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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.
Meet Georges and his partner - Part 3
February 14, 2017| Contributed by Rashima Kwatra - OutRight Communications Officer
We actually met through social media. When we first met, three years ago, my partner was still not very comfortable coming out to friends and family. To a lot of people in Lebanon who are facing this dilemma social media is a big facilitator in meeting people who can potentially become later on partners.
Meet Ging's Family - Part 4
February 14, 2017| Contributed by Rashima Kwatra - OutRight Communications Officer
I met Rose through downelink when I was just looming for friends while posting blogs of my thoughts about being single...
Judgment in Malawi Hate Speech Case Reserved
February 9, 2017| Contributed by Shehnilla Mohamed - Regional Program Coordinator for Africa
Malawian activists filed a hate speech case against Msonda and what the reserved judgement means for the case.
Training of Trainers to Address Domestic and Family Violence
February 2, 2017| Contributed by By Ging Cristobal - OutRight Asia Program Coordinator
Our first of six trainer's training workshops to address domestic and family violence supported by the Quezon City government in the Philippines.
Indonesians Targeted And Criminalized For Indecency and Immorality
January 31, 2017| Contributed by Grace Poore, Regional Program Coordinator for Asia, OutRight
Report by OutRight Action International, Creeping Criminalisation, maps Indonesia’s national laws and the departure of regional regulations from national laws in eight provinces.
African LGBTIQ Activists Trained on Safety and Security
January 24, 2017| Contributed by Shehnilla Mohamed - Regional Program Coordinator for Africa
LGBTIQ activists and citizens in many parts of the world face similar threats and danger - either from society, from the State, or from both. In response to the challenging conditions facing LGBTIQ activists, OutRight runs security training workshops in the most affected regions of the world with the aim of providing activists with the tools to be able to handle the most complex environment.
Coalition Statement Opposing the Global Gag Rule 2017
January 23, 2017| Contributed by OutRight Action International
OutRight Action International proudly join 130+ orgs opposing the global gag rule, which undermines health & gender equity efforts worldwide.
Increasing Access to Justice for LGBTI Communities in Indonesia Project
January 21, 2017| Contributed by OutRight Action International
This report is part of a project on Increasing Access to Justice for LGBTI Communities in Indonesia that OutRight Action International and its Indonesian partners, Arus Pelangi, Kemitraan and LGBTI activists in eight Indonesian provinces have been working on since 2015.
Media Mapping Report on Indonesia
January 17, 2017| Contributed by OutRight Action International
This recent report maps how mainstream media, community media and social media portrays LGBTIQ issues and people.
Supporters Take the Initiative in 2017
January 12, 2017| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - Digital Comms Manager
Highlights of Our Work in 2016
December 29, 2016| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - Digital Comms Manager
Two thousand and sixteen has been a roller coaster ride of ups and downs.
230: Being LGBT in Tunisia
November 29, 2016| Contributed by Guest blogger - Tunisian Activist
230 is a just a number, but in my country, it is every LGBT person’s worst nightmare.
This is the post-revolutionary Tunisia, where LGBT+ people are still being haunted by the Tunisian government.
Being LGBTI in Turkey - Emirhan Deniz Çelebi
November 29, 2016| Contributed by Guest blogger - Emirhan Deniz Çelebi
*Content Warning: This post discusses violence and suicide*
‘What is it like to be an LGBTI person in your country?’
I believe that we should consider our losses, the ones that are visible in the media and known by us, and the ones that we do not know that occur in the suburbs of my country. Those being raped, or are targeted by transphobia and hate crimes in the backstreets of Tarlabasi or other cities in this country.