Outright Proud Podcast

The United Nations Summit of the Future came and went, but how will it impact LGBTIQ people? Check out our latest podcast episode, detailing what Summit of the Future is all about, the impact of the Pact for the Future on LGBTIQ human rights, and whether we thought the outcomes would benefit LGBTIQ people around the world. Hear from our United Nations team, UN Program Officers Ophelia Kemigisha and Hannah Kohn, as they discuss the need for inclusive language, leveraging summit outcomes, and the effectiveness of the UN in advancing global LGBTIQ rights. Tune in for insightful conversations and analysis!Learn more about Outright's work at the United Nations. 

On this episode of the Outright Proud 2024 Election Watch Podcast series, we focus on Georgia, Romania, and Turkey's elections. We're honored to have special guests: Mariam Kvaratskhelia, Co-Director of Tbilisi, Pride in Georgia, Vlad Viski, Director of MozaiQ in Romania, and Özgür Gür, Executive Director of ÜniKuir Derneği in Turkey. This episode is recorded with Whitney Pfeifer, our Program Manager for the Global LGBTQI+ Inclusive Democracy and Empowerment (GLIDE) Initiative. Learn more about the GLIDE Initiative and check out the rest of our podcast episodes!

Outright International's 2024 Election Watch Podcast Series with Matuba Mahlatjie, Outright's Communications and Media Relations Manager, and special guest Mapaseka Steve Letsike, the newly appointed Deputy Minister for Women, Youth, and People living with Disabilities in South Africa.

On this week’s episode, Neela Ghoshal Outright, Senior Director of Law, Policy & Research, has a heartfelt conversation with Matcha Phornin, an activist from Thailand and LBQ Connect alumna, full of shared parental stories and policy talk.This episode was recorded before Thailand's marriage equality law passed in the Senate in June 2024.

Michelle Yesudas, Director of our Queer Legal Futures Program, and Hala Hassan, our former Digital Communications Manager, dive into the evolving landscape of global human rights, celebrate landmark victories like Thailand's progress toward marriage equality, and highlight ongoing struggles in the second episode of Rights in Retrograde.Learn more about our Queer Legal Futures Program at https://outrightinternational.org/queer-legal-futures.

This episode of our LBQ parenting series is extra special because we get to hear the two sides of the story. Hazel Olson-Dorf, Outright’s Communications content creator and nonbinary advocate who was raised by two activist moms, interviews Andre Rivas, a lesbian nonbinary parent, prominent Argentinian activist, and member of the LBQ Connect Sounding Board. They exchange stories and perspectives and look back and forward. Listen to the full episode.

On this week’s episode, Neela Ghoshal, Outright’s Senior Director of Law, Policy & Research, has a thrilling conversation with Chamindra Weerawardhana about what parenting means to Chamindra as a queer woman and how she navigates conversations with her children and at their school about gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, consent education, racism, and rainbow family dynamics.

In this episode, Noor, our LBQ Connect program officer, interviews her colleague Ging Cristobal, Project Coordinator for Asia and Pacific Islands, about her special story of being the chosen parent to her daughter and the challenges they faced in the Phillippine’s context. 

This podcast series, featuring Linda Baumann (Namibia), Chanel van der Linde (South Africa) and hosted by Matuba Mahlatjie aims to comprehensively analyze elections taking place in the respective countries. The focus is on the political landscape, implications for LGBTIQ people from a human rights perspective, and how LGBTIQ communities are engaging in these political moments.

Laura Piazza interviews Gloriah Dhel about the challenges she faces as a lesbian mom in Uganda and how she finds support within the LBQ community.