Why are D.C. lobbyists laundering Uzbekistan’s reputation?
The regime of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is making a hard sell to promote the “new Uzbekistan” to the West. The benefits to Taskhent are obvious, but why are…
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International Organizations Condemn the Shutdown of Ugandan Organization Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), Call for Authorities to Reverse the Decision Immediately
August 9, 2022 – The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the decision to shut down the operations of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a leading non-governmental organization committed to protecting…
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USAID: Centering LGBTQI+ People and Communities in Humanitarian Responses
August 2, 2022 — Right now, we are facing some of the greatest humanitarian challenges in history. Wars, political strife and instability, climate change, and poverty are all…
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Global Equality Today: July 2022 Newsletter
It’s been quite the busy few months for the Council for Global Equality, for its 32 member organizations, and indeed for LGBTQI+ human rights advocates around the world.…
Read moreBetraying Our Nation’s Promise of Equal Rights
June 24, 2022 – This morning, in a devastating attack on democracy broadly and on the rights of women and LGBTQI people specifically, the U.S. Supreme Court struck…
Read moreGroundbreaking Executive Order to Protect LBTQI Youth and Families and End Conversion Therapy
June 16, 2022 – CGE enthusiastically welcomes the new Executive Order Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality that introduces new measures to protect LGBTQI+ kids and families, in the United States…
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June 1, 2022 – Happy Pride Month! This June, the Council for Global Equality and its member organizations celebrate 53 years since the Stonewall Inn rebellion. 53 years…
Read moreUrvashi Vaid: Friend, Mentor, and Champion of Global LGBTQI+ Advocacy
By Julie Dorf, Co-Chair, Council for Global Equality, May 19, 2022 — Last Saturday, after rallying for reproductive choice and before the news of the Buffalo shooting reached…
Read moreThe State Department’s Annual Human Rights Reports on LGBTQI Abuses
May 18, 2022 – The State Department recently released its annual human rights reports, the Congressionally mandated catalogue of human rights challenges around the globe. While not focused…
Read moreOur Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights: IDAHOBIT 2022
May 17, 2022 – Today marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), and we welcome President Biden’s statement in which he joins “Americans across…
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