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Right Side NGO in Armenia runs the only community center and safe space for the trans community in Armenia. Armenia is a conservative, homophobic and transphobic country in the Caucasus, a region located at the border of Europe and Asia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. In Armenia, life is tough for LGBTI […]

Rasan Foundation has been active in Iraq for 14 years, working on improving the acceptance of LGBTI’s. They work in extremely dangerous situations, in a country where the language literally does not have words like ‘lesbian’, or ‘gay’. In 2018, Give a Damn is supporting Rasan to improve the safety of LGBTI’s in Iraq. In […]

TransFuzia has been changing lives for transgender and intersex people in Slovakia since 2010. They are a refuge for individuals, setting up support groups and working to change the medical care and the legal situation. There is still much improvement needed for transgender and intersex people in Slovakia. Despite the fact that transgender people can change […]

A man being arrested for drinking a glass of Baileys?? Sound strange? In Cameroon, this is a real possibility; many consider Baileys a drink for women only, so if you are drinking it and you are male, you must be gay. And being gay is prohibited by law. Offenders risk five years imprisonment and heavy […]

LGBTI people in Russia have a difficult life, and LGBTI families even more so. The Anti Propaganda Law prohibits ‘propaganda of non-traditional relationships’ among the youth. In daily life, this means that even talking about LGBTI issues in front of young people, or carrying LGBTI symbols like a rainbow flag, are punishable. Having and/or raising […]

Baltic Pride took place in Lithuania on the 18th of June 2016. Gay Pride in Amsterdam is just another great event in the annual calendar of the city; in the Baltic States this is most certainly not the case. Advertising for the event is defaced and removed; the March for Equality has been repeatedly disrupted for the past few […]

There we are, in the center of Vilnius. The audience in the shopping street slowly turns pink, the crowd around us is growing steadily. The atmosphere is slightly tense, but optimism prevails. Balloons with the text We are Orlando are handed out, as are rainbow flags. Banners are unfurled, music swells. Vilnius is getting ready […]

Through our support to Micro Rainbow International, at least 6 LGBTI’s in Cambodia will have access to start capital and professional support so that they are able to start their own businesses. This will empower them to make the step out of poverty. We chose Cambodia because it is one of the poorest Asian countries, […]