On 1-2 April, the Global Equality Caucus launched in Latin America at an event in Mexico City, which brought together legislators, LGBT+ officials, activists and human rights champions from across Central America and the Caribbean.
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Following the withdrawal of support from UK civil society and business, the UK Government has cancelled the Safe To Be Me LGBT rights conference, which had been scheduled to take place 29 June – 1 July 2022.
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The Global Equality Caucus is deeply alarmed by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, in violation of international law and human rights standards. We condemn the violence that is happening across the country.
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A bill to prohibit LGBT+ ‘conversion therapy’ has been sponsored by two of the governing parties in the Netherlands, in news welcomed by the Global Equality Caucus.
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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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