Outright Proud Podcast

On this episode of the Outright Proud 2024 Election Watch Podcast series, we focus on Georgia, Romania, and Turkey's elections. We're honored to have special guests: Mariam Kvaratskhelia, Co-Director of Tbilisi, Pride in Georgia, Vlad Viski, Director of MozaiQ in Romania, and Özgür Gür, Executive Director of ÜniKuir Derneği in Turkey. This episode is recorded with Whitney Pfeifer, our Program Manager for the Global LGBTQI+ Inclusive Democracy and Empowerment (GLIDE) Initiative. Learn more about the GLIDE Initiative [https://outrightinternational.org/GLIDE] and check out the rest of our podcast episodes [https://outrightinternational.org/podcast]!

Outright International's 2024 Election Watch Podcast Series with Matuba Mahlatjie, Outright's Communications and Media Relations Manager, and special guest Mapaseka Steve Letsike, the newly appointed Deputy Minister for Women, Youth, and People living with Disabilities in South Africa.

On this week’s episode, Neela Ghoshal Outright, Senior Director of Law, Policy & Research, has a heartfelt conversation with Matcha Phornin, an activist from Thailand and LBQ Connect alumna, full of shared parental stories and policy talk. This episode was recorded before Thailand's marriage equality law passed in the Senate in June 2024.

Michelle Yesudas, Director of our Queer Legal Futures Program, and Hala Hassan, our former Digital Communications Manager, dive into the evolving landscape of global human rights, celebrate landmark victories like Thailand's progress toward marriage equality, and highlight ongoing struggles in the second episode of Rights in Retrograde. Learn more about our Queer Legal Futures Program at https://outrightinternational.org/queer-legal-futures [https://outrightinternational.org/queer-legal-futures ].

This episode of our LBQ parenting series is extra special because we get to hear the two sides of the story. Hazel Olson-Dorf, Outright’s Communications content creator and nonbinary advocate who was raised by two activist moms, interviews Andre Rivas, a lesbian nonbinary parent, prominent Argentinian activist, and member of the LBQ Connect Sounding Board. They exchange stories and perspectives and look back and forward. Listen to the full episode.