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LGBT Immigration and Asylum Today
February 4, 2016| Contributed by Laura Pirkl - Middle East and North Africa Program Intern for OutRight
In a world where conflict is spreading, more and more people are being forced to flee their homes. Worldwide, we are in the midst of the worst refugee crisis since World War II with 60 million people forcibly displaced, according to the United Nations.
In these situations everyone suffers and is vulnerable, with some groups facing greater risks.
Making Allies at Creating Change 2016
January 21, 2016| Contributed by Flora Wolpert Checknoff - Intern
"We cannot have any movement without love. Love is a radical act. -Cece Mcdonald...#cc16"*
Chilean Government Stops the 'Normalization' of Intersex Children
January 14, 2016| Contributed by Maria Mercedes Gómez - LAC Regional Program Coordinator
In a major victory for intersex rights, the Chilean Ministry of Health has ordered the suspension of "normalizing" treatments for intersex children, including irreversible surgery, until they reach an age when they can make decisions on their own.
LGBTIQ Rights Debate in Malawi
January 7, 2016| Contributed by By guest blogger Alan Msosa
This highly charged debate has been dominated by a loud majority calling for rejection of homosexuality, with a minority urging recognition and protection of human rights for LGBTIQ people
Highlights of Our Work in 2015
December 29, 2015| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - Digital Comms Manager
This year, we've had a lot of changes. For one, we changed our name to OutRight Action International after 25 years of advocacy as IGLHRC.
United Nations Enlists OutRight in Effort to Measure LGBTI Inclusion Worldwide
December 18, 2015| Contributed by Suzanne Trimel - Director of Communications for OutRight
How can we measure the degree to which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are included?
OutSummit and Advocacy Week Highlights via Social Media
December 17, 2015| Contributed by Frank Corazza - Outright Intern
We hosted 39 LGBTI rights advocates from every region of the world for meetings with more than 25 governments and four UN agencies in and around the United Nations. The human rights defenders also attended OutSummit.
Advocacy Week, Human Rights Day and OutSummit
December 11, 2015| Contributed by Alison de Handel - OutRight Intern
“It’s a gold-plated week for an activist- making our network stronger and our connections more influential.”
OutSummit One Day Conference Speakers
November 25, 2015| Contributed by OutRight
OutSummit – Pushing the Boundaries for Global LGBTIQ Activism one day conference is assembling a line up of speakers to represent all the letters of our community. Keep checking back regularly additions to the list.
OutRight Launches LGBTIQ Training in Indonesia
November 23, 2015| Contributed by Fitri Hendriyani - Project officer and grant administrator
For five days in November, 26 LGBTIQ activists from 8 provinces in Indonesia joined OutRight and its partner, Arus Pelangi, for a training session in the country.
OutRight Joins Discussion on the Progress of LGBTIQ Human Rights in Latin America
November 23, 2015| Contributed by
On November 20, Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Permanent UN Missions of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador and Uruguay, joined by OutRight Action International and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, discussed the progress of human rights for LGBTIQ people in Latin America at a special event at UN Headquarters in New York.
When Politics and Power Trump Human Rights for All
November 17, 2015| Contributed by OutRight
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is an example of what is wrong with many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and why human rights frequently take a back seat. Museveni refuses to relinquish his hold on power.
On February 18, Ugandans will go to the polls to elect a new leader. But the chances are very high that they will end up with Museveni as president again. If successful, he will begin his fourth decade in office in the east African country.
OutRight Executive Director is One of Four Panelists at ILGA-Europe Plenary
November 9, 2015| Contributed by By guest blogger Raymond Arthur Smith and Ph.D.
At the main plenary panel of the 2015 conference of ILGA-Europe, OutRight Executive Director Jessica Stern joined fellow activists from around the world in addressing the benefits and challenges of cultivating alliances and other partnerships in the work of the LGBTIQ movement. The four-person panel, held on October 30 in Athens, shared its title with the overall event: “Many voices, one movement—Together, mobilised for a just society.”
The Impact of GALZ in Zimbabwe
November 3, 2015| Contributed by
The struggle for human rights for the LGBTIQ community in Zimbabwe is difficult and contentious, to say the least, given the government of Robert Mugabe’s long history of hateful and threatening rhetoric.
Statement of Solidarity on Intersex Awareness Day from Our Executive Director
October 26, 2015| Contributed by Jessica Stern - Executive Director and OutRight Action International
“Today on Intersex Awareness Day, we look back nearly 20 years since two courageous individuals, Morgan Holmes and the late Max Beck, with their allies from Transexual Menace and Middlesex, stood outside a meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics in Boston to put doctors on notice that intersex people demanded an end to dehumanizing and stereotypical treatment and care.