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23-01-2012 08:31:37
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This weekend a queer-led March for Peace, organized by the #Warsaw Equality Parade & KyivPride, was a historic show of solidarity for #Ukraineβs queer community amidst Russiaβs assault on the country. OutRight's J. Lester Feder was there & wrote about it here: outrightinternational.org/KyivPride-Comeβ¦

"I can't let go," said a #Ukrainian activist who joined Saturday's #WarsawKyivPride, checking for reports of Russian bombings before heading out to the festive streets of Warsaw. My colleague J. Lester Feder on the joint march's importance for Ukrainians & Poles: outrightinternational.org/KyivPride-Comeβ¦


Last week we published our Visible: Pride Around the World report, which tracks #Pride marches and other events aimed at #LGBTIQ visibility. Watch the webinar led by Maria Sjodin & adi with Nyasa Rainbow Alliance, United Caribbean Trans Network & Vilnius Queer Festival. youtu.be/5ZcGBSLj9yU

I look forward to speaking with key partners at U.S. Institute of Peace's webinar tomorrow about the vulnerabilities of #LGBTIQ people in situations of conflict and how peacebuilding, conflict prevention, response and accountability can be LGBTIQ-inclusive.



Powerful statement from HFAC House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems. "The rising trend of anti-#LGBTQI+ measures, including here in the United States...is damaging to our ability to lead by the power of our example."