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OutRight Co-Organized High Level LGBT Core Group Event at the UN
September 30, 2015| Contributed by Frank Corazza - Outright Intern
OutRight Co-Organized Core Group event at the United Nations to speak out against discrimination and violence towards LGBTIQ individuals. Speakers included UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, former Botswana President Festus Mogae, and Pakistani human rights lawyer and civil society activist Hina Jilani.
How Are Mobile Apps Impacting LGBTI Communities Worldwide?
September 3, 2015| Contributed by Frank Corazza-Outright Intern
As social networking apps gain traction around the world, the risks and benefits these new technologies offer LGBTI communities worldwide vary greatly.
Interview with Photographer Documenting LGBT Refugees
August 27, 2015| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - OutRight
A few weeks ago, on a Facebook post about LGBT people in Iran, one of our followers shared a photo essay that follows the journey of LGBT refugees seeking asylum. We contacted the photographer, Bradley Secker, whose photos we have used in our report, “When Coming Out is a Death Sentence: Persecution of LGBT Iraqis.” Based in Turkey, he graciously agreed to answer a few questions about his photography project via email.
Inside the Lives of Pakistan’s LGBT: An Interview with the Filmmaker
August 14, 2015| Contributed by Outright Action International Intern
"Poshida - Hidden LGBT Pakistan" (2015) is a first-of-its-kind independent documentary that delves into the secret world of LGBT Pakistanis battling against the Sharia law, media sensationalism, stigmatism and violence. With unprecedented access, this documentary uncovers the effects of growing conservatism in the Islamic State of Pakistan on the LGBT community.
Jamaica: A Week of Courage and Solidarity
August 6, 2015| Contributed by LAC Regional Program Coordinator and Maria Mercedes Gómez
This week, the LGBTI community of Jamaica decided to show another side of their courage by organizing Jamaica pride 2015 (#PRiDEJA2015) which consists of cultural and public political events throughout the week in Kingston.
As Angeline Jackson, a lesbian activist and founder of Quality of Citizenship Jamaica (QCJ) puts it:
LGBT Activism in Russia and Ukraine
July 2, 2015| Contributed by Cassidy Madison, IGLHRC Intern
“This was my first Pride without fear,” said Elena Kostyuchenko, a Moscow-based Russian journalist and LGBT activist. “In Moscow, Pride demonstrations only last around 30 seconds to a minute… then the police come and beat us.
Love Always Wins
July 1, 2015| Contributed by Ashley Choi, Advocacy and Documentation Intern
“Mom. Dad. I am transgender.” These are the words that my then sister uttered to my conservative Christian parents and me on one otherwise ordinary Thursday evening. I was born and raised in South Korea and lived there for fourteen years before my family and I moved to the United States in 2008.
New UN Report: Treat LGBTI Humans As Humans
June 2, 2015| Contributed by Marianne Møllmann, Director of Programs, IGLHRC
This week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued its second report on the state of human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people worldwide.
Here's a hint: It's not pretty.
ACSC/APF Participants Came Out as One ASEAN Community Clamoring for Human Rights!
April 27, 2015| Contributed by Ging Cristobal, Project Coordinator for Asia, IGLHRC
Instead of a protective indoor location, the closing ceremony of the civil society conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place on one of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s busiest streets on Friday, April 24, providing activists from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community a very public setting to raise their voices.
Claiming LGBT Rights in the ASEAN Community
April 22, 2015| Contributed by Ging Cristobal, Project Coordinator for Asia, IGLHRC
Alongside 11 country flags of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists waved a rainbow flag Wednesday at the opening of the region’s Civil Society Conference and People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Human Rights, Transparency, Accountability Are on Agenda for Annual Civil Society Conference of Southeast Asian Nations
April 21, 2015| Contributed by Grace Poore, Regional Program Coordinator for Asia, IGLHRC
Starting Wednesday, over 1400 representatives of grassroots and community groups and national, regional and international non-governmental organizations will convene in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the 10th Civil Society Conference (ACSC) and People’s Forum (APF) of the ten countries that form the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Indonesia: Fatwa Prescribes Death Penalty for Same-sex Relations
March 25, 2015| Contributed by Grace Poore, Regional Program Coordinator for Asia, IGLHRC
Indonesia’s central body of Islamic clerics, Majlis Ulema Indonesia (MUI) issued a fatwa (religious edict) on March 4 that calls for whipping and even the death penalty for men or women engaged in same-sex relations.
Turkey: Campaigning for LGBTI rights in school, at work and in Parliament
February 26, 2015| Contributed by Brian Tofte-Schumacher, Digital Communications Manager, IGLHRC
"You don't have rights if you are not present," is the rallying call of a new campaign headed by IGLHRC's Istanbul-based partners at SPoD LGBTI. With the campaign, advocates hope to encourage active participation of LGBTI people in decision- and policy-making processes in advance of the country's general election in June 2015.
Niñez y adolescencia LGBTI: un reto para la justicia en Colombia
January 27, 2015| Contributed by María Mercedes Gómez, Coordinadora Regional para Latinoamérica y el Caribe, IGLHRC
El Estado colombiano decidió no tocar el tema de la niñez y adolescencia LGBTI durante su reunión con el comité sobre los derechos del niño el 20 y 21 de enero de 2015 en Ginebra. El silencio del Estado ante la pregunta del Comité sobre población infantil y adolescente vulnerable a ser discriminada por estereotipos de género, orientación sexual e identidad de género, es un silencio que dice más que las palabras. 
Pope Francis in the Philippines
January 27, 2015| Contributed by Ging Cristobal, Project Coordinator for Asia, IGLHRC
Last week Pope Francis conducted a five-day “Mercy and Compassion” visit to the Philippines, to be with survivors of super-typhoon Haiyan, the strongest on record. The visit was an inspiring moment to the majority of Filipinos where almost 80% are Catholics, while at the same time offered crucial insight into the limitations to Pope Francis’ apparent openness about welcoming lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals of faith to the church.