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OutRight TV: Do You Shower Before Zoom Calls?
April 24, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
MJ Moneymaker, OutRight's digital communications manager chats with Kim Windvogel, a former OutRight Religion Fellow, about South Africa's five-week military quarantine, not showering for 36 hours, South Africans standing up for their rights and our gratitude to all the artists who are creating art 'providing everything for us'.
OutRight TV: The Earth Rebooting
April 22, 2020| Contributed by By Ging Cristobal - OutRight Asia Program Coordinator
Asia program project coordinator Ging Cristobal speaks to Lini Zurlia from Jakarta, Indonesia about virtual group drinking, and how she can't wait for this pandemic to be over so that they can protest in the streets, and the inspiring blue sky which has emerged in Jakarta at this time!
New Tool: Fighting Domestic Violence during COVID
April 21, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
With 90 countries in lockdown and nearly four billion people sheltering at home from the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic violence has become an epidemic within an epidemic. In response, UN Secretary-General Guterres called for a global “ceasefire” on domestic violence, lending high-level support to this long-standing demand.
OutRight TV: I Ran Out of Conditioner So I Shaved My Head
April 21, 2020| Contributed by Em Rubey - Executive Assistant at OutRight
Em Rubey speaks to Bella Fitzpatrick in Ireland about the difference between working from home and staying at home and trying to work during a pandemic, about Hugo the dog being Bella's saviour during this time, getting kinda sick of banana bread, and people aching to show kindness.
LBTI Caucus Manifesto on the Generation Equality Action Coalitions
April 20, 2020| Contributed by OutRight UN Program
The Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex (LBTI) Caucus is an informal coalition of over 300 representatives from every region of the world working to advance gender equality internationally, regionally, nationally, and locally.
OutRight TV: A Social Butterfly In Social Isolation
April 20, 2020| Contributed by Luiza Veado - OutRight UN Program Officer
UN Program Officer Luiza Drummon Veado talks to Tushar Malik from India, who now lives in Amsterdam, about the lack of infrastructure and systems for lockdown in India, practicing self-care, Tushar's Facebook cooking show and new plant babies, and an extrovert's need for human connection.
OutRight TV: Everyone is part of the introvert crew now!
April 17, 2020| Contributed by Luiza Veado - OutRight UN Program Officer
In this episode UN Program Officer Luiza Drummond Veado speaks to Ibrahim Abdella from Egypt about the craziness of living in London, how everyone is now sharing his introvert lifestyle, and reflects on just how broken the system is.
OutRight TV: Quarantine Sock Puppets
April 16, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Arabic Media Coordinator Nazeeha Saeed speaks to Maya in Toronto Canada about making sock puppets, uncertainty and anxiety, worries about a growing police state, and so many Lebanese drag queens on Instagram.
OutRight TV: A New Business As Usual
April 15, 2020| Contributed by Katherine Martin - OutRight Communications Intern
Kate Martin speaks to UN Program Intern Sonya Cotton about the various places she has lived, about not being able to enjoy New York while living in it, and how her future plans and hopes have changed in light of the pandemic.
OutRight COVID Webinar Series
April 14, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Starting this Thursday OutRight will host a COVID-19 webinar series with staff, panelists, and partners from around the world.
OutRight TV: “You may call me Roxxy, a.k.a. Roxxy Ramsay”
April 14, 2020| Contributed by Yvonne Wamari - OutRight Africa Program Officer
Yvonne Wamari, Africa Program officer, speaks to Roselyn Odoyo, a.k.a Roxxy, in Kenya, about good intentions not being reflected in the enforcement actions of police, about forced isolation making her want to do things she would never have considered before, and channeling Gordon Ramsay while live-streaming her cooking adventures on Instagram.
LGBT activists are the unsung heroes on the frontlines of China’s fight against COVID-19 - Part 2
April 13, 2020| Contributed by Jean Chong - OutRight Program Field Coordinator
On the morning of January 25, LGBT activists from the Beijing LGBT Center, the Changsha marriage equality campaign, the r&B bisexual group, and the Guangzhou LGBTI Rights Advocacy China, among others, gathered in chat groups to discuss the unfolding crisis.
LGBT activists are the unsung heroes on the frontlines of China’s fight against COVID-19 - Part 1
April 13, 2020| Contributed by Jean Chong - OutRight Program Field Coordinator
The Wuhan LGBT Center sprang into action. 22 volunteers came forward to run different teams with jobs such as taking calls, collecting medicine, and delivering the medicine.
OutRight TV: #2020iscancelled
April 13, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Development Associate Cäcille Ealy speaks to UN Program Officer Luiza Veado about 2020 being cancelled, ridiculous politicians, and reality tv.
OutRight TV: Of Tomatoes, Meal Plans and Musical Interludes
April 10, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Caribbean Researcher Kennedy Carillo interviews her wife Kiki Carillo - and her artistic alter ego Franchesca “Ke Riiiiiiico Papi” - about being the captain of the home ship, looking for unripe tomatoes, rationing, and virtual music gigs as an outlet, a source of information and education.