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Which Constitutions Protect SOGI?
April 6, 2017| Contributed by Daniel Bradley - Intern at OutRight
The global fight to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) often relies on the international human rights legal framework. This framework stems from decades of work by governments, civil society, and international organizations to develop a comprehensive legal basis for human rights protections, starting with the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Stop leaving us out
April 5, 2017| Contributed by Dr. Felicity Daly - OutRight Global Research Coordinator
OutRight is concerned that the 2020 U.S. census will not collect data on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). This was to be a new category for the national demographic study proposed in a March 2017 U.S.
Dossier on C-Fam to US Ambassador Nikki Haley
April 4, 2017| Contributed by OutRight Action International
This year, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations invited a known LGBT-hate group, Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam), to the official US delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
During the CSW, members of the US Mission to the UN claimed that they did not know the extent of C-Fam's homophobia and transphobia before they were appointed to the US delegation. OutRight and our partners decided this was unacceptable and took action!
Interview with F.J. Genus from TransWave Jamaica
March 29, 2017| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Interview with F.J. Genus from TransWave Jamaica, who attended the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), spoke to OutRight about participation at CSW61 and the transgender movement in Jamaica.
Latoya Nugent, LGBT Rights Activist from Jamaica Granted Bail After Being Arrested
March 27, 2017| Contributed by Rashima Kwatra - OutRight Communications Officer
On Wednesday, Jamaican LGBT and women’s human rights activist Latoya Nugent was granted bail. She is being charged with three counts of using her “computer for malicious communication under Section 9 (1) of the Cybercrimes Act of 2015.”
LBTI Women's Month Interviews - Part 2
March 20, 2017| Contributed by OutRight Action International
For the month of March, we asked colleagues about women’s rights and the LBTI women that inspire them.
LBTI Women's Month Interviews - Part 1
March 14, 2017| Contributed by OutRight Action International
For the month of March we asked colleagues about women's rights and the LBTI women that inspire them.
Lesbian and Bisexual Women and Trans and Intersex People Are Left Behind
March 7, 2017| Contributed by Jessica Stern - OutRight Executive Director
Every year on International Women’s Day we are reminded that we still live in a world where most women are left behind. This is especially true for lesbian and bisexual women
What is the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)?
March 6, 2017| Contributed by Sahar Moazmi and Daniel Bradley - Interns at OutRight
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the main global intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Interview with Jason Jones, the Activist Challenging Trinidad and Tobago’s Anti-Gay Law
March 3, 2017| Contributed by Kenita Placide - OutRight's Caribbean Advisor
Jason Jones, a Trinidad and Tobago born human rights activist is challenging the country’s anti-sodomy law.
State Endorsement of Conversion Therapy Must End
March 1, 2017| Contributed by Rashima Kwatra - OutRight Communications Officer
Despite ample research demonstrating the inefficacy of conversion therapy on changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, states, religious groups, and anti-gay groups continue to endorse this harmful practice. Conversion therapy can include aversion therapy, shock therapy, talk therapy, and other forms intended to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity to align with heteronormative and/or cisgender standards.
Belgian Mom and Son Team Create Unicorns for Humanity Fundraiser Supporting OutRight
February 16, 2017| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - Digital Comms Manager
This week checking our inboxes we received a message from Jarne and his mother Ann about a fundraiser they started to support OutRight.
Below is the message Ann wrote to us about the campaign:
A Few Love Stories from Around the World
February 14, 2017| Contributed by Rashima Kwatra - OutRight Communications Officer
We asked a few individuals to answer questions about how they met their partners and what message they wanted to share with the world.
Meet Jael and Cynthia
February 14, 2017| Contributed by Guest blogger - Jael
I wish I could say we had the most romantic story in regards to how we met, but it was nothing spectacular. We met on the job – both military women; we had both come out of difficult relationships, her of three years and mine of nine years.
Meet Sushant and Parks - Part 2
February 14, 2017| Contributed by Rashima Kwatra - OutRight Communications Officer
We met two years ago at ‘Inspire Spiritual Communities,’ an LGBTQIA spiritual center in West Hollywood, California. Parks was working as the administrative assistant and teaching yoga there, and I was in the Practitioner Training Program.