"They will do nothing but poke and prod at our bodies.” Chilling testimony from Indian trans activists on the regressive new anti-trans law. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...

April 16, 1862 DC freed enslaved people nine months before the rest of the country even considered it.  Leadership is foundational to who we are. Let’s lead the way again and put people first.   Happy Emancipation Day!

Need to read something inspirational? This short piece from Rwandan queer activist Astherie Iribagiza was published in October, but just crossed my desk today and is relevant and refreshing. resurj.org/reflection/w...

Outright signed on to this letter calling for rights-respecting US immigration policies. Immigrants' rights are LGBTIQ rights.

Police questioned Géza Buzás-Hábel, organiser of Pécs Pride, as a criminal suspect – just for holding Hungary’s only rural Pride. The EU must act now to defend equality and freedom. Sign & share! a.allout.org/s/P29lG/

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

"Feminist resistance to war, patriarchal oppression, inequality and injustice laid the foundation for the WPS agenda — and principled resistance when the agenda is under attack is the only way forward." As #WPS month kicks off, let's defend our feminist gains and resist anti-gender fear-mongering.

The term "gender ideology" is a dog whistle for anti-LGBTIQ hate, used to strip our community of our fundamental rights by framing our identities as a political choice. And it's going global. Download the report now and explore our findings 🔗 bit.ly/QueeringDemocracy1

Some intersex people do not produce eggs or sperm. Greg Abbott has now prohibited them from using any public bathroom, designated female or male, in Texas. www.advocate.com/texas-bathro...

Such an odd thing to read in the newspaper www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

The DC Spirit game yesterday. #FreeDC

Cheering for the Spirit, for Pride, and for a Free DC!

I would love to see this proactive approach from the city in my own local food desert, Ward 7 in DC.

The U.S. government is promoting "faith-based counseling" for federal employees diagnosed with gender dysphoria - in other words, conversion practices. truthout.org/articles/tru...

First it was seven white men on a flyer for the “African family values” conference in Nairobi, and now these shining white faces apparently representing “leaders from across West Africa”?

These ICE agents must be held accountable for an unlawful arrest. That’s step one. Step two is to strip those defending this unconscionable behavior of their power.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-ju... A dose of good news!

If you’re in DC for Pride, come join us at this event at Howard on Wednesday evening, featuring queer changemakers from across the African continent.

Powerful insights from Fabrice Houdart. "We are told it is our fault. We should have stopped after marriage equality, military service, and workplace protections...but we kept going. We asked for safety in schools, dignity for trans lives, space in the public square." substack.com/home/post/p-...

We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.

Seemingly dull administrative law may be what saves us. Here's Outright's analysis of the great new European Court of Justice ruling on trans people's right to legal gender recognition, courtesy of my colleague Alberto de Belaunde. outrightinternational.org/insights/bea...

I too would like to know why the MPD is now assisting in illegal DOGE raids. Thanks to Metro DSA for sharing this letter to Mayor Bowser: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Waking up to news of justice in Uganda! Two SMUG colleagues who have been fighting arbitrary, discriminatory charges for three years have been acquitted. www.kuchutimes.com/2025/03/smug...

A new piece from @xoxykz.bsky.social on the US government's intersex erasure. Despite Trump's insistence that only 2 sexes exist, "Intersex Americans like me can’t be erased by medicine or the government. We aren’t going anywhere, and we deserve better medical care." www.statnews.com/2025/03/20/i...

Thank you, @motherjones.com , for recognizing intersex people's existence. They are among those being invisibized -- and denied services -- by the Trump administration.

"Banning Pride events is a blatant violation of fundamental freedoms and an attempt to silence LGBTIQ people. This is not just about Hungary—when governments scapegoat marginalized communities for political gain, it erodes democracy for everyone." #Hungary outrightinternational.org/press-releas...

Two days left to submit a comment to the State Department on its discriminatory passport regulations, which would harm trans people's freedom of movement and expose them to a heightened risk of discrimination and violence. I took 2 min to say so - will you? www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Keep DC free. Our budget is ours. Our schools are ours. Our streets are ours.

✈️ Every trans person deserves accurate ID. Take action now to protect trans passport access! Comment on all three proposals before the deadline: transequality.org/news/freedom... #ProtectTransPassports

A simple and meaningful way to let the State Department know that trans people exist: action.aclu.org/reg-action/h...

Join us for this in-person event at GWU on Thursday.

If you provide HIV treatment in Uganda and discriminate against LGBTIQ people, you can get a waiver to continue getting US funds. If you provide HIV treatment specifically to LGBTIQ people who are falling through gaps, your program is "DEI" and is terminated. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/w...

Hey everyone -- Moms of Liberty and Dept of Education launched a snitch line portal today to rat out teachers and anyone promoting anything DEI. FLOOD THE PORTAL Spam the hell out of it. Pass it on! It works! enddei.ed.gov

Register! outrightinternational.org/take-action/...

Done. Goes to voicemail - but offices keep count of these.

Eight hours later, there are still people outside the Reagan building cheering for USAID workers who’ve come back to retrieve their belongings. Hugs, roses. Rush hour traffic on Penn. Ave is honking in support.

Powerful insights from my colleagues at @outrightintl.bsky.social : "Trump is defunding and dismantling freedom, starting with LGBTIQ people's rights." Read and share. www.ebar.com/story.php?ch...

Yesterday, @outrightintl.bsky.social received official terminations for all US government contracts. We will not receive funds for programs already implemented (or moving forward) & 130 of our grantee partners across 50 countries - among many others - will also lose critical support for their work.

RIP Isikeli Vulavou. Long live hir courageous commitment and unflinching genderqueer pride. outrightinternational.org/press-releas...

My organization routinely invites trans activists to the U.S. Some have benefited from legal gender recognition and changed all their documents - including birth certificates. Others can't access LGR. ALL will be "suspects" under Rubio's new directive. www.erininthemorning.com/p/marco-rubi...

I wouldn’t normally direct anyone to Tweeter, but this video poignantly shows what indignities trans people in the US are being subjected to now. This, in the name of “defending women.” x.com/TMZ/status/1...

NEW LAWSUIT: Today, multiple LGBTQ+, health, and HIV organizations sued the Trump admin, challenging 3 executive orders that seek to erase trans people from public life, defund the orgs that provide them with life-saving services, & terminate equity-related grants. Read more: tinyurl.com/33bftdnz

Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

In which the Trump admin imperils the lives of the world's bravest activists who document torture & crimes against humanity, protect ethnic & religious minorities, stand for queer rights and gender equality in dangerous places, and thought the US had their backs: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

"We are entering a new era where LGBTI people have become the testing ground for laws that erode democracy itself." @ilgaeurope.bsky.social 's new report on coordinated attacks on our rights: www.ilga-europe.org/press-releas...

🚨 Call for Interviews: Share Your Story with Human Rights Watch 🚨 HRW’s LGBT Rights Program is documenting the real-world impact of anti-trans policies and rhetoric. 💻 Zoom or in person interviews available 🛡️ Confidential & secure Interested? Email [email protected] or text/call 917-581-1754.

Right now humor is everything, so here's this:

I remain convinced this man WILL end up behind bars.

Done and done! Friends - here is an easy way to speak up against the Trump administration's erasure of trans people - including in the Stonewall memorial page.