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Head online for a giant human rights conference from OutRight International

Head online for a giant human rights conference from OutRight International

Mark December 8-10 in your diary, they’ve announced those dates for the annual OutSummit. OutRight Action International will hold their seventh annual OutSummit, a global conference for the human rights of LGBTIQ people this December. OutSummit brings together LGBTIQ activists and allies from all over the world to share experiences, build networks, and come up […]

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Jessica Stern appointed as US Special Envoy for LGBTQI+ rights

Jessica Stern appointed as US Special Envoy for LGBTQI+ rights

Jessica Stern, the Executive Director of rights advocacy group OutRight Action International will be stepping down from her role to take up the position of US Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons in the Biden administration. President Joe Biden announced the appointment on Friday, noting that the position existed under the previous […]

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Calls for release of LGBTQIA+ advocates in Ghana after 21 arrested

Calls for release of LGBTQIA+ advocates in Ghana after 21 arrested

Twenty-one LGBTQIA+ people were arrested by armed police in the city of Ho in Ghana on Thursday 20th May, prompting calls for their release from the local LGBTQIA+ community. The people arrested were representatives of LGBQTIA+ civil society organizations holding a training session on protecting vulnerable LGBTQIA+ people from discrimination. Reports reveal group have been […]

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Report suggests LGBTIQ+ people affected more by COVID-19

Report suggests LGBTIQ+ people affected more by COVID-19

A new report has suggested that LGBTIQ+ people are impacted more by COVID-19 than the wider population. OutRight Action International has released a report, Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ people, documenting effects of the pandemic on LGBTIQ people. The group says while the COVID-19 pandemic leaves no country and no […]

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