INCLUSION

CHALLENGING EXCLUSION, CLAIMING RIGHTS

‘Part of our success in claiming LGBTQI+ rights came from intersecting with the democracy movement’

Matcha Phornin | THAILAND

‘Tolerance for abuses against LGBTQI+ people has now been made explicit through legislation’

Sarah Sanbar | IRAQ

‘There’s deep-rooted structural anti-Haitian racism’

Joseph Cherubin | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

‘The government is opening the door to dangerous practices such as conversion therapies’

Rodrigo Flores Castro | PERU

‘The court sent a message that LGBTQI+ people are human beings entitled to all rights and freedoms’

‘Advancing LGBTQI+ rights requires advocacy, awareness-raising and a concerted effort to foster a culture of inclusion’

Tim Prudhoe | TURKS AND CAICOS

‘We live in a hostile country for women and their reproductive freedoms’

Regina Fonseca | HONDURAS

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘Anti-rights groups are increasingly organised and mobilised’

Alicia Méndez Medina | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

‘The issue of abortion is expected to significantly shape political discourse in this crucial election’

Sheena Dooley, Gabriela Fuentes and Mazie Stilwell | UNITED STATES

‘Politicians fuel the anti-LGBTQI+ movement to achieve political goals’

Noa Muhoozi Kainerugaba | UGANDA