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OutRight Action International Condemns Racially-Motivated Killings and Stands Against Racial Injustice
May 29, 2020| Contributed by Jessica Stern - Executive Director
This week began with the horrifying news that yet another African American, George Floyd, died senselessly as the result of police brutality. The video of Mr. Floyd’s killing demonstrates yet again the ongoing violence against Black Americans, including the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and racist threats against Chris Cooper.
Health and Rights
May 29, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Executive Director Jessica Stern talks to George Ayala from MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights. They discuss how COVID-19 is impacting the global HIV response, including organizational setbacks, and increased scapegoating.
Back to the 80s!
May 27, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Asia program project coordinator Ging Cristobal speaks to Ryan Sylverio, regional coordinator of the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus from the Philippines. Ryan shares how work in ASEAN on LGBTIQ rights was hampered by the pandemic, his 80's youtube workout and what he looks forward to when the pandemic ends.
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Explores New Ways Of Storytelling
May 24, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Nazeeha Saeed speaks to Emmy nominated journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin about why he ended up in Kuwait, about enjoying time at home, exploring new ways of telling stories, and losing oneself in music.
Race and Equality
May 22, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Executive Director Jessica Stern talks to Carlos Quesada, Founder and Executive Director of the International Institute on Race Equality and Human Rights. Together they talk about being black, transgender, and a woman in Latin America. They discuss where those individuals fit into public policy, social isolation, and data desegregation during COVID-19.
LGBTI Stakeholder Group Statement on Ensuring Inclusion of LGBTI People in COVID-19 Response Efforts
May 21, 2020| Contributed by OutRight UN Program
The bold commitments in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are being tested by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many long-standing inequalities and vulnerabilities impacting LGBTI people globally are magnified by this crisis. Governments must take action that specifically aims to include LGBTI people in policy responses to ensure no one is left behind. This is an opportunity to get back on track and radically shift “business as usual” to benefit the most marginalized and furthest left behind.
Coming Out On Television
May 20, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Ice Seguerra - actor, singer, bad-ass guitar player, and transgender activist from the Philippines sings and shares with Asia program project Coordinator Ging Cristobal, the different songs that describe various monumental stages in his life. Ice discusses growing up in the spotlight, getting married and losing work, and being an activist simply by living an open life.
2020 UN LGBTI Core Group IDAHOBIT Event Recap
May 19, 2020| Contributed by Katherine Martin - OutRight Communications Intern
On May 17, the UN LGBTIQ core group - a cross regional group of 31 United Nations Member States and the mission of the EU, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the NGOs Human Rights Watch and OutRight Action International - released a statement on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
OutRight TV: Living on the Other Side of the Wall
May 18, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Caribbean Researcher Kennedy Carrillo speaks with South African friend and colleague, Liesl Theron about how a South African ends up settling in Mexico City, the founding of the first trans rights organization in South Africa "Gender DynamiX", and life in lockdown in Mexico.
Break the silence - IDAHOBIT
May 17, 2020| Contributed by Katherine Martin - OutRight Communications Intern
May 17th marks 30 years since the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the classification of diseases and related health problems. In 2004, May 17 was named the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). IDAHOBIT is a celebration for LGBTIQ people everywhere.
UN LGBTI Core Group Statement on the Occasion of IDAHOBIT
May 16, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
The United Nations LGBTI Core Group statement on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
OutRight's Statement for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia and Intersexphobia
May 15, 2020| Contributed by Jessica Stern - Executive Director
IDAHOBIT is a day to reflect on the progress made in the recognition and protection of the human rights of LGBTIQ people, to zoom in on remaining challenges, and raise awareness about the levels of discrimination, harassment and violence LGBTIQ communities around the world continue to face every day, even in countries with explicit legislative and policy protections in place.
OutRight TV: What is the world to come?
May 15, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
In this episode, UN Program Intern Sonya Cotton speaks to South African artist and community organizer Kelly-eve Koopman about imaginative labor, or the type of work needed to imagine a new, better post-covid world.
COVID-19 Emergency Grant Recipients
May 13, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Within a month of opening the fund for applications, we received over 1500 appeals for help, most to cover alleviation efforts of rising food and shelter insecurity among LGBTIQ communities. Three rounds of grants have been issued to a total of 90 organizations including (list incomplete for security reasons):
OutRight TV: Disaster Waiting to Happen in Detention Centers
May 13, 2020| Contributed by OutRight Action International
In this OutRightTV episode, "Disaster Waiting to Happen in Detention Centers," OutRight's UN Program Officer, Sahar Moazami, speaks to Liza Doubossarskaia, Law Clerk, Detention Program at Immigration Equality, an organization which supports LGBTIQ immigrants seeking safety from persecution.