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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling their legal work a crime. Sign now and demand their release: a.allout.org/s/P3D8Q/
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Türkiye: Jailed for running LGBT+ charities
Police in Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling legal work a crime. Add your name and demand their immediate release.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
SPOTTED: National Guard soldiers are moving into Gallery 64, a luxury apartment building in SW DC where rent is $2,400/mo for a 1BR or $6,000+/mo for a 3BR. Instead of helping people afford healthcare or food, Trump is giving occupation forces a rooftop pool.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Firing someone because they are intersex is illegal. But in a political climate marked by violent enforcement of binaries, a school district in Florida thinks they can do so with impunity. www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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Florida School District Unlawfully Fires Intersex Public School Teacher | American Civil Liberties Union
In a new EEOC filing, former St. Johns County School District teacher Shepard Scalf charges the district with violating the Civil Rights Act’s...
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"They will do nothing but poke and prod at our bodies.” Chilling testimony from Indian trans activists on the regressive new anti-trans law. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...
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As Culture War Proponents Fixate on LGBTQI+ Rights Globally, India’s Government Removes Hard-Fought Protections from Transgender Indians
The views expressed below are those of the author and interview participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights or Harvard Kennedy School. These perspectives...
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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
April 16, 1862 DC freed enslaved people nine months before the rest of the country even considered it.  Leadership is foundational to who we are. Let’s lead the way again and put people first.   Happy Emancipation Day!
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Need to read something inspirational? This short piece from Rwandan queer activist Astherie Iribagiza was published in October, but just crossed my desk today and is relevant and refreshing. resurj.org/reflection/w...
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We Build In The Gaps - RESURJ
Some days I go quiet. Not just because I’m tired, but because of the weight of what I hold — and the things I’ve had to let go of just to keep moving. For a 35-year-old queer feminist in Rwanda, survi...
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Outright signed on to this letter calling for rights-respecting US immigration policies. Immigrants' rights are LGBTIQ rights.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Police questioned Géza Buzás-Hábel, organiser of Pécs Pride, as a criminal suspect – just for holding Hungary’s only rural Pride. The EU must act now to defend equality and freedom. Sign & share! a.allout.org/s/P29lG/
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Stop Hungary’s Pride Ban – Defend LGBT+ Rights Now
Police in Hungary questioned Géza Buzás-Hábel, organiser of Pécs Pride, as a criminal suspect – simply for holding a Pride march. The EU must act to defend equality, freedom, and human dignity. Add yo...
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Outright International @outrightintl.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Save the date: #Outsummit2025 on Nov 7! 35 years of global LGBTIQ advocacy. One day of cutting-edge strategy. Learn. Share. Act. Free registration: bit.ly/Outsummit_2025_BS_1
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
"Feminist resistance to war, patriarchal oppression, inequality and injustice laid the foundation for the WPS agenda — and principled resistance when the agenda is under attack is the only way forward." As #WPS month kicks off, let's defend our feminist gains and resist anti-gender fear-mongering.
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Outright International @outrightintl.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The term "gender ideology" is a dog whistle for anti-LGBTIQ hate, used to strip our community of our fundamental rights by framing our identities as a political choice. And it's going global. Download the report now and explore our findings 🔗 bit.ly/QueeringDemocracy1
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Some intersex people do not produce eggs or sperm. Greg Abbott has now prohibited them from using any public bathroom, designated female or male, in Texas. www.advocate.com/texas-bathro...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs law restricting bathroom use by trans, nonbinary, intersex people
The Republican Legislature passed the anti-trans legislation earlier this month.
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Such an odd thing to read in the newspaper www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
The DC Spirit game yesterday. #FreeDC
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Cheering for the Spirit, for Pride, and for a Free DC!
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I would love to see this proactive approach from the city in my own local food desert, Ward 7 in DC.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The U.S. government is promoting "faith-based counseling" for federal employees diagnosed with gender dysphoria - in other words, conversion practices. truthout.org/articles/tru...
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Trump Admin Memo Bars Federal Health Plans From Covering Gender-Affirming Care
The memo also mandates that insurers cover “faith-based counseling,” otherwise known as conversion therapy.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
First it was seven white men on a flyer for the “African family values” conference in Nairobi, and now these shining white faces apparently representing “leaders from across West Africa”?
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
These ICE agents must be held accountable for an unlawful arrest. That’s step one. Step two is to strip those defending this unconscionable behavior of their power.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-ju... A dose of good news!
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Federal Judge Grants Class Status To Trans People In Passport Case In Massive Win
Transgender people may be able to update their passports shortly.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
If you’re in DC for Pride, come join us at this event at Howard on Wednesday evening, featuring queer changemakers from across the African continent.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Powerful insights from Fabrice Houdart. "We are told it is our fault. We should have stopped after marriage equality, military service, and workplace protections...but we kept going. We asked for safety in schools, dignity for trans lives, space in the public square." substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A queer life
Blaming LGBTQ+ people for the backlash they are experiencing is now all the rage.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Seemingly dull administrative law may be what saves us. Here's Outright's analysis of the great new European Court of Justice ruling on trans people's right to legal gender recognition, courtesy of my colleague Alberto de Belaunde. outrightinternational.org/insights/bea...
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A Beacon Shines in the Storm: European Court of Justice Advances the Human Rights of Trans People
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I too would like to know why the MPD is now assisting in illegal DOGE raids. Thanks to Metro DSA for sharing this letter to Mayor Bowser: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Letter to Mayor Bowser and Chief Smith
To: Mayor Muriel Bowser 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20004 eom@dc.gov Chief Pamela A. Smith 441 4th Street, NW, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20001 pamela.smith1@dc.gov Wednesday, March ...
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Waking up to news of justice in Uganda! Two SMUG colleagues who have been fighting arbitrary, discriminatory charges for three years have been acquitted. www.kuchutimes.com/2025/03/smug...
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SMUG VICTORY OVER PERSECUTION BY ANTI-HUMAN RIGHTS FORCES IN UGANDA: ACQUITTAL OF DSB AND HN IN CRIMINAL CASE NUMBER 2518 OF 2022.
While we acknowledge this legal victory, we remain concerned about the broader climate of persecution and criminalization facing LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations in Uganda. This case serves as a...
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A new piece from @xoxykz.bsky.social on the US government's intersex erasure. Despite Trump's insistence that only 2 sexes exist, "Intersex Americans like me can’t be erased by medicine or the government. We aren’t going anywhere, and we deserve better medical care." www.statnews.com/2025/03/20/i...
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Trump administration policies will create worse health care for intersex people like me
“It seems the Trump administration is arguing that people like me are neither male nor female but simply ‘disordered,’” writes Kimberly Zieselman.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Thank you, @motherjones.com , for recognizing intersex people's existence. They are among those being invisibized -- and denied services -- by the Trump administration.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
"Banning Pride events is a blatant violation of fundamental freedoms and an attempt to silence LGBTIQ people. This is not just about Hungary—when governments scapegoat marginalized communities for political gain, it erodes democracy for everyone." #Hungary outrightinternational.org/press-releas...
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Hungary Intensifies Global Onslaught Against LGBTIQ People with Shameful Pride Ban
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Two days left to submit a comment to the State Department on its discriminatory passport regulations, which would harm trans people's freedom of movement and expose them to a heightened risk of discrimination and violence. I took 2 min to say so - will you? www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to Passport Issued 1 Year Ago or Less, and Limited Passport Replacem...
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we a...
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Keep DC free. Our budget is ours. Our schools are ours. Our streets are ours.
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National Center for LGBTQ Rights @nclrights.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
✈️ Every trans person deserves accurate ID. Take action now to protect trans passport access! Comment on all three proposals before the deadline: transequality.org/news/freedom... #ProtectTransPassports
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A simple and meaningful way to let the State Department know that trans people exist: action.aclu.org/reg-action/h...
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Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking Transgender Americans
The Trump administration is denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people – so I’m joining the ACLU to fight back. Urge the State Department to reject this dangerous attack on ou...
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Join us for this in-person event at GWU on Thursday.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
If you provide HIV treatment in Uganda and discriminate against LGBTIQ people, you can get a waiver to continue getting US funds. If you provide HIV treatment specifically to LGBTIQ people who are falling through gaps, your program is "DEI" and is terminated. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/w...
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Where Being Gay Is Punishable by Death, Aid Cuts Are ‘Heartbreaking’ (Gift Article)
Uganda’s L.G.B.T.Q. population was already struggling to cope with the fallout of a harsh anti-gay law when the disruption of U.S. aid put people at even greater risk.
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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Hey everyone -- Moms of Liberty and Dept of Education launched a snitch line portal today to rat out teachers and anyone promoting anything DEI. FLOOD THE PORTAL Spam the hell out of it. Pass it on! It works! enddei.ed.gov
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Register! outrightinternational.org/take-action/...
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“We Will Not Be Silenced”: What’s at Stake for Queer and Trans Rights at the UN, and Why This Should Matter to All Women
Join Outright International on March 6, 2025, as we discuss The United Nation's Commission
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Done. Goes to voicemail - but offices keep count of these.
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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Eight hours later, there are still people outside the Reagan building cheering for USAID workers who’ve come back to retrieve their belongings. Hugs, roses. Rush hour traffic on Penn. Ave is honking in support.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Powerful insights from my colleagues at @outrightintl.bsky.social : "Trump is defunding and dismantling freedom, starting with LGBTIQ people's rights." Read and share. www.ebar.com/story.php?ch...
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Guest Opinion: Trump is defunding and dismantling freedom, starting with LGBTIQ people’s rights
President Donald Trump is working to roll back a decade and a half of U.S. leadership in advancing the inclusion of LGBTIQ people around the world.
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Katie Hultquist @kghultquist.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Yesterday, @outrightintl.bsky.social received official terminations for all US government contracts. We will not receive funds for programs already implemented (or moving forward) & 130 of our grantee partners across 50 countries - among many others - will also lose critical support for their work.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
RIP Isikeli Vulavou. Long live hir courageous commitment and unflinching genderqueer pride. outrightinternational.org/press-releas...
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Tribute to an Outstanding Advocate for the Pacific Region Communities, Isikeli Vulavou
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
My organization routinely invites trans activists to the U.S. Some have benefited from legal gender recognition and changed all their documents - including birth certificates. Others can't access LGR. ALL will be "suspects" under Rubio's new directive. www.erininthemorning.com/p/marco-rubi...
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Marco Rubio May Have Just Banned Trans Foreigners Seeking Visas From US Entry
A new state department cable, meant to target transgender athletes, indicates a potential broader application to all transgender visas, which it states must contain "sex at birth."
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I wouldn’t normally direct anyone to Tweeter, but this video poignantly shows what indignities trans people in the US are being subjected to now. This, in the name of “defending women.” x.com/TMZ/status/1...
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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 20/02/2025
NEW LAWSUIT: Today, multiple LGBTQ+, health, and HIV organizations sued the Trump admin, challenging 3 executive orders that seek to erase trans people from public life, defund the orgs that provide them with life-saving services, & terminate equity-related grants. Read more: tinyurl.com/33bftdnz
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/02/2025
Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...
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Public comment on US passport form changes related to trans
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
In which the Trump admin imperils the lives of the world's bravest activists who document torture & crimes against humanity, protect ethnic & religious minorities, stand for queer rights and gender equality in dangerous places, and thought the US had their backs: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT:       Radical Transparency About Wasteful
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"We are entering a new era where LGBTI people have become the testing ground for laws that erode democracy itself." @ilgaeurope.bsky.social 's new report on coordinated attacks on our rights: www.ilga-europe.org/press-releas...
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New Era of Coordinated Attacks on Foundations of Fundamental Rights, European Report Finds | ILGA-Europe
A major report published today identifies how LGBTI people are being weaponized to erode the foundations of freedom and democracy across Europe.
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Yasemin Smallens @yaseminsmallens.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🚨 Call for Interviews: Share Your Story with Human Rights Watch 🚨 HRW’s LGBT Rights Program is documenting the real-world impact of anti-trans policies and rhetoric. 💻 Zoom or in person interviews available 🛡️ Confidential & secure Interested? Email TransVoices@hrw.org or text/call 917-581-1754.
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neelaghoshal.bsky.social @neelaghoshal.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Right now humor is everything, so here's this:
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