The Global Equality Caucus has published a new HIV policy guidebook targeted at high-income countries at a launch event in the European Parliament.
Read MoreMany people around the world are still subject to anti-LGBT+ hatred which is often enforced by discriminatory laws and policies.
Read MoreOn 18 March 2025, the Hungarian Parliament passed a law banning Pride events, including the 30th edition of the Budapest Pride march.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe Global Equality Caucus has convened a dialogue between legislators and civil society stakeholders at a working dinner in Bangkok, including 10 current and former lawmakers from across the Global South.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreGEC 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.
Read MoreGEC 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.
Read MoreThe Global Parliamentary Platform on HIV/AIDS now has its own dedicated website to help coordinate legislative engagement on the HIV response.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreGEC 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.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreThe Global Equality Caucus has met with legislators and civil society champions in Dublin to discuss policy priorities for LGBT+ equality and HIV healthcare equity.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
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