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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Global Equality Caucus continues to develop its network in Southern Africa, with our Regional Manager Ricki Kgositau attending the 6th regional conference organised by Pan Africa ILGA in Mauritius.
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Lawyer, activist, actress: Susel Paredes is the first openly lesbian woman to have been elected to the Congress of Peru, and the most voted woman in the 2021 elections. We sat down to speak to her about her life as a legislator.
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This month, we asked some of our members the question "What does Pride mean to you?", to see how being an out LGBT+ legislator or ally impacts our fight for equality.
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Through visibility we can send a message that our community is united against the hatred we are seeing. At the Global Equality Caucus the work continues until all LGBT+ people are safe, free and equal.
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We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in Uganda. By enhancing criminal sentences targeted at LGBT+ people, this law increases the threat of violence, intimidation and persecution of an already-marginalised community in the country.
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To mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2023, we look at the successes so far in 2023 to ban ‘conversion therapy’, and where we are still waiting to see legislation progress.
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Louise Pratt is a Federal Senator for Western Australia, member of the Australian Labor Party, and a key advocate for the Global Equality Caucus’s work in the Asia-Pacific region. During a meeting in Canberra we sat down with Senator Pratt to discuss her life as a legislator.
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The Global Equality Caucus is delighted to announce that human rights activist Ricki Kgositau has joined our Secretariat to lead an important parliamentary engagement programme in Southern Africa.
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The Global Equality Caucus has welcomed a motion passed by the European Parliament on Thursday calling for the universal decriminalisation of homosexuality and trans identities, as pressure mounts on Uganda to shelve its anti-homosexuality bill.
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As part of Sydney WorldPride, the Global Equality Caucus convened legislators, government officials and civil society representatives for a working dinner to discuss LGBT+ rights in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Officially launched during a reception at WorldPride, the handbook is a condensed guide that presents best practices for legislators in their advocacy on HIV policy, and equips legislators with the tools needed to advocate for effective prevention strategies.
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State deputy, candidate for the Brazilian national Congress, founding member of the Caucus - we sat down with Robeyoncé Lima to discuss her life in politics, overcoming transphobia and campaigning for justice.
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This year, efforts to ban conversion practices have accelerated globally. Throughout 2022 GEC has been working with legislators and civil society partners to help build consensus on ‘conversion therapy’ bans as part of our global campaign, and we have tracked new laws across the world as they have been proposed and passed.
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Members of the Canadian House of Commons and Senate have come together to form a parliamentary LGBT+ caucus in the federal parliament, in news welcomed by the Global Equality Caucus.
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