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As Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE), Transgender Legal Defense And Education Fund and National Center for Transgender Equality are combining their knowledge, expertise, and influence to form an organization uniquely equipped to tackle the most pressing challenges to trans rights in the United States. Learn more about this historic merger and the important work ahead: https://lnkd.in/gbMSktdS

Today is #TransDayofVisibility! 🏳️⚧️ With hate against trans people on the rise, it can be hard to find space to celebrate the joys of visibility. This #TDOV, we're reflecting on the value of visibility and how it can transform the lives of our loved ones 👇 Learn more about our work for trans equality 👉 https://lnkd.in/eZjpncNv

Our Partnership & Outreach Working Group Contact Point Najma llma represented us at the UN Civil Society Organization. According to her experience in the Day 1 outcome of the event: It was a privilege to attend the United Nation civil society conference today on 9th May. The day has indeed been productive and fascinating seeing various SDGs being addressed and what we look forward to in regards to the summit of the future. SDGs 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 5 (Gender Equality), and 13 (Climate Action) are vital pillars for global sustainability. While extensively discussed and supported, the gap between rhetoric and action remains disheartening. Continuous dialogue is essential, but action is paramount for real change. The frustration with the lack of tangible results is understandable. It’s imperative to bridge this gap by fostering collaboration, implementing effective policies, and holding stakeholders accountable. Only by translating words into meaningful actions can we truly make progress toward achieving these critical sustainable development goals.

Today is Trans Day of Visibility, a day in which we acknowledge and support our trans colleagues, friends and loved ones. It's a day where we choose to stand in solidarity with our trans community, from this day onward, to help protect and fight for trans rights in an effort to eliminate hate, predjudism and discrimination by challenging outdated social constructs and biased beliefs. It's a call for action so that we can create a world in which people can be safe, comfortable and proud to be who they are so that they can live authentically as their true selves, without fear and judgement. It's a pledge for humanity, one that commits to fighting for equal rights. United we are strong, and we can make a difference. 🏳️⚧️👊🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 #transdayofvisibility #transrightsarehumanrights #transrights #equalrights #humanrights #translivesmatter

Celebrating progress, demanding justice. LGBTIQ+ people are fighting for change to achieve justice for everyone. Our tireless struggle for recognition and equality has made remarkable progress through grassroots activism, resistance and solidarity. However, the triumphs we celebrate are tempered by the stark realities faced by queer people across Europe and the world. With workers under corporate attack and our public services facing fresh austerity,  discrimination, violence and systemic barriers are pushing LGBTIQ+ people further to the margins, casting a shadow over our progress. In our struggle for justice and equality, we must stand in solidarity to dismantle oppressive structures, amplify marginalised voices, and confront the systems of power. For this, we cherish our connections with struggles led by workers, feminists, migrants, and all activists building a better world. Our MEP Jose Gusmao is leading work in the European Parliament this week on the EU’s #LGBTIQ+ equality strategy. Among other issues, it tackles how the far-right fuels violence, how the housing crisis is hitting queer people disproportionately, and what the EU should do to improve trans rights across the continent. Together, let's continue to push boundaries, demand change, and build a world where everyone can live authentically, proudly, and without fear.

🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Today was a “home run” for me, meeting with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa 🇳🇱🇪🇺 her Excellence, Ambassador Joanne Doornewaard together with our Regional Manager for Africa Ricki Kgositau. The Global Equality Caucus will host its first Global Equality Summit in Cape Town, in November this year, and we are gathering support for the events, taking place in the sidelines of the ILGA World Conference taking place in the week of the 11th of November in South Africa. 🇿🇦 Apart from a one day pre-conference at the ILGA World Conference on Monday the 11th of November bringing together legislators and a group of activists, we will organize our two-day Equality Summit, bringing together legislators from global south countries to discuss #Equality of the #LGBTQI community, including NGOs and CSOs. Our work in Latin America and Africa has been growing significantly and we are looking to extend our work into Asia over the course of the next year, strengthening our South to South Engagement, focused on interactions between legislators from countries in the Global South. The outcomes of the discussions in Cape Town, will also provide input for our 2025-2026 Strategy and for this years EQUAL RIGHTS COALITION conference in Berlin, to which the Equal Rights Coalition is an NGO partner, bringing the voice of legislators to the Committee on National Laws and Policies. The pressure on our community and other #HumanRights Movements is growing and more and more newly elected governments are looking to diminish the voice of minorities in policies and laws, if not wipe out #visibility and #inclusion entirely. We keep on working towards the inclusion of all and will not stop fighting until we are all equal. There is a long way to go, but giving up is never an option. #ForEquality #YouAreIncluded

Active Democratic Participation for a Prosperous Society Project 🇸🇪 Supported by the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul, conducted by the Yerelden Kalkınma and in collaboration with Özyeğin Üniversitesi, I have earned this certificate by participating in a total of 12 lessons under the “Active Democratic Participation for a Prosperous Society Project” held from April 15 to May 23, 2024. These lessons covered topics such as: (Gender Equality and Its Contributions to Participatory Democracy, Active Citizenship and the Development of Democratic Competence, and Democratic Governance and the Development of Critical Thinking Skills)

I virtually participated in  APFSD Youth Forum 2024. The forum involved comprehensive review of sustainable development progress in the Asia-Pacific region. Likewise, it focused on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, notably SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 3 (Health and Well-being), and SDG 5 (Gender Equality) SDG13 (Climate Action), SDG16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) marking a role for formulating the Regional Youth Call-to-Action alongside the Country Youth Call-To-Actions.

Call for input to my Country Visit to Denmark and Greenland! I am interested in: Good practices in relation to the realization of the right and duty of international solidarity, including development cooperation, support for gender equality, and non-discrimination policies. Is solidarity taught within the school system? Challenges in the implementation of the right and duty of international solidarity (including expression of international solidarity), whether abroad, in the digital sphere, or within the country.  Are groups subject to surveillance, harassment, defunding, restriction, limitation, or penalization for their engagement in solidarity activities? Or does the state empower civil society engagement in solidarity actions and expressions? Scope of enjoyment of solidarity by and with women’s groups, youth groups/students, indigenous peoples, minorities, migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, peace activists, LGBTQ activists, environmental/climate change activists, etc. Which mechanisms exist for civil society to present solidarity demands to state and non-state actors (such as corporations)? https://lnkd.in/dAFzP2Y2

Juneteenth is an official holiday at Thunder It's one way we promote diversity and inclusion, and work towards racial equality in the workplace and the country! #Juneteenth #DiversityMatters #DEIB Learn more about this important day, and why it's celebrated: https://ow.ly/vfjf50ShnL9