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

🇺🇳 HISTORIC UN MOMENT IN GENEVA 🇺🇳 After over a decade of relentless advocacy, intersex human rights defenders celebrate a milestone: the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released the first-ever UN report on discrimination, violence, and harmful practices against intersex people.

We dissent - and we will not sit idly by while our constitutional freedoms and basic human rights are dismantled.

I sent her a response today: Washington state will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations.

The U.S. Department of State has erased abuses against LGBTIQ people from its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. When official reporting disappears, our communities speak louder. Consult our Global LGBTIQ Human Rights Country Overviews: outrightinternational.org/countries

Did you know that 100 United Nations member states celebrated #Pride in 2024? 🌈 Get the full story with our Pride Around the World Report, "Show Up With No Shame" interactive map 👉 outrightinternational.org/pride-map

Your first Reign FC match is on us! 🎫 In partnership with Alaska Airlines, we're inviting first-time fans to come experience the electrifying energy of a home match at Lumen Field, absolutely FREE! Details ➡️ rgnfc.com/3UckPKg

Today, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling declaring sections 132 and 133 of St. Lucia’s Criminal Code unconstitutional, effectively decriminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy between adults. 🇱🇨💛 Full details ⬇️

*clears throat*  Have you ever heard someone - a friend, colleague, teacher, community leader, funder, or company - say, “LGBTIQ issues aren’t a priority for me”? Here are 8 responses by our Director of Leadership Giving, @kghultquist.bsky.social. 👉 outrightinternational.org/insights/inv...

"First, leaders cast LGBTQ people as threats, creating a moral justification for increasingly repressive measures that limit expression and assembly. These measures can then provide legal frameworks and generate social tolerance for broader constraints on civil liberties." - @arimshaw.bsky.social

Who wants Some Good Gay News? During the early days of COVID, my family & I watched a web series by John Krasinski called "Some Good News," sharing stories of people helping others & raising $2M+ for charities. In a time of loss, Some Good News gave us a little shot of hope & joy every week. 1/7

I rarely comment on these things, but these are unusual times. 249 years ago the Declaration called Natives "Merciless Indian Savages.," and the Constitution excluded us from protection while enabling our dispossession. We remember this history not to cause harm, but to grasp the consequences./1

Pride will never be cancelled.

So according to SCOTUS, parents can decide which books their kids can or can't have access to in school, but they can't decide what medical care they receive? 🤨

In our new report “Show Up With No Shame”: Pride Around the World in 2024, Outright found Pride and other LGBTIQ visibility events held in 100 UN member states. Dive into the global report with us on June 26 at 11am EST. 💜 Register here: outrightinternational.org/take-action/...

Last week, a court ordered the Trump administration to allow all trans people to update their passports with the gender marker that's right for them. Learn more about how and when to apply.

My reflections on why Investing in LGBTIQ Causes is For Everyone: medium.com/@khultquist/...

This Pride Month, we're celebrating the incredible work of some of our wonderful partners. This week, we're in conversation with ‪@outrightintl.bsky.social‬

Support the Trans Youth Emergency Project. 🏳️‍⚧️

Today we marched for our rights, for our communities, for our country - and beyond. No Kings. Hands Off. We Shall Overcome.

Scenes/mood from the @outrightintl.bsky.social office as Pride Month kicks off: 🌈 Pride is a protest.

Be nice to everyone working at an LGBTQ+ organization in June because I guarantee you they’re going through it

Our strength comes from our communities, our history, our stories shared, our rights defended, and our love that refuses to be erased. We're standing together. Across borders. Across identities. Join #OutrightProud 👉  outrightinternational.org/toolkit

Transmissions columnist Gwen Smith writes, "Imagine if your very self was up for continual public debate, and the general consensus was that – at best – you weren't worth the trouble to defend."

🎙️ New episode: Special guest host @emilyfascilla.bsky.social sat down with @kghultquist.bsky.social of @outrightintl.bsky.social to talk about crypto’s role in sustaining LGBTIQ rights as $105M in funding disappears. 📺 YouTube: youtu.be/vwCON-k6MK8 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4gK4...

Around the world, millions in our LGBTQIA+ family are silenced by hate, criminalized by laws, and unable to celebrate #Pride openly. This Pride season, whether you're at your local Pride, at #WorldPride, or even virtually, you can march for someone who can’t. Join the movement at 🔗 MarchForAll.com

This #IDAHOBIT, we honor the power of communities. On this day in 1990, the WHO declassified homosexuality as a disorder, in part because of the advocacy of our LGBTIQ communities. Now, as govs retreat from global human rights reporting, our communities are again stepping up to document the truth.

Can't march at Pride? We'll march with your name. Marching? Carry someone else's. March For All lets you take to the streets at #WorldPride 2025 in DC, for LGBTQIA+ people worldwide kept away from #Pride by laws and hate. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Sign on with Outright + @capitalpridedc.bsky.social at MarchForAll.com

The average American has three friends.

We're getting women's hockey!

It's official: Lauren Barnes is the FIRST in NWSL history to reach 20K minutes! And ALL of them with Reign FC 💙

This #LesbianVisibilityWeek, we honor our history, celebrate how far we've come, and recommit to ensuring that #Lesbian and #LGBTIQ voices continue to be heard, protected, and celebrated in every space. 🎥🎞️: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrC6...

This Lesbian Visibility Week, we celebrate the vastness of lesbian identity around the globe, honor the lesbians who came before us and those yet to come, and stand in community with both out and proud lesbians and those who cannot be visible. Join us this #LVW25 in celebrating ALL lesbians.

If you’re changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating people’s human rights.

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism. If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone. Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

Bone chilling. A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0. 1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.

Made my day...

Ideas aren't illegal. People aren’t illegal. And if ICE tries to intimidate people from freely expressing themselves, it's our job to stop it.

Hands Off our communities! We will resist fascism and hatred, we will fight for each other and our country, and we will stand up for democracy and human rights at home and around the world. A great day with thousands of our Seattle friends and neighbors.

Grounded in lived experiences, we're launching "Legislating Against Conversion Practices." This guide offers practical steps for legislators, activists, and policymakers ready to take action, drafting effective laws against conversion practices. 📖 outrightinternational.org/our-work/hum...

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility to my trans & gender diverse family, friends, & colleagues. Thanks for your courage & honesty & for letting us see and know you. Your visibility has changed your own lives and the world, but it comes at a cost. We love you & will take action to stand with you. 💕🏳️‍⚧️

They are Unapologetically Trans. And we are unapologetic & unwavering in our support of trans people, lives, and activism around the world. Join @outrightintl.bsky.social & our global partners on March 31 to celebrate #TDOV & learn from leading trans activists in Colombia, Ireland, and Lesotho. 1/2

My latest article for @outrightintl.bsky.social reflecting on #intersex advocacy with an inspiring group of global activists at the UN General Assembly during #CSW69 in New York. 💜💪💛

On March 31, 2025, join us for a powerful Trans Day of Visibility #TDOV webinar - Unapologetically Trans: Breaking Barriers and Building Inclusion 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔗 Register now: outrightinternational.org/take-action/...

Seattle picks up three points in NC!

The United States government's reversal of a decade and a half of support for advancing the safety, equality, and inclusion of LGBTIQ people disproportionately impacts grassroots organizations around the world. More: outrightinternational.org/us-foreign-a...

"Intersex Americans like me can’t be erased by medicine or the government. We aren’t going anywhere, and we deserve better medical care."

New AP post: GPP Executive Director Matthew Hart spoke with Thalia Beaty about #FundOurFutures campaign and the urgent need to support global LGBTI movements as key donor governments slash funding. We’re pushing for $150M in new pledges by June – and much more is needed. #FundOurFutures #LGBTI #GPP