SoundOut

SoundOut is back! In this episode, we speak with Kutlwano Magashula, a non-binary human rights lawyer and feminist from Botswana. As the Head of Programmes at The Other Foundation, Kutlwano is passionate about advancing human rights and freedoms for all. Their activism spans multiple social movements, including LGBTQI, women's rights, sexual and reproductive rights, and economic justice, driven by...

2022 at GiveOut has been a year of major impact. With the support of you, our partners have been able to protect LGBTQI people in Ukraine and those fleeing, advance LBTQ women's rights in Sri Lanka, and support law's being passed that affirm the lives of LGBTQI people worldwide. In this episode of SoundOut, the GiveOut team come together to discuss some of the key successes of our partners from th...

Following Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February, GiveOut  activated our LGBTQI Emergency Fund to support  OutRight Action International's fundraising appeal responding to the situation. Through this appeal, funds are being distributed to LGBTQI organisations in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to enable them to provide emergency shelter, humanitarian assistance and other vital support to LGBTQ...

For this special episode of SoundOut, we share with you the highlights from the launch of our LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund, through which GiveOut is working with leading law firms to support organisations using the law and courts to advance equality. One of these organisations is the Centre for Law and Policy Research, whose Executive Director, Jayna Kothari, spoke to GiveOut trustee Daniel Gerring about...

Happy Earth Day! In Episode 12, we celebrate the return of Lee Dibben , who joins us to talk about the things that GiveOut are doing to mark Earth Day this year. Plus some additional clips from Ryan Joseph Figueiredo from Equal AF and introducing GiveOut Communication and Events Coordinator Luke Smith .  About GiveOut GiveOut  is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global strugg...

Happy International Women's Day! On this special episode of SoundOut, Dan Vo and GiveOut's Philanthropy Officer Lucy McMenamin discuss ways to support LBTQ women and the importance of building a community of women supporting women. Dan and Lucy then introduce our Raise UP, Rise UP event from September, hosted by GiveOut trustee Baroness Liz Barker, in support of Pink Armenia and Tongas Leitis Asso...

In Episode 10, to mark our Crisis and Community campaign, Dan Vo and Claire Tunnacliffe join Geff Parsons, a GiveOut trustee and Managing Director at Macquarie Group, to discuss how support from our community and corporate allies has made an impact on the lives of LGBTQI Afghans. We then listen to GiveOut's Lucy McMenamin in conversation with Rainbow Railroad's Executive Director, Kimahli Powell,...

Happy Pride Season! In Episode 9, host Dan Vo and GiveOut's Executive Director Rupert Abbott recap the Pride With Purpose report launch which featured Lord Browne of Madingley as well as speakers from Iraqueer, UHAI EASHRI, Latham & Watkins LLP and Standard Chartered Bank. About Pride With Purpose GiveOut, in partnership with Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs and Latham & Watkins, has launche...

Happy Earth Day! In Episode 8, host Dan Vo and GiveOut's Supporter Engagement Officer Lee Dibben speak with Emme KrisTi, Consultant on Climate Justice at J-FLAG, the leading human rights and social justice organisation working for LGBTQI people in Jamaica. Emme tells us about the ground-breaking research being pioneered by J-FLAG to understand how their community is engaging with the climate crisi...

In Episode 7, to celebrate International Women's Day Dan Vo  and Lee Dibben  look at women's activism in the LGBTQI movement and chat to Pippa Dale founding ambassador of LBTQWomen and GiveOut trustee Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, who is founder and director of Equal Ground . Rosanna tells us about her journey into activism, and how she is campaigning for legislative change in Sri Lanka through Equal Gr...

For Episode 6, we do a spot of time travelling to go back to a chat that host Dan Vo had late last year with the GiveOut team looking back on a tough year for everyone and reflecting on our hopes for 2021. You'll hear from founder and chair Elliot Vaughn , Executive Director  Rupert Abbott and Grant-making Officer Claire Tunnacliffe . We also share reflections from some of GiveOut's Grant Partners...

In Episode 5, host Dan Vo and GiveOut's Supporter Engagement Officer Lee Dibben speak with Renae Green, Director of Policy and Advocacy at TransWave, Jamaica's first non-profit organisation dedicated solely to promoting the health and wellbeing of trans, gender non-conforming and intersex communities. Renae tells us about how Trans Awareness Month will be celebrated in Jamaica, including marking T...

In Episode 4, host Dan Vo and GiveOut's Supporter Engagement Officer Lee Dibben speak with Rima Athar,  C oordinator at the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) an international solidarity network which advances the integration of a holistic approach to sexual and bodily rights as human rights across Muslim societies.   Rima tells us about how CSBR is helping to amplif...

In Episode 3, host Dan Vo  and GiveOut's Grant-making Officer  Claire Tunnacliffe speak with Amir Ashour , founder of IraQueer, to learn about how the organisation is working to challenge anti-LGBTQI hate speech in the mainstream Iraqi media. Amir tells us about how IraQueer is providing safe house refuges for LGBTQI individuals during the pandemic, his own personal journey as a refugee, and share...

In Episode 2, host  Dan Vo  and GiveOut Grant-making Officer  Claire Tunnacliffe  visit Pretoria to speak with Steve Letsike , Director of Access Chapter 2, to find out about how her organisation is providing essential support to the LGBTQI community in South Africa. Steve tells us about how the values of fair play she learnt as a young soccer player shapes how she thinks about teamwork today in t...

In Episode 1, host Dan Vo and GiveOut Grant-making Officer Claire Tunnacliffe zoom to Jakarta to speak with Lini Zurlia , Advocacy Officer for ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, about LGBTQI life under lockdown in Jakarta and how additional support is needed for the LGBTQI community in Indonesia right now. Lini tells us about her religious background and overcoming challenges, what Pride looks like in Indonesia,...