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OutRight’s annual global summit for the human rights of LGBTIQ People

 

What is OutSummit?

OutSummit is an annual global convening for the human rights of LGBTIQ people organized by OutRight Action International. It is a space to come together across civil society, State and private sector boundaries to share insights and best practices, and to strategize for promoting and protecting the human rights of LGBTIQ people everywhere.

OutSummit has been held for the past six years in early December, around Human Rights Day which is marked annually on December 10. The choice of date is not coincidental. To this day, in too many places, the human rights of LGBTIQ people are not recognized as such. 67 countries continue to criminalize same-sex relations, 13 countries have laws criminalizing trans people, with another 37 targeting trans people through vagrancy, prostitution, morality, or other laws. Only five countries ban sexual orientation and gender identity change practices. 

OutSummit serves as a space where we can reaffirm that the rights of LGBTIQ people are human rights that everyone has by virtue of being human, and join forces across sector boundaries to continue pushing for progress in global recognition of this basic fact. 

In recognition of OutSummit being held on Human Rights Day, and in acknowledgment of the scale of violations against the rights of LGBTIQ people around the world, this year’s theme of the conference is simple – human rights for LGBTIQ people everywhere. 

 

Who can attend?

Everyone is welcome to attend OutSummit. It is a space which transcends across civil society, State, and private sector boundaries for a common purpose – LGBTIQ equality around the world. 

 

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