Outright International
@outrightintl.bsky.social
Outright is dedicated to working with partners around the globe to strengthen the capacity of the LGBTIQ human rights movement, document and amplify human rights violations against LGBTIQ people, and advocate for inclusion and equality.
#Win at the #UN! 🌈♿️🇺🇳
For the first time ever, a UN disability rights resolution recognizes that people with disabilities can face discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Attempts to strip out LGBTQ protections failed & the resolution passed with overwhelming support.
For the first time ever, a UN disability rights resolution recognizes that people with disabilities can face discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Attempts to strip out LGBTQ protections failed & the resolution passed with overwhelming support.
UN Takes Historic Stand: Disability Rights Resolution Affirms Protections for LGBTQ+ People
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November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Repression and recognition, shaping the human rights of LGBTIQ people in 2025.
Read our #RightsInRetrograde series, published every Mercury #retrograde, spotlighting both the legal attacks against LGBTIQ human rights and the victories that offer hope during challenging times. 🪐
Read our #RightsInRetrograde series, published every Mercury #retrograde, spotlighting both the legal attacks against LGBTIQ human rights and the victories that offer hope during challenging times. 🪐
Between Repression and Recognition. Rights in Retrograde, vol. 7
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November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Repression and recognition, shaping the human rights of LGBTIQ people in 2025.
Read our #RightsInRetrograde series, published every Mercury #retrograde, spotlighting both the legal attacks against LGBTIQ human rights and the victories that offer hope during challenging times. 🪐
Read our #RightsInRetrograde series, published every Mercury #retrograde, spotlighting both the legal attacks against LGBTIQ human rights and the victories that offer hope during challenging times. 🪐
2025 became a flashpoint for #trans, #nonbinary, and #intersex rights... and not in the way we hoped.
Our new report maps the attacks across 5 categories from healthcare bans to workplace exclusions, censorship to legal erasure.
🔗 https://bit.ly/AYear-Attacks-2025_BS
Our new report maps the attacks across 5 categories from healthcare bans to workplace exclusions, censorship to legal erasure.
🔗 https://bit.ly/AYear-Attacks-2025_BS
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
2025 became a flashpoint for #trans, #nonbinary, and #intersex rights... and not in the way we hoped.
Our new report maps the attacks across 5 categories from healthcare bans to workplace exclusions, censorship to legal erasure.
🔗 https://bit.ly/AYear-Attacks-2025_BS
Our new report maps the attacks across 5 categories from healthcare bans to workplace exclusions, censorship to legal erasure.
🔗 https://bit.ly/AYear-Attacks-2025_BS
🕯 On #TransgenderDayofRemembrance, we honor the memory of every trans and gender-diverse person whose life was cut short by violence and hate
"Our grief is deepened by an alarming and unprecedented global rollback of trans rights," shares Senior Advisor for our Global Trans Program, Rikki Nathanson
"Our grief is deepened by an alarming and unprecedented global rollback of trans rights," shares Senior Advisor for our Global Trans Program, Rikki Nathanson
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🕯 On #TransgenderDayofRemembrance, we honor the memory of every trans and gender-diverse person whose life was cut short by violence and hate
"Our grief is deepened by an alarming and unprecedented global rollback of trans rights," shares Senior Advisor for our Global Trans Program, Rikki Nathanson
"Our grief is deepened by an alarming and unprecedented global rollback of trans rights," shares Senior Advisor for our Global Trans Program, Rikki Nathanson
Thank you to everyone who joined us for #Outsummit2025, in person in NYC and virtually from 110 countries around the world.
Thank you to Deutsche Bank, our Host and Presenting Supporter.
And thank you to our community for 35 years of building this movement together.
Thank you to Deutsche Bank, our Host and Presenting Supporter.
And thank you to our community for 35 years of building this movement together.
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for #Outsummit2025, in person in NYC and virtually from 110 countries around the world.
Thank you to Deutsche Bank, our Host and Presenting Supporter.
And thank you to our community for 35 years of building this movement together.
Thank you to Deutsche Bank, our Host and Presenting Supporter.
And thank you to our community for 35 years of building this movement together.
Today is #Intersex Day of Solidarity!
Today, we invite you to join us in reaffirming our collective commitment to solidarity with intersex people all over the globe. 🧵
Today, we invite you to join us in reaffirming our collective commitment to solidarity with intersex people all over the globe. 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Today is #Intersex Day of Solidarity!
Today, we invite you to join us in reaffirming our collective commitment to solidarity with intersex people all over the globe. 🧵
Today, we invite you to join us in reaffirming our collective commitment to solidarity with intersex people all over the globe. 🧵
#Outsummit2025 is today.
(P.S. There’s still time to register online! See you there!)
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(P.S. There’s still time to register online! See you there!)
🔗 outrightinternational.org/take-action/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
#Outsummit2025 is today.
(P.S. There’s still time to register online! See you there!)
🔗 outrightinternational.org/take-action/...
(P.S. There’s still time to register online! See you there!)
🔗 outrightinternational.org/take-action/...
The #Outsummit2025 lineup just dropped.
Check out this thread to see the activists, researchers & organizers advancing LGBTIQ human rights globally. 🧵
Don't forget to register: bit.ly/Outsummit_20...
Check out this thread to see the activists, researchers & organizers advancing LGBTIQ human rights globally. 🧵
Don't forget to register: bit.ly/Outsummit_20...
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The #Outsummit2025 lineup just dropped.
Check out this thread to see the activists, researchers & organizers advancing LGBTIQ human rights globally. 🧵
Don't forget to register: bit.ly/Outsummit_20...
Check out this thread to see the activists, researchers & organizers advancing LGBTIQ human rights globally. 🧵
Don't forget to register: bit.ly/Outsummit_20...
#HurricaneMelissa Update 🧵
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in #Jamaica, causing "total devastation" in some areas and severe damage across the island.
We immediately mobilized to help Jamaica's LGBTIQ community, with friends at @linksbridge.bsky.social agreeing to match the first $5K.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in #Jamaica, causing "total devastation" in some areas and severe damage across the island.
We immediately mobilized to help Jamaica's LGBTIQ community, with friends at @linksbridge.bsky.social agreeing to match the first $5K.
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#HurricaneMelissa Update 🧵
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in #Jamaica, causing "total devastation" in some areas and severe damage across the island.
We immediately mobilized to help Jamaica's LGBTIQ community, with friends at @linksbridge.bsky.social agreeing to match the first $5K.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in #Jamaica, causing "total devastation" in some areas and severe damage across the island.
We immediately mobilized to help Jamaica's LGBTIQ community, with friends at @linksbridge.bsky.social agreeing to match the first $5K.
#Outsummit2025 is this week. ⏰
The most efficient way to understand the state of LGBTIQ human rights globally.
Get inspired. Find community.
👉 https://outrightinternational.org/take-action/events/2025/11/outsummit-2025?utm_source=social&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=outsummit_2025&utm_content=7
The most efficient way to understand the state of LGBTIQ human rights globally.
Get inspired. Find community.
👉 https://outrightinternational.org/take-action/events/2025/11/outsummit-2025?utm_source=social&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=outsummit_2025&utm_content=7
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#Outsummit2025 is this week. ⏰
The most efficient way to understand the state of LGBTIQ human rights globally.
Get inspired. Find community.
👉 https://outrightinternational.org/take-action/events/2025/11/outsummit-2025?utm_source=social&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=outsummit_2025&utm_content=7
The most efficient way to understand the state of LGBTIQ human rights globally.
Get inspired. Find community.
👉 https://outrightinternational.org/take-action/events/2025/11/outsummit-2025?utm_source=social&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=outsummit_2025&utm_content=7
⚠️ $5K MATCH FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF ⚠️
#HurricaneMelissa has torn through #Jamaica.
We know that climate-related disasters magnify the existing inequalities that LGBTIQ people face, with many experiencing limited or no access to vital emergency relief.
#HurricaneMelissa has torn through #Jamaica.
We know that climate-related disasters magnify the existing inequalities that LGBTIQ people face, with many experiencing limited or no access to vital emergency relief.
October 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
⚠️ $5K MATCH FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF ⚠️
#HurricaneMelissa has torn through #Jamaica.
We know that climate-related disasters magnify the existing inequalities that LGBTIQ people face, with many experiencing limited or no access to vital emergency relief.
#HurricaneMelissa has torn through #Jamaica.
We know that climate-related disasters magnify the existing inequalities that LGBTIQ people face, with many experiencing limited or no access to vital emergency relief.
Let’s celebrate #IntersexAwarenessWeek! Learn all about the colors and shapes of the #Intersex flag. ✨
Follow us and share this post with a friend to spread intersex awareness! 💛💜
Follow us and share this post with a friend to spread intersex awareness! 💛💜
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Let’s celebrate #IntersexAwarenessWeek! Learn all about the colors and shapes of the #Intersex flag. ✨
Follow us and share this post with a friend to spread intersex awareness! 💛💜
Follow us and share this post with a friend to spread intersex awareness! 💛💜
It's #IntersexAwarenessDay! We're highlighting a historic win for #Intersex communities around the globe! 💛💜 #WhyWeShowUp
Want to learn more? Our Senior Advisor to Global Intersex Rights, @xoxykz.bsky.social, was there every step of the way.
👉 bit.ly/2025_Intersex_Day
Want to learn more? Our Senior Advisor to Global Intersex Rights, @xoxykz.bsky.social, was there every step of the way.
👉 bit.ly/2025_Intersex_Day
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's #IntersexAwarenessDay! We're highlighting a historic win for #Intersex communities around the globe! 💛💜 #WhyWeShowUp
Want to learn more? Our Senior Advisor to Global Intersex Rights, @xoxykz.bsky.social, was there every step of the way.
👉 bit.ly/2025_Intersex_Day
Want to learn more? Our Senior Advisor to Global Intersex Rights, @xoxykz.bsky.social, was there every step of the way.
👉 bit.ly/2025_Intersex_Day
Global LGBTIQ movements are gathering. And you're invited.
#Outsummit2025: one day, five sessions on what's happening in LGBTIQ human rights worldwide.
🎟️ Nov 7. Free. Virtual. bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_6
#Outsummit2025: one day, five sessions on what's happening in LGBTIQ human rights worldwide.
🎟️ Nov 7. Free. Virtual. bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_6
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Global LGBTIQ movements are gathering. And you're invited.
#Outsummit2025: one day, five sessions on what's happening in LGBTIQ human rights worldwide.
🎟️ Nov 7. Free. Virtual. bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_6
#Outsummit2025: one day, five sessions on what's happening in LGBTIQ human rights worldwide.
🎟️ Nov 7. Free. Virtual. bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_6
This week, we celebrate #AsexualAwarenessWeek! 🖤💜🤍
Swipe to learn more about what the colors of the #Asexual flag represent!
Let's uplift the voices of asexual, or #Ace, individuals and support the rights and inclusion of every person in our global communities.
Swipe to learn more about what the colors of the #Asexual flag represent!
Let's uplift the voices of asexual, or #Ace, individuals and support the rights and inclusion of every person in our global communities.
October 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This week, we celebrate #AsexualAwarenessWeek! 🖤💜🤍
Swipe to learn more about what the colors of the #Asexual flag represent!
Let's uplift the voices of asexual, or #Ace, individuals and support the rights and inclusion of every person in our global communities.
Swipe to learn more about what the colors of the #Asexual flag represent!
Let's uplift the voices of asexual, or #Ace, individuals and support the rights and inclusion of every person in our global communities.
You know the rights of #LGBTIQ people matter.
But when someone asks "what should the policy actually say?" or "what are other countries doing?"—do you have a clear answer? 🧵
But when someone asks "what should the policy actually say?" or "what are other countries doing?"—do you have a clear answer? 🧵
October 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You know the rights of #LGBTIQ people matter.
But when someone asks "what should the policy actually say?" or "what are other countries doing?"—do you have a clear answer? 🧵
But when someone asks "what should the policy actually say?" or "what are other countries doing?"—do you have a clear answer? 🧵
#Outsummit2025 Keynote Announcement: Vitaliy Zakharchuk on inclusive humanitarian response in #Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Nov 7. Get the details: outrightinternational.org/take-action/...
Nov 7. Get the details: outrightinternational.org/take-action/...
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#Outsummit2025 Keynote Announcement: Vitaliy Zakharchuk on inclusive humanitarian response in #Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Nov 7. Get the details: outrightinternational.org/take-action/...
Nov 7. Get the details: outrightinternational.org/take-action/...
What does it mean to be visible as an intersex person?
@outrightintl.bsky.social & @fmglobalbarometers.bsky.social are hosting intersex human rights defenders from Africa, Asia & Eastern Europe to share research, experiences, and strategies for building stronger movements.
📅 Oct 21, 8:30 AM EST
@outrightintl.bsky.social & @fmglobalbarometers.bsky.social are hosting intersex human rights defenders from Africa, Asia & Eastern Europe to share research, experiences, and strategies for building stronger movements.
📅 Oct 21, 8:30 AM EST
Intersex Visibility, Perceptions, and the Impact on Advocacy
Join Outright International, together with the F&M Global Barometers Project (FMGB) for
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October 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What does it mean to be visible as an intersex person?
@outrightintl.bsky.social & @fmglobalbarometers.bsky.social are hosting intersex human rights defenders from Africa, Asia & Eastern Europe to share research, experiences, and strategies for building stronger movements.
📅 Oct 21, 8:30 AM EST
@outrightintl.bsky.social & @fmglobalbarometers.bsky.social are hosting intersex human rights defenders from Africa, Asia & Eastern Europe to share research, experiences, and strategies for building stronger movements.
📅 Oct 21, 8:30 AM EST
Join advocates and allies from all over the globe for these five critical discussions shaping the future of LGBTIQ advocacy.
Which #Outsummit2025 session are you the most excited for? ⬇️🧵
Which #Outsummit2025 session are you the most excited for? ⬇️🧵
October 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Join advocates and allies from all over the globe for these five critical discussions shaping the future of LGBTIQ advocacy.
Which #Outsummit2025 session are you the most excited for? ⬇️🧵
Which #Outsummit2025 session are you the most excited for? ⬇️🧵
LGBTIQ activists & human rights defenders: wherever you are, you can be part of #Outsummit2025 on Nov 7.
Learn strategies. Share knowledge. Act globally.
Free registration: https://bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_2
Learn strategies. Share knowledge. Act globally.
Free registration: https://bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_2
October 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
LGBTIQ activists & human rights defenders: wherever you are, you can be part of #Outsummit2025 on Nov 7.
Learn strategies. Share knowledge. Act globally.
Free registration: https://bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_2
Learn strategies. Share knowledge. Act globally.
Free registration: https://bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_2
Outright International wouldn't be here without lesbians. 🧵
October 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Outright International wouldn't be here without lesbians. 🧵
Far-right groups in the U.S. are trying to get the FBI to classify trans advocacy as domestic terrorism.
This is the authoritarian playbook: turn identities into threats, use “security” as cover, suppress dissent.
Advocacy is not terrorism. 🏳️⚧️
#TransRights
This is the authoritarian playbook: turn identities into threats, use “security” as cover, suppress dissent.
Advocacy is not terrorism. 🏳️⚧️
#TransRights
Equating Respect for Trans People With Terrorism Is as Dangerous as It Is Absurd
outrightinternational.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Far-right groups in the U.S. are trying to get the FBI to classify trans advocacy as domestic terrorism.
This is the authoritarian playbook: turn identities into threats, use “security” as cover, suppress dissent.
Advocacy is not terrorism. 🏳️⚧️
#TransRights
This is the authoritarian playbook: turn identities into threats, use “security” as cover, suppress dissent.
Advocacy is not terrorism. 🏳️⚧️
#TransRights
Save the date: #Outsummit2025 on Nov 7!
35 years of global LGBTIQ advocacy. One day of cutting-edge strategy.
Learn. Share. Act.
Free registration: https://bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_1
35 years of global LGBTIQ advocacy. One day of cutting-edge strategy.
Learn. Share. Act.
Free registration: https://bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_1
October 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Save the date: #Outsummit2025 on Nov 7!
35 years of global LGBTIQ advocacy. One day of cutting-edge strategy.
Learn. Share. Act.
Free registration: https://bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_1
35 years of global LGBTIQ advocacy. One day of cutting-edge strategy.
Learn. Share. Act.
Free registration: https://bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_1
As a member of the @ngowgwps.bsky.social, we stand in solidarity with Noura Erakat as she briefs the #UNSC at today’s Open Debate on #WPS on the situation of women and girls in #Palestine.
Watch her briefing from today here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e...
Watch her briefing from today here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e...
Women and peace and security - Security Council, 10011th meeting
Women and peace and security - Security Council, 10011th meeting
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October 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
As a member of the @ngowgwps.bsky.social, we stand in solidarity with Noura Erakat as she briefs the #UNSC at today’s Open Debate on #WPS on the situation of women and girls in #Palestine.
Watch her briefing from today here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e...
Watch her briefing from today here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e...
Last year, Outsummit brought together activists, researchers, and policymakers from around the world for critical conversations on the human rights of LGBTIQ people across the globe.
This year, we're going bigger. Get ready for Outsummit 2025 on November 7.
Learn. Share. Act.
This year, we're going bigger. Get ready for Outsummit 2025 on November 7.
Learn. Share. Act.
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Last year, Outsummit brought together activists, researchers, and policymakers from around the world for critical conversations on the human rights of LGBTIQ people across the globe.
This year, we're going bigger. Get ready for Outsummit 2025 on November 7.
Learn. Share. Act.
This year, we're going bigger. Get ready for Outsummit 2025 on November 7.
Learn. Share. Act.