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LGBT Visibility in Africa Also Brings Backlash

IGLHRC's Shehnilla Mohamed, Africa Regional Program Coordinator along with Fellows Micheal Ighodaro (Nigeria) and Chalwe Mwansa (Zambia) were interviewed about the current situation of LGBT rights in...

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Moving Forward on LGBT Rights

Friends,I write to you about two recent, stimulating dialogues about the state of LGBT rights globally and the strategies for change.Earlier this month, I participated in a three-day event on the south...

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Brownbag Lunch with Dorothy A'ken'ova and Chester Samba

You are invited to join IGLHRC for a Brown Bag Lunch DiscussionWednesday, October 29th Noon to 2 p.m.International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 1505 New York, NY...

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Fostering Collaboration Globally on LGBTI Rights

Contributed by: Cole Delbyck, Communications Intern, IGLHRCThe International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission hosted African LGBTI activists Chesterfield Samba of Zimbabwe and Dorothy Aken’ova...

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OutRight Board Member, Michael Ighodaro, is Featured in The Independent

Michael Ighodaro, who joined OutRight's in 2016, has been featured recently in The Independent. He spoke about being violently attacked in his home city, seeking asylum in the US, and the issues that...

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Arrests in Nigeria and Why We Need to Support Groups on the Ground

Contributed by: M.J. Moneymaker - Digital Comms ManagerReuters on July 31, 2017, reported that a police spokesman told local media, this past weekend, that about 40 "suspected homosexuals were...

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What Is An Important Life Lesson You've Learned?

Contributed by: MJ Moneymaker - OutRight Digital Communications ManagerWelcome to OutRight podcasts. We partnered with StoryCorps to interview and archive LGBTIQ stories during OutRight's Advocacy...

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OutRight Now: An Update from Our Africa "Conversion Therapy" Project

 Dear Friend, Almost a year has passed since we launched our program tackling so-called “conversion therapy” in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. Despite some COVID-19 related challenges and setbacks, I...

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HBO Premieres Documentary Film The Legend of The Underground

 In 2013, Nigeria enacted the anti-LGBTQ law — the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill (SSMPA) — and in the years since, it has been used to harass, imprison, extort, and commit violence against...

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Yahoo News Cites OutRight in Article About Harsh Reality for LGBTIQ People in...

In an article higlighting the public declaration of love of a lesbian Nigerian couple in opposition of draconian anti-LGBTIQ laws, Yahoo News cites OutRight in describing the  harsh climate and...

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