeal of a colonial-era law criminalizing sex between consenting men
- Gay Times: Caribbean court overturns colonial-era gay sex ban in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Global Citizen: Outright announces new partnership with Google.org
- NPR's The World: Pride events organized in more than 100 countries
- Rolling Stone: Gay couple struggles to stay together as War in Ukraine rages on
- Teen Vogue: Trans people leaving Ukraine face danger and transphobia. This organization is a safe haven
- The New York Times: In Pakistan, a leader in trans rights, reality is slower to change than law
- Vanity Fair: “People are not coming back to the closet”: The fight for Ukraine is also a fight for LGBTQ rights
- Washington Blade: Outright announces new executive director
- World Economic Forum: How to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: 4 NGOs explain
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