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The Global Equality Caucus is pleased to invite legislators to join our official delegation at WorldPride 2025, which will take place in Washington, D.C. from 3rd to 7th June.
The Global Equality Caucus has convened a group of legislators in Nepal to discuss strategic priorities on LGBT+ rights in the country and wider region, and reflect on what meaningful political participation for LGBT+ people could look like.
GEC welcomes the US emergency waiver to allow HIV treatment under PEPFAR to continue, but remains concerned about the funding freeze's impact on wider HIV-related services and future support for the world's most vulnerable people.
GEC congratulates the Thai LGBT+ community on achieving a historic milestone as equal marriage takes effect, and welcomes our new Regional Consultant for the Asia-Pacific region to sustain inclusive progress.
The Global Parliamentary Platform on HIV/AIDS now has its own dedicated website to help coordinate legislative engagement on the HIV response.
The Global Equality Caucus has unveiled two new versions of its HIV Prevention Handbook at the Global Equality Summit in Cape Town, with publications in Eastern & Southern Africa and Latin America.
The inaugural Global Equality Summit has taken place in Cape Town, with over 200 delegates joining events focused on LGBT+ policy action across a three-day programme.
GEC has presented its HIV Prevention Handbook project at the 2024 Fast-Track Cities conference in Paris, engaging multiple stakeholders on our campaign to take prevention policy proposals directly to legislators.
It is exactly one month until the Global Equality Summit begins in Cape Town (11-13 November 2024), with 120 delegates expected to attend a three-day programme focused on driving change for LGBTIQ+ people.
The Global Equality Caucus has met with legislators and civil society champions in Dublin to discuss policy priorities for LGBT+ equality and HIV healthcare equity.
At the AIDS2024 Conference in Munich, we have launched the Global Parliamentary Platform on HIV/AIDS together with the Global TB Caucus and UNITE, with partners including StopAIDS, UNAIDS, the International AIDS Society and WACI Health.
With anti-LGBT+ positions gaining more political traction as the European Parliament elections approach, Karen Melchior MEP speaks to GEC about her experiences over the past five years and whether there is a wider threat to European democracy.
The Global Equality Caucus is excited to announce that we will host our inaugural international convening later this year in Cape Town, bringing together legislators from across the world to discuss how to overcome shared challenges as we advocate for LGBT+ rights.
The Global Equality Caucus is deeply disappointed that the Constitutional Court of Uganda has declined to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety. We condemn the Act’s criminalisation of LGBT+ people and reaffirm our call for this hateful, damaging and regressive legislation to be repealed.
With the recent passage of an anti-LGBT+ bill in Ghana, following in the footsteps of Uganda’s draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill, there a risk of wider backsliding in Africa - and we need to mobilise legislators to resist the wave of hatred.
The Global Equality Caucus is pleased to announce that we have enacted a partnership agreement with the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF), effective from March 2024.
Cha Hae-Young is a bisexual person a feminist, LGBT+ and youth activist from Seoul. They was elected as a municipal councillor for the Mapo-gu district in 2022 under the Common Democratic Party, becoming the first Queer elected official in South Korea.
Over the past year the Global Equality Caucus has grown and formalised a regional network in Southern Africa. We are pleased to announce today that this work will continue with a multi-year funding commitment from the UK Government.
The Global Equality Caucus has officially formalised its network in Southern Africa at a dedicated convening event in Johannesburg, with legislators and other stakeholders approving a regional strategy for 2024.
Argentina’s LGBTQ+ Envoy and multiple diplomats from Latin America have joined leaders from African parliaments, civil society organisations and businesses for a groundbreaking conversation on equal rights in the Global South.
More than 60 leaders from African parliaments, civil society organisations and businesses are set to agree a common platform for equal rights at a dedicated convening event in Johannesburg, with GEC set to formalise its Southern Africa chapter after a year of parliamentary outreach.
The Global Equality Caucus has met with several parliamentarians in Ottawa to discuss Canada’s commitment to global LGBT+ rights and the role that legislators play.
Members of GEC have led training workshops at NoTimeToWait 2023, Canada’s largest youth-HIV leadership event, which welcomed over 100 inspiring young people from around the world looking to enhance their advocacy skills.
As we continue to expand our network in the region, Regional Manager Ricki Kgositau met with legislators who have been allies to the LGBT+ community to discuss paths to greater inclusion in the country.
Over 30 legislators from Europe, Africa and North America have gathered for a special debate in the Parliament of Malta to call for continued collaboration to advance LGBT+ equality.
Numerous panel events featuring legislators took place during the EuroPride 2023 human rights conference (13-15 September), including a community discussion hosted by GEC and plenary events looking at legislation in Africa and the EU.
A group of legislators attending the LGBTIQ Human Rights Conference at EuroPride 2023 have met with other dignitaries and stakeholders to discuss how they can work together to progress inclusive laws in the Commonwealth.
At a lunchtime event hosted at the Parliament of Malta, legislators from Europe, Africa and North America attended a special briefing to be presented with the updated toolkit, which provides lawmakers with key data and policy recommendations to improve access to HIV prevention services.
The Global Equality Caucus has coordinated with the conference organisers to ensure a meaningful role for legislators attending EuroPride, with sessions focused on legislative advocacy as part of the main conference plenary, in addition to multiple side events outside of the conference agenda.
Last week, the Global Equality Caucus attended the 2023 LGBTI Political Leaders Conference of the Americas in Mexico City, one of the largest gatherings of openly LGBT+ political leaders, public servants, and allies in the world.