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Proud to be a signatory to this letter, welcoming the new Prime Minister & calling for #equality & #safety for #LGBTQI communities. Time to prioritise #HumanRights at home & globally. GiveOut

Pride events and flying the rainbow flag are great ways for businesses to celebrate progress and show solidarity with their LGBTQI staff and the wider community. But to help those around the world facing discrimination and violence on a daily basis we need to do more. We are happy to partner with many corporate allies who are marking Pride with Purpose by supporting LGBTQI organisations who are doing vital work to tackle inequalities and campaign for lasting change. By standing in solidarity with LGBTQI communities around the world, our corporate allies are ensuring that these organisations have more of the resources they need to create a world where LGBTQI people can live freely and fully. Thank you to the following organisations for your ongoing commitment to support LGBTQI communities worldwide. Northern Trust, LinkedIn, Google, GAY TIMES, EY, KKR, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Dorian , Freehold LGBT+ CIC, Payoneer, ev.energy, Mastercard, Arm, Queer Edge, BCLP, Optima Systems, Standard Chartered. If you would like to join our community of supporters and partner with GiveOut, you can contact us at give@giveout.org. We would love to hear from you! #Pride #LGBTQI #Philanthropy #CorporateSupport #Fundraising

This Pride month we want to celebrate some of our incredible donors who make the work of our partners possible through providing vital funding to grassroots LGBTQI organisations. Thanks to the support of Global Butterflies and their amazing partners, the Global Butterflies Fund is empowering Consortium of LGBT+ Voluntary and Community Organisations and the International Trans Fund (ITF) to enable lasting change and advocate for the rights of trans and non-binary people. Rachel Reese 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 and Emma Cusdin (She/Her/Hers) from Global Butterflies said “We know that trans and non-binary people around the world are having a very challenging time. We want to provide a giving vehicle for all of our corporate and personal connections to support all the amazing trans and non-binary campaigners making positive changes.” Thank you to Global Butterflies and all the supporters of the Global Butterflies Fund for supporting trans communities, and for marking Pride with Purpose. #LGBTQI #HumanRights #PrideBeyondBorders #Philanthropy #CorporateSupport 

Breaking news! The High Court in Namibia has overturned laws that criminalise homosexuality. The court ruling stated the colonial-era sodomy law is unconstitutional. A huge congratulations to all of the activists and organisations involved in making this groundbreaking victory possible. Talking about the ruling, GiveOut grant partner The Commonwealth Equality Network (TCEN) said, “Namibia joins Dominica and Mauritius on the growing list of Commonwealth countries that are repealing or removing these discriminatory colonial laws. Despite the challenges facing our communities globally, victories like these show another world is possible.” TCEN supports and connects LGBTQI activists from across the Commonwealth to raise their voices against the damaging impact of British colonial laws, especially the criminalisation of same-sex relations, and to advocate for reform in Commonwealth meetings including Heads of Government meetings. 📸: Equal Namibia

Was honoured to join this panel last night on "A Just Energy Transition", speaking to the Energy Institute's Young Professionals Network. I spoke about the intersection of LGBTQI rights and climate change and GiveOut's world-first LGBTQI Climate Fund. Shout out to Oaklin for hosting and for making a donation to the Fund!

This Pride month we want to celebrate some of the incredible donors such as Cinven for their support of LGBTQI communities around the world. Cinven has supported GiveOut since 2022, who are investing in building GiveOut’s capacity to grow giving to the global LGBTQI movement. Thanks to allies such as Cinven, we can ensure that more resources are available for LGBTQI organisations who are doing vital work to defend our communities and campaign for lasting change in some of the hardest places to be LGBTQI. We are incredibly grateful to Cinven for supporting LGBTQI rights around the world and for marking Pride with Purpose. #LGBTQI #HumanRights #PrideBeyondBorders #Philanthropy #CorporateSupport #Fundraising

In the Kingdom of Tonga, the Tonga Leitis Association stands as a beacon of hope and resilience. As the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Tonga Leitis Association, the only LGBTQI organisation in Tonga, Joey Siosaia Joleen WCA Mataele has been a stalwart advocate for LGBTQI rights since 1992. Despite the progress made, members of the community still face significant challenges, particularly in rural and outer island areas where stigma and marginalisation are prevalent. We spoke with Joleen this Pride Month about how their education programs are addressing pervasive discrimination, TLA’s Miss Galaxy Pageant, and the true meaning of Pride in Tonga. If you would like to get your company involved in supporting organisations such as Tonga Leitis Association this Pride, email us at give@giveout.org. https://lnkd.in/eX4kD65i #PrideBeyondBorder #Pride #CorporateSupport #Fundraising #Philanthropy

GiveOut launched the LGBTQI Climate Fund in 2021, to support activist organisations working at the intersection of climate change and LGBTQI human rights. Research by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that people who are marginalised – including those facing discrimination – are especially vulnerable to climate change. So far, donations from GiveOut’s supporters have funded grants to six grassroots organisations in the Global South and East, with a focus on producing data and research, education for activists and communities, as well as advocacy. We would like to thank all those who have supported the LGBTQI Climate Fund for making this work possible, including generous support from S&P Global. To learn more about the Fund and to see how you can get involved, visit the link below! #LGBTQI #HumanRights #PrideBeyondBorders #Philanthropy #CorporateSupport #Fundraising #ClimateChange https://lnkd.in/epQQ_e2

As we celebrate Pride Month this year, we are shouting out our incredible donors who are partnering with GiveOut to support LGBTQI communities around the world. We are incredibly grateful to our founding partner Boston Consulting Group (BCG), who have been supporting the LGBTQI movement through GiveOut since we launched in 2018. With their support, we have seen incredible impact over the past six years. Thanks to BCG, GiveOut’s grant partners have been involved in winning the decriminalisation of same-sex relationships and have established LGBTQI shelters in places like Iraq, Armenia, Ukraine and East Africa, as well as LGBTQI community centres in Jamaica and Lebanon. These partners have also conducted research into the intersection between LGBTQI rights and climate change, with studies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, and are working with families, faith-based groups and other allies to change hearts and minds by promoting public understanding and acceptance of LGBTQI people, including in Southern and North Africa. GiveOut's support for these incredible achievements simply wouldn't have been possible without the support of BCG. BCG said, “We are incredibly proud to have been one of GiveOut’s key strategic partners for over five years, and the special relationship we have built remains incredibly important to us. We look forward to GiveOut continuing to go from strength to strength, building on our work together on the refresh of its Growth and Grant Making Strategy which aims to amplify GiveOut's impact in the years ahead, continuing to champion LGBTQI+ rights and protection globally.” Thank you to Boston Consulting Group for standing with LGBTQI communities around the world, for your support of GiveOut’s growth over the years, and for marking Pride with Purpose. #LGBTQI #HumanRights #PrideBeyondBorders #Philanthropy #CorporateSupport #Fundraising

Iraq's parliament recently passed a bill criminalising same-sex relations and transgender expression. "It doesn't require any act or doing any activities to actually be punished by the law in Iraq anymore," said Amir Ashour, founder of Iraq’s first LGBTQI organisation, IraQueer. IraQueer advocates for Iraq’s LGBTQI community, provides direct services, and raises awareness through education programmes. But with the new law, more support is needed. "It's extremely challenging to respond to the new changes. The work that IraQueer does in Iraq has already been very difficult," Amir explains. This is why GiveOut launched the LGBTQI Solidarity Fund, to bring together the UK LGBTQI community and allies to show our collective support for organisations like IraQueer, working against the roll back of LGBTQI human rights. GiveOut spoke to Amir about the impact of the new legislation on Iraq’s LGBTQI community and the ways in which we can all provide support. If you would like to get your company involved in supporting organisations such as IraQueer, contact us at give@giveout.org. We would be happy to hear from you! #PrideBeyondBorders #Pride #LGBTQI #HumanRights #Philanthropy #Fundraising #CorporateSupport https://lnkd.in/eE_XtUMZ