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OutRight Attends Seattle Women's March 2.0
January 22, 2018| Contributed by OutRight
OutRight's West Coast Director, Katie Hultquist, attended this weekend's Seattle Women's March 2.0. Katie spoke at the rally on the human rights of queer women, linking local and global organizing so no one is left behind, and how we can build together a world with freedom, equality and dignity for all LGBTIQ people. Below is a video embed of her speech that starts at 1:04:15 or read her speech below:
Remembering Activist Kagendo Murungi
January 2, 2018| Contributed by OutRight
At OutRight, we are saddened to learn that our former colleague and Africa Program Manager, Kagendo, recently passed much too early. She was a fierce feminist, advocate, artist and filmmaker who fought for social justice in so many ways.
Highlights of Our Work in 2017
December 26, 2017| Contributed by MJ Moneymaker - Digital Comms Manager
In 2017, we saw an assault on human rights globally. For every step forward, we struggled NOT to take a step back. We celebrated increasing transgender rights in Botswana and across 22 countries thanks to a landmark European Court of Human Rights ruling, and we were overjoyed by marriage equality in Australia. But, the increasing racism, sexism, Islamophobia and xenophobia made some LGBTIQ people even more unsafe.
Sergey Astafyev is Pushing for LGBTIQ Awareness in Kazakhstan
December 21, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
Global LGBTIQ advocates convened this December for OutRight’s annual Advocacy Week in New York City. The ten day event had advocates amass for trainings and meetings with U.N. representatives to discuss global LGBTIQ issues.
The Self Published Zine That's Been Donating To LGBTIQ Organizations
December 19, 2017| Contributed by Abe Selby - Communications Intern for OutRight
Homespun art blog Stargazey Zines recently decided to donate proceeds from their ongoing “Yuri!!! On ICE” fan-art project to OutRight. This is the third project the young charity group has initiated since its founding. In a conversation with OutRight, Jolyn, administrator of the zine, explained that this initiative publishes “art books made by fans, for fans [--] in homage to shows, comics, [and] video games.”
Meet The Activist Working With Transgender Communities in Sri Lanka for the Past 10 Years
December 19, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
“I have been working with and for transgender community in Sri Lanka for the past 10 years. Being a transgender person who started transitioning process in an era when psychiatrists or physicians were not willing to help transgender persons transition and when there was no proper or trustworthy knowledge sources available, I have had first-hand experiences of discrimination and stigma.” ~ Thenu Ranketh
Interview With Flavio Alves: the 90s Brazilian LGBTIQ Rights Activist Turned Filmmaker
December 15, 2017| Contributed by Holly Wang - OutRight Comms and Program Intern
A former Brazilian gay rights/HIV activist and a former Brazilian navy sonar operator, Flavio Alves came into the West Village coffee shop, The Elk, and greeted me with a classic Brazilian warm hug when I went for a formal handshake. Brazil is a tattoo in Alves’s life, inked with fearless gay activism and atrocious death threats, as he recalled.
OutSummit 2017 Recap
December 11, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
OutSummit 2017 pushes the boundaries for global LGBTIQ activism during a one day conference in New York City by bringing together a line up of speakers to discuss and reflect on current issues being faced by the global LGBTIQ human rights movement.
LBQ Pre-Conference at ILGA Asia in Cambodia
December 5, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
With the support of ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, Sayoni, UN Women Asia Pacific and OutRight Action International, this LBQ Pre-conference at ILGA Asia Cambodia from 4-5 December is the first initiative to bring LBQ activists together in the much-needed construction of a LBQ movement in the Asia Pacific. The 2 days pre-conference will offer a space for the empowerment of LBQ women, to build solidarity and to articulate our needs, struggles and to envision possibilities as a collective.
Meet the Executive Director of Diversidad Dominicana, Rosanna Marzan
December 4, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
As Executive Director of Divesidad Dominica, Rosanna Marzan helps usher a new wave of LGBTIQ awareness into the Dominican Republic. While pursuing an education in law, Marzan has proudly represented the LGBTIQ community of the D.R. in a long list of local and international policy meetings. Marzan, who considers herself a “social educator,” works with fellow activists to make state heads and legislators aware of the need for SOGIESC inclusion.
Kristian Randjelovic is Championing Trans and Intersex Rights in Serbia
December 2, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
Kristian Randjelovic has been working as an LGBTIQ activist, in Serbia, for more than ten years. His work is heavily focused on the rights of transgender and intersex people, an issue which he has spoken ardently about in the media, drawing from personal experience.
Meet Luiza Drummond Veado of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
November 30, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
Global LGBTIQ advocates will once again convene this December at OutRight’s annual Advocacy Week in New York City. The ten day event will have advocates amass for trainings and meetings with U.N. representatives to discuss global LGBTIQ issues.
Sergey Troyeglazov is Helping to Grow LGBTIQ Activism in Kazakhstan
November 28, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
Global LGBTIQ advocates will once again convene this December at OutRight’s annual Advocacy Week in New York City. The ten day event will have advocates amass for trainings and meetings with U.N. representatives to discuss global LGBTIQ issues.
Meet Samoa’s Champion of Fa’afafine Rights, To’oto’oali’I Roger Stanley
November 22, 2017| Contributed by OutRight
Meet Samoa’s Champion of Fa’afafine Rights, To’oto’oali’I Roger Stanley, the President of the Samoa Fa’afafine Association Incorporated (SFA), and has been since 2006. Through the SFA Roger has pushed for media, both local and regional, to recognize the validity and rights of Fa’afafine people.
Newly Appointed Independent Expert on the Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
November 22, 2017| Contributed by Renita Edwin - UN Program Intern
Earlier this week, the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC) formally recommended Victor Madrigal-Borloz for the appointment of the new Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI). Barring any unforeseen complications, Madrigal-Borloz will be confirmed by the Council on December 4th 2017.