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The Council for Global Equality is a coalition of prominent U.S.-based human rights and LGBTQI+ advocacy organizations that together encourage a clear U.S. voice for the human rights of LGBTQI+ communities around the world. Read our warning on the "Project 2025" agenda and its impact on LGBTQI+ communities.

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Happy IDAHOBIT!

Happy IDAHOBIT! For this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia, CGE is honored to share this powerful message from Bishop Joseph Tolton. Bishop Tolton is the President and Founder of Interconnected Justice and the Bishop of East Africa for The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM). For IDAHOBIT, Bishop Tolton shares his thoughts […]
“We closed the doors, but it didn’t help. LGBT people in Russia have become extremists”

Guest post from Yaroslav Rasputin, Parni PLUS (Guys PLUS) There’s a scared young man inside the cage that holds defendants in the Russian courts. Soon, he will be replaced by a woman from the same bar, and then they will both be taken to their cells. This cage will likely witness the first case of […]
Fleeing for Identity: The Plight of LGBTQI+ Refugees and the Welcome Corps Initiative

The journey of fleeing one’s homeland is riddled with adversity for all individuals. But for those who identify as LGBTQI+, escaping persecution rooted in their sexual orientation or their gender identity/expression adds an extra layer of vulnerability. The myriad significant challenges confronting LGBTQI+ individuals worldwide, compelling them to seek refuge, and the multifaceted issues they […]