Defend, Delay, Litigate: Resisting the New Authoritarianism
Over the course of the first two weeks of the second Trump administration, we’ve seen the Project 2025 agenda for autocratic rule rolled out with remarkable precision. Yes,…
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The Perilous Impact of Democratic Backsliding on LGBTQI+ Communities
Democratic backsliding, the gradual erosion of democratic norms and institutions, poses a dire threat to the fabric of societies worldwide. Among the most vulnerable to this insidious process…
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Global Equality Today: March 2024
As we write here in Washington, D.C., spring has arrived. Clocks have sprung forward, cherry blossoms have just peaked, and pollen allergies are back with a vengeance. Temperatures…
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Project 2025: A Clear and Present Danger to Democracy
Click here for CGE’s fact sheet on the dangers Project 2025 poses to LGBTQI+ people. “The next conservative President must make the institutions of American civil society hard…
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Don’t Sell Out LGBTQI+ Refugees & Asylum Seekers
According to numerous media reports, Senate and White House negotiators are very close to announcing a deal that would swap Democratic votes for permanent changes to the U.S.…
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Weaponization of the Pride Flag
As we celebrate Human Rights Day on December 10th, we are happy to see the continuing progress of our movement, as more and more governments, civil society organizations,…
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Coming Out in Putin’s Russia: A Conversation with Aleksandr Voronov
We recently had the chance to spend some time with Russian LGBTQI+ activist Aleksandr Voronov on his visit to Washington, D.C. in early May. Aleksandr — Alex, to…
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A Rainbow or a Shadow over the White House Summit for Democracy II?
by Susan Dicklitch-Nelson, Mark Bromley, Erin Hallenbeck, and Erin Maxwell On March 29 and 30, more than 100 invited countries will convene in Washington for the second White…
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Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All
On December 10th, we celebrate Human Rights Day, on the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For LGBTQI+ people in the United States…
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Towards the Global End to Conversion Practices
In his Pride Month Executive Order, President Biden declared that the U.S. government “must safeguard LGBTQI+ youth from dangerous practices like so-called ‘conversion therapy’,” both at home and…
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