15 Dec Sergey Troyeglazov is Helping to Grow LGBTIQ Activism in Kazakhstan
Sergey Troyeglazov acted as a Program Manager at the “AS AKTIV” Regional Youth Public Association in Kazakhstan from February 2014-May 2016. ...
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15 Dec MEET LUIZA DRUMMOND VEADO OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Luiza Drummond Veado is currently a Fellow of the Rapporteurship on Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Persons of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. ...
15 Dec KRISTIAN RANDJELOVIC IS CHAMPIONING TRANS AND INTERSEX RIGHTS IN SERBIA
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....
15 Dec MEET THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSIDAD DOMINICANA, ROSANNA MARZAN
As Executive Director of Diversidad Dominicana, Rosanna Marzan helps usher a new wave of LGBTIQ awareness into the Dominican Republic....
08 Dec IN MEMORY OF SAMOA’S CHAMPION OF FA’AFAINE RIGHTS, TO’OTO’OALI’I ROGER STANLEY
Through her work, in media and community-based policy, Roger does far more than just flagging LGBTIQ rights violations in Samoa and the Pacific region. As a leader and advocate of the Fa’afafine community, Roger is teaching the world a valuable lesson on the diverse and complex ways LGBTIQ people can exist in cultures and countries across the globe....
22 Nov Anjelika Carrillo is a Lesbian Women Engaged in HIV Work in Belize
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. This invaluable collaboration between advocates will culminate at OutSummit, the capstone meeting where attendees are invited to discuss unique social and political issues that LGBTIQ people face in a diverse range of nations. Anjelika Carrillo is a lesbian women engaged in HIV work in Belize, and Latin America and the Caribbean more broadly. She was the co-founder of the first ever NGO providing support to persons living with HIV, in particular men who have sex with men. She has also served as the Director of the National AIDS Commission, and owns her own consultancy company providing technical assistance in the areas of human rights, advocacy training, and capacity building for key affected populations. She...