HIV and Human RightsIn this episode of OutRight TV, Head of Operations Kevin Wanzor interviews OutRight Alum Karyn Kaplan. Karyn was an HIV Program Officer for OutRight (then IGLHRC) from 1998 - 2002 and continues to fight for HIV/AIDS treatment access today. Karyn talks about OutRight being invited to speak at the first ever UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS and helping mobilize Thailand to create the Thai Drug Users’ Network (TDN), the first of its kind in the region.
Feminism in AlgeriaIn this episode of OutRight TV, Arabic Media Coordinator Nazeeha Saeed speaks to Hanane Mettouchi, an Algerian feminist. Hanane talks about the feminist movement in Algeria, specifically in the way that they mobilize and campaign for independence, despite the backlash they face.
#LGBTSpeakOut: Fight Back Against Homophobia and TransphobiaFive ways you can fight back against homophobia and transphobia.
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1. Recognize your own prejudice and work to change it
2. Tell your family and friends you don't support homophobic or transphobic language, even if they're just joking.
3. Stand up for people who are bullied, just because they look different.
4. Make sure there are anti-discrimination policies in place at work.
5. Be part of the global movement for equality and human rights.
"We Are Not Broken!" - The Social Cost of ExclusionCommissioned by OutRight International and produced by a South African Production Company, Doti Productions, the film takes a brief glimpse into how most African societies deal with homosexuality – by socially excluding them. “The language that is used (…by Society) does lead to stigmatization, discrimination and judgment because in fact it starts there. People try to correct, people try to cure this individual,” Steve Letsike, Director of Access Chapter 2 explains. Not only are most African LGBTIQ people ostracized and socially excluded by they are also subjected to violence and prevented from accessing their basic rights. Snowy Mamba, OutReach Coordinator at Transgender and Intersex Africa explains how she was attacked and sexually violated in 2012. “I went to the police seeking help and they didn’t treat me with respect and dignity above all before the law and the constitution that we have…I am a human being!”
"We Must be Visible, Our Voices Heard" - The Political Cost of ExclusionCommissioned by OutRight International and produced by a South African Production Company, Doti Productions, the film highlights the challenges faced by African LGBTIQ citizens who face state institutionalized homophobia, violence and draconian laws that violate all their basic human rights. It looks specifically at the exclusion of LGBTIQ Africans from the political sphere and how this impacts on every aspect of their lives. “LGBTI people are made invisible in political space and democratic processes and as a result then get excluded from agendas such as health, education, safety etc,” Zak Mbele, South Africa’s first gay Member of Parliament is quoted as saying. LGBTI Activist, Melanie Judge, captures the sue succinctly and accurately: “Politics is about Power and Power is everywhere…part of being a citizen in a country is to be able to participate in the affairs of that country – to be able to claim political space for your voice to be heard and to participate in civil decision making.” Most African LGBTIQ citizens are denied that basic and fundamental right.
"Don't Waste Our Talents" - The Economic Cost of ExclusionCommissioned by OutRight International and produced by a South African Production Company, Doti Productionz, this films looks briefly at the economic inclusion of LGBTIQ Africans. “The most important thing of any economy is the freedom to be who you are. To offer your talents and not to be excluded through color bar or sexuality,” explains Xhanti Payi an economist with Nascence Advisory and Research. Pierre Brouard, Deputy Director for the Study of Aids South Africa, cites a recent study on emerging economies that showed a link between more progressive climates for LGBTI people and other economic indicators in society.
Speaking Up, Speaking OutA collection of clips from our partners speaking up and speaking out about the rights of LGBT people on the world stage.
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A message for Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Chechnya from Alan CummingA message for Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Chechnya!
@kadyrov_95 @kadyrov_95eng from Alan Cumming, OutRight Ambassador: "Wake up! Please stop this awful persecution because gay people are part of humanity..."
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These activists are building an international LGBTIQ movementhttp://outrightinternational.org/advocacywk2017 | Hear their stories.
Working to Advance Human Rights for LGBTIQ People Everywherehttp://outrightinternational.org | Why we changed our name to OutRight
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) becomes OutRight Action International
Credits
OutRight Action International
Special thanks to Kasha for her time and help with creating the video.
Camera and video editing
Andres Anton-Diaz
Produced by
Suzanne Trimel
Jessica Stern on America TonightOn February 25, 2014 Jessica Stern, Executive Director of OutRight Action International appeared on the Al Jazeera America show America Tonight to discuss President Museveni's signing of the Anti-homosexuality Bill in Uganda.
OutRight UN Fellows Discuss Their Experience At CSW62http://outrightinternational.org | Neish McLean, Kim Windvogel, and Xeenarh Mohammed, OutRight UN Fellows chat about their advocacy work at the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations.
Bombastic: Why this Ugandan Magazine for LGBT Stories Matterswww.iglhrc.org/bombastic | "Bombastic" is the leading Ugandan LGBT activist's answer to ignorance, discrimination, and persecution.
Kasha Jacqueline has launched an Indiegogo to fund the second edition of Bombastic Magazine, a free magazine distributed across Uganda to spread the truth about LGBT people through powerful stories.
Credits
OutRight Action International
Special thanks to Kasha for her time and help with creating the video.
Camera and video editing
Andres Anton-Diaz
Produced by
Suzanne Trimel
Prejuicios - ¿Y TÚ QUE VES?Click the 'CC' button to see English subtitles.
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PLACAS:
LA AMENAZA TERMINA
When the threat ends
DONDE COMIENZAN TUS DERECHOS
Is when your rights begin
¿Y TÚ QUE VES?
And you? What do you see?
DEJEMOS DE SER LOS “OTROS”
Let’s stop being ‘them’
AHORA PODEMOS SER NOSOTRXS
When now we can be a part of ‘us’
Prejuicio Hombre Gay:
Intérprete: Nadina Marquisio
Pareja: Sergio Escobar
Hombres Tienda: Ivan Gómez y William Alcázar
Cámara, guión y realización: Nadina Marquisio y Laura Martinez Duque
In Our Hands - Poem ReadingPaisarn Likhitpreechakul, an LGBTIQ activist from Thailand, wrote this poem for OutRight's advocacy week.
Learn more at http://outrightinternational.org
Being Lesbian in IranThis video highlights findings in recent report by OutRight about the the human rights of lesbians in Iran, in law, policy, and practice.
Creeping Criminalization of LGBTIQ in Indonesiahttp://outrightinternational.org | This is about a report on mapping the legal framework in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) rights and women’s rights in Indonesia are curtailed.
This video is part of a project on Increasing Access to Justice for LGBTI Communities in Indonesia in collaborationa with Indonesian partners, Arus Pelangi, Kemitraan and LGBTI activists in 8 Indonesian provinces have been working on since 2015.
Being LGBTIQ in Indonesiahttp://outrightinternational.org | This video is about some of the realities LGBTI in the provinces are experiencing.
This video is part of a project on Increasing Access to Justice for LGBTI Communities in Indonesia in collaborationa with Indonesian partners, Arus Pelangi, Kemitraan and LGBTI activists in 8 Indonesian provinces have been working on since 2015.
