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Human Rights

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Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/20/2018

Amnesty International

With more than 7 million supporters, activists and volunteers in more than 150 countries, and complete independence from government, corporate or ideological interests, we work to protect…
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World Voices

Added on: 09/14/2017

The Circuitous Route to Marriage Equality

Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
“I came out as bisexual to my younger brother when I started college and he was very supportive. I was living at home at the time and…
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World Voices

Added on: 05/13/2017

Intersectional Revolutionary

Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
“During the past 18 years, the Venezuelan government made fun of the LGBTI community of Venezuela. They never recognized our rights and hate crimes increased 200%,” Mantilla…
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Photo of Helem community center's manager, Joseph Aoun

World Voices

Added on: 03/14/2017

Working for Change

Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
Joseph Aoun manages Helem’s newly reopened community center – one of the few safe spaces for LGBTIQ residents of Beirut. He came to the organization seven months…
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Eric Pham photo

World Voices

Added on: 03/14/2017

No One Should Feel Alone

Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
Instead of accepting that this isolation and sadness are part of many queer persons’ lives, Eric chose to take action by helping found Hanoi Queer. “When I…
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World Voices

Added on: 03/14/2017

LGBT Voices From Sudan

Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
Azza identifies as a Sudanese lesbian, Muslim, Nubian feminist who finds inspiration in the many intersections of her identity. She began her activism in 2007 using social…
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Photo of Zeynep Serinkaya

World Voices

Added on: 09/14/2016

Bringing LGBTI News from Turkey to the World

Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
Her work as an urban sociologist in Istanbul has brought an understanding of social norms as a constraint on the ways people define themselves and, for her,…
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World Voices

Added on: 09/14/2016

Hearing LGBTI Lives

Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
Mike highlights his interview with John Adewoye, “a former priest who battled with his sexual orientation for many years, denying the truth of who he is, and…
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