OutRight Action International recognizes LGBTIQ pioneers at Celebration of Courage Gala
Honorees Include Gloria Careaga, Brent Miller and Nadya Tolokonnikova Onsite and Virtual Press Conference Details Below New York, New York – June 1, 2022 – OutRight Action International, the leading human rights organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTIQ…
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One year on since repeal of Section 377 in India: a third of the world’s countries continue to criminalize same-sex relations
(New York) On September 6 a year will have passed since the Supreme Court of India made the historic decision to decriminalize same-sex relations, causing reverberations across the world, and symbolizing the global trend towards decriminalization. Maria Sjödin, Deputy Director of OutRight Action…
Vatican issues Guidance on Gender designed to fuel violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ people
On 10 June 2019 the Congregation for Catholic Education of the Vatican issued a 31 page long guidance on gender identity, stating decisively that gender is binary and imparted by God, not only denying the existence and rights of transgender…
Commission on the Status of Women agrees Inclusive Conclusions despite backlash
(New York, USA) Despite an increasingly polarized environment and strong pressure against inclusivity and diversity, the 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the foremost intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality, came to a…
Governments around the world are using laws to silence LGBTIQ civil society
Read online: https://www.outrightinternational.org/content/governments-around-world-are-using-laws-silence-lgbtiq-civil-society Download map: https://www.outrightinternational.org/righttoregister Today, OutRight Action International launches their latest report, The Global State of LGBTI Organizing: The Right to Register. The report highlights a phenomenon in which governments are trying to silence a growing movement for…
Judge strikes down sodomy law in Trinidad and Tobago
(New York) Today, Judge Devindra Rampersad of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago has ruled that Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act are unconstitutional as applied to adult consensual acts, a motion that stands to decriminalize…
OutRight Honors LGBTIQ Human Rights Defenders at United Nations
“Freedom doesn’t come without a fight, and it does not continue without vigilance.” ~ Caleb Orozco, 2017 Felipe de Souza award winner. Justin Vivian Bond hosts exclusive event with Special guests: Tracey Norman, Congressman Mark Takano, and awardees Blanche Wiesen…
ECADE promotes human rights
(Castries, December 9, 2016) As the world joins to observe international Human Rights Day on December 10, several organisations across the eastern Caribbean have come together to launch the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality or ECADE. ECADE was…
Belize becomes first country in the Caribbean to overturn their sodomy laws
By OutRight Action International From The Bahamas Weekly The Belize Supreme Court today (August 10th) made a historic ruling in favor of gay activist Caleb Orozco, and has struck down the country’s anti-sodomy law. This is the first case launched…
