Partner Events

Cultural taboos, entrenched stereotypes, social hostilities, legal prohibitions, and editorial censorship are among the topics that will be discussed at the panel, located at The LGBT Center. Learn more and RSVP here..

In a night of cocktails, dinners, entertainment, and a silent auction hosted by the LA LGBT Center, more than 1,200 leaders from philanthropic communities will gather to celebrate this year's honorees for their support of the LGBT community. Learn more here..

The Mazzoni Center's 16th Annual Philadelphia Trans Health Conference will focus on the pillars of perseverance, strength, and power. This year's conference will feature a new contemplation space to be used for collective prayer, meditation, art, and other acts of mindfulness.

Renowned conservationist, primatologist, and animal behavior expert, Dr. Jane Goodall, will speak at the University of Rhode Island’s 2017 fall Honors Colloquium.

PFLAGers and equality advocates from across the country will converge in order to learn new skills, build relationships, and shape the future of the movement for LGBTQ equality.   Learn more here..

The mission of the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference (PTHC) is to educate and empower trans individuals on issues of health and well-being; educate and inform allies and health service providers; and facilitate networking, community-building, and systemic change. Learn more here..

DignityUSA, supporting and advocating for LGBTQI Catholics since 1969, extends an invitation to “A Place at the Table,” inviting the marginalized to take their place at the table to tell their stories. Learn more here..

Community-based adaptation to climate change (CBA) focuses on empowering communities to use their own knowledge and decision-making processes to take action on climate change. CBA11 will provide an opportunity to review the latest developments in CBA practice, policy, and theory with participants from around the world.

On International Family Equality Day, LGBTIQ* family organizations and groups from all over the world will come together. The Network of European LGBTIQ* Families Associations (NELFA) and its partners aim to raise awareness of the urgent need for recognition, protection, and equal treatment of rainbow families.

The Summit will be a diverse and comprehensive gathering of global experts in the research, conservation and humane treatment of animals conversing with leaders in business, government, media, education, theology and the arts to challenge our current understanding of animals and their environments. Learn more here..

The conference provides an opportunity for youth-serving professionals to build awareness and cultural competency, learn current and emerging best practices, and gather resources from leading experts and national organizations in the field. Learn more here..

The International Intersex Forum brings together intersex advocates and organizations from all regions of the world. Learn more here..

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect their lives. They also fund GLAAD's work to amplify stories from the LGBTQ community that build support for equality.

The complexity of LBT identities and the intersections with race, disability, culture, and other factors also impact the ability of LBT women to earn a living and provide basic needs for themselves and their families. This discussion will focus on an articulation of barriers for LBT women and their root causes, successful initiatives to counteract these barriers and strategies for government, civil society, and institutions to partner on initiatives to empower LBT women.

Join the Audre Lorde Project for "Erotic As Power: A Celebration of Our 20+ Year Legacy" of organizing for the liberation of Lesbian Gay Bi Two Spirit Trans & Gender Non-Conforming (LGBTSTGNC) People of Color. This will be an evening of celebrating collective power, erotic selves, and the vision the Audre Lorde Project lifts up for collective survival, featuring co-hosts Kirya Traber & Isake Smith with DJ Zena. Learn more here..

Ashley Leiman OBE, Director and Founder of Orangutan Foundation, will highlight the charity’s main programs and will explain why the Orangutan Foundation believes there is still a future for the great red ape, despite the recent forest fires and the continued conversion of forest to plantation. Learn more here..

Interested in joining ILGA-Europe for the Annual Conference 2014 in Riga, Latvia, from Oct. 9-11? Be sure to check out the event page for updates and news.

Jane Goodall's Global Birthday Celebration: For her special day, Jane didn't want gifts or special parties. All she wanted was to invite the world to help advance the mission and programs of the Jane Goodall Institute.

Muslims for Progressive Values: MPV hosted a panel titled "Human Rights and Progressive Islam" at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 11, 2014. Learn more here..

The 2nd Transhealth, Advocacy and Research Conference took place in Cape Town, 31 May-2nd June. The focus of the conference is to look at past discriminatory practices and find new approaches for change at a policy, legal and wellness level..

Since 2005, May 17 has been dedicated to the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, marking the day in 1990 when the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders.. .

Give Out is a new national initiative to mobilize giving by individuals on a single day across the country to the LGBT nonprofit community.. .

Virunga: The Movie premiered on 4/17/14 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Director Orlando von Einsiedel said "[Park Warden] Emmanuel is recovering well and sending us his best wishes for tonight's premiere.".

Every year hundreds of thousands of students across the world take a vow of silence on a Friday in April. This quiet but powerful, student-led action raises awareness about the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying, harassment, and discrimination.

On April 4, 2014 The WILD Foundation hosted a WILD Cities Workshop in collaboration with Chicago Wilderness and The Forest Preserve District of Cook County at Chicago’s Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. This Workshop convened a diverse group of urban conservation and citizen engagement leaders from organizations in Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area, and also included participants from New York City, St.

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as Human Rights Day in 1950, to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. Learn more here..

Arcus grantee The Pipeline Project selected 22 people of color managers at LGBT organizations to participate in the 21st Century Fellows leadership development program, aimed at bringing more diversity to the LGBT movement’s leadership. Read more from the Pipeline Project, or Read the Fellows’ profiles..

On February 21, over 200 Black LGBT youth took our nation's capital by storm for the annual Black LGBT Emerging Leaders Day. National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) was proud to convene such a dynamic group of inspiring and insightful change-makers as well as partner with the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

The Arcus Foundation presented its new strategy for social justice grantmaking to more than 100 participants at one of the largest annual gatherings of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement in the United States. The Foundation, which has supported U.S.

Kalamazoo College's Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership offered an opportunity to engage with three prominent social justice leaders. January 24, 2011, a luncheon and a lecture featured Coya White Hat-Artichoker, Susan Raffo and Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz..

At the NAACP Centennial Convention, the Arcus Foundation presented a video tribute to Julian Bond.. .