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 the pursuit of freedom, recognition, and dignity for all.

Listen to host Dan Vo and GiveOut’s Luke Smith talk to Kutlwano about the work of the Other Foundation,  the current context for LGBTQI people in Southern Africa, and how their personal experiences have shaped their own activism.      About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning international LGBTQI community foundation bringing together our community and allies to support LGBTQI activism worldwide.

We pool the donations we receive to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world, ensuring they have more of the resources they need to defend our communities, tackle inequality and campaign for lasting change.

 

Producer and Editor: Luke Smith  Host: Dan Vo

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 the past year, and look forward to next year at what needs to be done to further protect LGBTQI communities around the world. 

On this episode of SoundOut, host Dan Vo and GiveOut’s Executive Director Rupert Abbott are joined by Baroness Liz Barker, Elliot Vaughan, Fae Vincent, Allan McKinnon and Luke Smith. Additional guest voices include: 

• Lenny Emson from Kyiv Pride
• Kimahli Powell from Rainbow Railroad
• Joleen Mataele from Tonga Leitis Association 
• Rosanna Flamer-Calder from Equal Ground
• Jayna Kothari from CLPR
• Tarek Zeidan from Helem

  About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

Producers: Luke Smith and Dan Vo Editor: Better Lemon Audio Copy and Design: Luke Smith Host: Dan Vo

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 LGBTQI people in Ukraine and those forced to flee.   On this episode of SoundOut, host Dan Vo and GiveOut’s Executive Director Rupert Abbott are joined by Lenny Emson, a Ukrainian LGBTQI activist and the Executive Director of Kyiv Pride, and Amie Bishop, OutRight’s Senior Research Advisor, to discuss the work that this support has made possible and what still needs to be done do to support LGBTQI Ukrainians.    About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

Producers: Luke Smith and Dan Vo Editor: Better Lemon Audio Copy and Design: Luke Smith Host: Dan Vo

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 how law firms can support LGBTQI human rights. After the panel discussion, host Dan Vo spoke to lawyers from the Fund’s founding sponsors Travers Smith, Latham and Watkins, and Allen & Overy as well as Jayna Kothari and GiveOut’s Executive Director Rupert Abbott about the event and the importance of this Fund.

About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

Producers: Luke Smith and Dan Vo Editor: Better Lemon Audio Copy and Design: Luke Smith Host: Dan Vo

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 struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

Producer: Luke Smith and Dan Vo Editor: Better Lemon Audio Copy and Design: Luke Smith Host: Dan Vo

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 three brilliant organisations, UHAI, Pink Armenia and Tongas Leitis Association, as well as a special fireside chat between Lady Phyll and Amber Hikes.

About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

Producer: Dan Vo Editor: Samuel Gunn Copy and Design: Luke Smith Host: Dan Vo

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, for an update on the situation in Afghanistan and the need for ongoing support.

About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

Producer: Dan Vo Editor: Samuel Gunn Copy and Design: Luke Smith Host: Dan Vo

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 launched Pride with Purpose a report that helps businesses support the global movement for equality. It showcases research and interviews with businesses and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) activists around the world, especially in those places where it is most difficult to be LGBTQI. The report sets out research findings on the resource needs of the LGBTQI movement, the case for providing support and emerging legal standards, and best practices and challenges in this regard. It includes case studies of partnerships between businesses and LGBTQI organisations from Colombia to India, South Africa to Singapore, and concludes by proposing a 5-step approach for businesses to follow to better support the global LGBTQI movement. Find out more here Pride With Purpose.

About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

Producer: Dan Vo Editor: Samuel Gunn Host: Dan Vo

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 crisis. Through surveys and focus groups they are gathering evidence on the attitudes of LGBTQI people towards climate change, the current impacts of the crisis, and on emergency provisions for the community. The findings will be used to shape J-FLAG’s work in this area and will provide vital evidence for LGBTQI organisations around the world looking to join the movement for climate justice.

Plus Kathleen MacLean from founding corporate sponsor EV Energy joins us to talk about the launch of a world-first LGBTQI Climate Fund to support activists working around the world to help tackle the climate crisis.

About Emme KrisTi

Emme KrisTi is a Consultant on Climate Justice with J-FLAG, one of GiveOut’s grant partners in Jamaica. Dubbed the "non-binary STEM Queen", Emme is a gender non-binary pansexual environmental and food safety consultant who is currently undertaking further studies in the US as a Fulbright Scholar. 

About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

About our Grant Partner

Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) is the leading human rights and social justice organisation working for LGBTQI people in Jamaica. GiveOut’s grant supports J-FLAG in providing an important space for the LGBTQI community in Jamaica to organise and access support. 

Producers: Claire Tunnacliffe and Lee Dibben Editor: Samuel Gunn Host: Dan Vo

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 Ground and as the chair of The Commonwealth Equality Network. 

About GiveOut

GiveOut is an award-winning charity growing giving to support the global struggle for LGBTQI human rights.

GiveOut enables individuals and businesses to give in one place to support LGBTQI activism worldwide. We pool these donations to provide grants to LGBTQI organisations around the world.

About LBTQWomen

LBTQWomen is a dynamic network created to inspire, inform and celebrate the success of lesbian and bisexual women. The network aims to increase the visibility of LBTQWomen at work and in society, help them to be more confident about who they are, as well as actively encourage them to reach their potential, strive for success, be authentic and valued accordingly. 

About Equal Ground

Equal Ground works to promote the equal civil, political, economic and socio-cultural rights of the LGBTQI community in Sri Lanka. LGBTQI people in Sri Lanka face discrimination at every level of society, with the Penal Code criminalising same-sex relations between both men and women.

Producers: Claire Tunnacliffe and Lee Dibben Editor: Samuel Gunn Host: Dan Vo