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An Oscars Rerun: Lack of Diversity in 2020 Awards Ceremony
February 11, 2020| Contributed by Katherine Martin - OutRight Communications Intern
In 2019, 26.2 million Americans watched the Oscars live. The event, centered around an award ceremony and complemented by red carpet photo shoots and extravagant performances, celebrates and recognizes the previous year’s top films as defined by members of the US-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
OutRight Welcomes New Board Members
February 5, 2020| Contributed by Katherine Martin - OutRight Communications Intern
OutRight Action International is pleased to announce four new additions to its Board of Directors: Gigi Chao, Louise Chernin, Lanaya Irvin, and Kathy Teo, expanding the geographical diversity of our Board beyond the USA and Europe to Asia, where OutRight has numerous programs.
OutRight Says Farewell To Long Term Board Members
February 4, 2020| Contributed by Katherine Martin - OutRight Communications Intern
It is with both sadness and gratitude that OutRight announces the departure of two long-term board members Tod Hill and Roger Doughty.
Meet The 2020 OutRight Religion Fellows
January 31, 2020| Contributed by OutRight UN Program
OutRight is excited to announce that we have recruited four activists to engage in our year-long, immersive Religion Fellowship Program. The Fellowship is aimed to defend LGBTIQ people from the impact of religiously motivated violence and discrimination.
Meet The 2020 OutRight Beijing+25 Fellows
January 28, 2020| Contributed by OutRight UN Program
Nine LBTIQ Human Rights Defenders from the Global South and East have been selected for OutRight's Beijing+25 Fellowship program which engages systematically around the many entry points into the international Beijing+25 process also known as the Generation Equality Process.
A Fan Fiction Queer-Themed 2020 Rainbow Charity Calendar? Yes, It Exists
January 17, 2020| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - OutRight Digital Communications Manager
Are you a fan of Good Omens the miniseries based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman? If you are, you know online there's a big fandom of writers and illustrators continuing to build on these fictional worlds and characters in new and creative ways that are LGBTIQ inclusive. These fans are also interested in supporting LGBTIQ human rights.
Sundance Premieres Documentary Film Welcome To Chechnya
January 16, 2020| Contributed by Maria Sjödin - Deputy Director of OutRight Action International
Welcome to Chechnya is a documentary film about the anti-LGBTQ crackdown in Chechnya. It follows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the horrors.
Let's Change The Narrative For A More Inclusive Society
January 13, 2020| Contributed by Yvonne Wamari - OutRight Africa Program Officer
I joined OutRight Action International in 2019 as its Africa Program Officer working on a groundbreaking project tackling the prevalence of so-called conversion therapy. Such practices, which aim to change, suppress or divert sexual orientation or gender identity of those who do not conform to arbitrarily assigned norms, embody the depth of the challenges we have to face while fighting for LGBTIQ equality.
Highlights of Our Work in 2019
December 17, 2019| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - OutRight Digital Communications Manager
In 2019, we worked to hold the line as the assault on human rights globally continued and we stood strong seeing some steps forwards in advancing human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere. But, the increase in discrimination, racism, sexism, Islamophobia, and xenophobia made LGBTIQ people globally even more unsafe. Members of our community suffered acutely from Nigeria, Uganda, Chechnya, Malaysia while governments like Gabon have enacted laws to criminalize same-sex relations.
Meet OutRight's New Staff
December 16, 2019| Contributed by Kevin Wanzor - OutRight Operations Manager
OutRight has six new team members we'd like you to meet and get to know as we head into 2020. We asked each of our new staff when did they first know they were activists and what are they looking forward to achieving at OutRight.
Strengthening the Link Between Donors and Envoys
December 12, 2019| Contributed by Maria Sjödin - Deputy Director of OutRight Action International
December is always an extraordinarily busy and exciting time at OutRight Action International. We bring around 40 activists - or Envoys as we call them - to New York from across the world for several days of advocacy training, followed by a week of advocacy meetings with UN agencies, Member State Missions, and others.
Let’s Measure the Blocking of LGBTQI Websites Around the World!
December 3, 2019| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - OutRight Digital Communications Manager
LGBTQI websites are blocked in several countries around the world, such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. This includes popular dating apps and sites, such as grindr, which is blocked in Lebanon and Iran.
The Application Window For The 2020 Religion Fellowship is Now CLOSED
November 27, 2019| Contributed by OutRight Action International
Applications are now closed for OutRight's Religion Fellowship, a 12-month program that supports LGBTI human rights defenders from around the world to harness the New York-based United Nations (UN) system to add value to their existing work.
How-To Support OutRight With A Facebook Fundraiser
November 26, 2019| Contributed by Cäcille Ealy - OutRight Development Associate
With the holiday season upon us, we at OutRight thought having a simple and clear way to make a Facebook Fundraiser was a crucial addition to our end of year fundraising toolkit. Be an inspiration to your friends and family. Create a Facebook fundraiser and give the gift of giving to everyone you know and love.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
November 22, 2019| Contributed by Emily Dwelle - OutRight Communications Intern
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, which starts today, November 25th, is an awareness campaign that calls for actions to challenge discriminatory attitudes, improve laws and services, and end gender-based violence.