New Zealand has become the seventh country to introduce a nationwide ban on ‘conversion therapy’ after parliamentarians granted final approval to new legal measures, in news welcomed by the Global Equality Caucus.
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The first openly gay man elected to the Honduran Congress described his election as a “very important” milestone for the country’s LGBTQ community.
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Belgian Senator Fourat Ben Chikha has spoken openly to the Global Equality Caucus about his personal exposure to ‘conversion therapy’ and the damaging effect it can have on people’s lives.
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The Global Equality Caucus has hired an openly gay man who ran for the El Salvador National Assembly last year, who will oversee our work throughout Latin America.
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The Global Equality Caucus has officially launched its new campaign to ban conversion therapy, at an event held during the Victory Institute's International LGBTQ Leaders Conference 2021 in Washington, D.C.
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Nick Herbert, the UK’s Special Envoy on LGBT Rights and the Chair of the Global Equality Caucus, visited Washington D.C. this month to meet with US officials and with legislators gathered at the Victory Institute conference.
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The Global Equality Caucus has launched a new campaign to mobilise legislators to support efforts to ban conversion therapy around the world, with lawmakers signing a pledge against abhorrent conversion practices.
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The Global Equality Caucus is pleased to announce that human rights champion Aron le Fèvre is joining our organisation as Deputy Director for Programmes, as we begin an exciting year of growth and campaigning.
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As part of the Copenhagen 2021 Human Rights Forum, parliamentarians and elected officials from across the world joined the Interparliamentary Plenary Assembly, hosted by the Danish Parliament at the Christiansborg Palace on 20 August.
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In a blog post for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, Caucus Co-Founder Louisa Wall MP looks back at the LGBT+ equality won in New Zealand and her experiences as an openly-LGBT parliamentarian.
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Chaired by the Global Equality Caucus’s Nick Herbert, ‘Safe To Be Me’ will be the largest event of its kind and will focus on making progress on legislative reform, tackling violence and discrimination, and ensuring equal access to public services for LGBT people.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed his support for the Global Equality Caucus in a video message to members and supporters.
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Irish Tanáiste Leo Varadkar has expressed his support for the Global Equality Caucus in a video message to members and supporters.
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Petra De Sutter, who as deputy prime minister is the most senior transgender politician in the world, was speaking as part of a digital event hosted by the Global Equality Caucus, in one of her first interviews on LGBTI rights since her appointment last October.
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, our work in driving progress towards LGBT+ equality has continued. Although the pandemic has kept us apart, our focus remains on amplifying LGBT+ voices and defending the rights of people who may feel ostracised and ignored during these uncertain times.
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The Global Equality Caucus is to present a global series of unique digital events, which will connect parliamentarians and elected representatives with civil society and the public to discuss the challenges that LGBT+ people are facing.
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Due to efforts to mitigate the global spread of the COVID-19 virus, the International Conference Steering Board (of which the Global Equality Caucus is a member) has decided to postpone the international LGBT+ conference originally planned for May. New dates will be announced in due course.
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Representatives from the Global Equality Caucus have visited Ottawa to meet with members of the Parliament of Canada and discuss ways to increase parliamentary co-operation on LGBT+ issues.
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The Global Equality Caucus has joined civil society stakeholders at an event at the UK Embassy in Berlin, Germany for LGBT History Month. The Embassy hosted an LGBT film night on 13 February to celebrate LGBT history, which was followed by a panel discussion on LGBT+ inclusion.
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The Commonwealth Charter unites our community of nations under the shared values of peace, democracy, human rights, tolerance, respect and freedom of expression. No matter what our differences are, it is these values that drive our multilateral work towards securing safer, freer, and more prosperous futures for all Commonwealth citizens.
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