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Out Right Action International

Our Right

About Outright Action International

Every day, the human rights and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people around the world are abused in ways that shock the conscience. The stories of the struggles and resilience often remain invisible – or willfully ignored – by those with the power to make change. Since 1990, OutRight Action International has worked alongside LGBTIQ activists and organizations, diplomats and policymakers, and other key partners to advance community-focused solutions to create lasting legal and social transformation. Together, we combat the systemic violence, persecution, and discrimination that LGBTIQ people face around the world.

From our headquarters in New York and with staff in eight countries, OutRight advances our mission of ensuring human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere through three strategic program areas:

Advocacy

Advocacy

OutRight is the only global LGBTIQ organization with consultative status and a permanent presence at the United Nations Headquarters, where we advocate for human rights and equality for LGBTIQ people, serve as secretariat of the UN LGBTI Core Group and act as a watchdog on all 193 world governments.
Movement Resourcing

Movement Resourcing

OutRight invests heavily in partnerships with grassroots LGBTIQ communities and allies around the world because the presence and strength of LGBTIQ organizations and activists is the single greatest factor that produces cultural, social, and legal change. We provide technical assistance, training, and funding, including over 1.2 million USD to groups in more than 65 countries in the last year alone.
Research

Research

OutRight’s research program provides an overview of global threats and opportunities confronting LGBTIQ communities. We have published hundreds of reports and briefing papers on urgent and relevant topics including so-called “conversion therapy,” legal registration for LGBTIQ civil society, and the impact of COVID-19 on LGBTIQ people globally. 

OutRight’s work is focused where we can make the biggest difference. In addition to our work at the United Nations, we push for change in four regions in the Global South: Asia and the Pacific Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. We concentrate where we see the greatest potential for significant improvement or threat; possibility for a ripple effect due to the country’s relationships and reputation; and opportunity for international intervention and influence. Throughout our work, we advocate for LGBTIQ rights with a commitment to intersectionality and a fierce feminist lens, and we prioritize and amplify the needs of the most marginalized within the global LGBTIQ community. 

In addition, OutRight is one of two founding civil society advisors for the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality, a World Economic Forum Lighthouse Project, and partners with dozens of leading companies to advocate for LGBTIQ human rights.

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