Don’t Sell Out LGBTQI+ Refugees & Asylum Seekers
According to numerous media reports, Senate and White House negotiators are very close to announcing a deal that would swap Democratic votes for permanent changes to the U.S.…
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The War in Gaza Impacts All of Us and Democracy Too
By Julie Dorf, Co-Chair of the Council for Global Equality (January 11, 2024) As a leader in the LGBTQI+ movement and Co-chair of the U.S.-based foreign policy organization…
Read moreU.S. Sanctions Ugandan Prison Official for LGBTQI+ Abuses
December 8, 2023 – The Treasury Department today announced an international package of human rights sanctions in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human…
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Weaponization of the Pride Flag
As we celebrate Human Rights Day on December 10th, we are happy to see the continuing progress of our movement, as more and more governments, civil society organizations,…
Read moreFor World AIDS Day, We Need to Reauthorize PEPFAR
December 1st marks the 35th World AIDS Day. Over the last four decades and more, we have lost far, far too many millions to HIV/AIDS. But “The end…
Read moreCGE Releases Translations of U.S. Embassy Guide
See below in English, العربية, Français, Español The Council for Global Equality is delighted to announce the translation of our recently updated guide on accessing U.S. embassies abroad,…
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Trade Relations and Human Rights in Central Asia
This week, Assistant Secretary of State Don Lu is leading a U.S. delegation to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to discuss security partnerships, economic relations, energy policy, and human rights…
Read moreStatement on the War in Gaza and Israel
October 31, 2023 — The Council for Global Equality (CGE) mourns the pain and suffering from those brutally victimized by Hamas, as well as the Palestinian civilians who…
Read moreUganda’s AGOA Trade Status Terminated
October 31, 2023 – President Biden yesterday notified Congress that he intends to terminate preferential trade status for four African countries – The Central African Republic, Gabon, Niger…
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Ubuntu for LGBTQI+ Africans
In recent years, several African nations have enacted legislation to expand the criminalization of homosexuality. These laws pose a grave threat to the lives and freedoms of LGBTQI+…
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