🌟 Honoured to announce that Rosanna Flamer-Caldera has been recognized as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2024! 

Rosanna's remarkable advocacy embodies the spirit of resilience and progress, inspiring change-makers worldwide. 

#TIME100 #LGBTIQrights #EQUALGROUND

GiveOut are proud to celebrate Rosanna Flamer-Caldera of EQUAL GROUND for being named one of Time Magazine's Top 100 most influential people for 2024.

We are honoured to have worked with Rosanna over the years, including as a former member of our Board of Trustees.

On 4 April 2024, The United Nations Human Rights Council made a historic decision, passing a resolution that acknowledges the rights of Intersex people.

Read the full statement from our partner Outright International below.

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Vica Irani, Co-head of Jones Day's Global Corporate Practice and Head of Diversity for the UK, explains what supporting the global LGBTQI movement means to Jones Day.

Read the full story below.

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TRAILER DROP!!!
She, He, They, a groundbreaking series about the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals in Nigeria!
Produced by TIERs and directed by Asang edem🏳️‍🌈 and Lawson
She, He, They follows the dating life of four queer Nigerians as they experience love, life and friendships.

GiveOut's grant partner The Initiative for Equal Rights has just released the trailer for their new series 'She, He, They' which aims to educate people about the LGBTQI community in Nigeria.

Learn more about the series by visisting She,He,They (Official).

We spoke with Njeri Gateru, a human rights lawyer from Kenya who works on the intersection of law and queerness, as well as one of the founders of #Repeal162 because #LoveIsHuman.

Read the interview below!

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On this Trans Day of Visibility, let's shine a light not only on the bravery and resilience of the trans community but also on the vital importance of funding trans-led organising around the world.

#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Our partner Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK)'s 'I Accept' campaign in Cambodia aims to promote marriage equality by sharing #LGBTQI couples' real-life stories. Their latest video features the story of same-sex couple, Sothea and Phearun.

Watch the video below!

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Congratulations from all of us at GiveOut! Very much looking forward to working together more closely.

In 2017, Centre for Law & Policy Research's intervention in Karnataka led to one percent of public sector jobs being reserved for trans people in the state.

We spoke to Madhu, a trans individual who secured a job thanks to this initiative.

Read the interview below!

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Today presented at the Lesbian Lives Conference run by University of Brighton with Dr Catherine Walker FRSA. We presented an outline of the research on LGBTQI funding commissioned by GiveOut and Baring Foundation last year, with some additional analysis on challenges & funding for LBTQ women.

GiveOut is proud to announce the appointment of Jon Huggett to its Board of Trustees.

Jon brings considerable experience offering support to non-profit organisations, from coaching leaders to advising on boards around the world.

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In a recent open letter, Trans*parent called on the Prime Minister to put an end to the law requiring forced sterilisation before a trans person can change their legal gender identity.

Read more about what Trans*parent are doing to advocate for change below!

Influential people in #Ghana are speaking out against the country’s dangerous anti- #LGBT bill. #HumanRights hrw.org/news/2024/03/1…

On this episode of The Power of Community, GiveOut trustee Aisha Shaibu-Lenoir speaks to the Executive Director of UHAI Eashri, Mukami Marete, about the importance of funding the LGBTQI movement in East Africa and the power of queer joy.

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In this month's newsletter, we spotlight the work of our partners who are advocating for #LGBTQI equality through strategic litigation.

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For International Women's Day, Alexus D'Marco spoke with Antonia Belcher OBE for Alliance magazine about the importance of having more trans representation in philanthropy circles and the impact of relationships between donors and trans organisations.

#IWD2024

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