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Quorum is a live journalism forum focused on LGBT experiences around the world. Its mission is to lift up the voices of non-Western LGBT activists defining the struggle for justice.

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Kenya’s Secret LGBTI Activist

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When meeting anonymously with anti-gay religious leaders, Kenyan LGBTI activist Essy asks, “Do you really think that I should be beaten, now that you know me?”

Quorum | Published May 26, 2015

LGBT Activist Mugged, Robbed…Keeps Going

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Think it’s hard to be gay in the United States? Kenita Placide, from St. Lucia, humbly describes her courage in the face of astonishing adversity.

Quorum | Published May 04, 2015

Levers for Change

American LGBT activists Sarah Kate Ellis (GLAAD), J. Bob Alotta (Astraea Foundation), and Rev. Joseph Tolton (The Fellowship Global) discuss the levers of change: how Americans can help–and hurt–LGBT populations around the world.

Quorum | Published May 01, 2015

What We Learn from Global LGBT Activists

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With eleven videos now produced and released, qualities like courage and resilience transcend differences of culture and identity.

Quorum | Published Apr 30, 2015

Thrown in Prison For Being Trans

How a harrowing experience made Nisha Ayub into an advocate for transgender rights in her homeland.

Quorum | Published Apr 30, 2015

Jamaican Law Prof Outed, Forced to Flee

Jamaican law professor Maurice Tomlinson thought he was safe, until he was outed as gay and forced to flee his country.

Quorum | Published Apr 29, 2015

I Am Not a Victim

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In new Quorum Talk, Alimi tells fellow LGBT activists: “You have a choice.”

Quorum | Published Apr 28, 2015

South Africa’s Queer Intersections

Iranti.org founder Jabu Pereira explains why legal rights are not the end, but the beginning, of equality.

Quorum | Published Apr 27, 2015

Defending Cameroon’s Gays

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Despite clients in jail and threats from the government, Alice N’kom, the first female lawyer in Cameroon, is undaunted.

Quorum | Published Apr 24, 2015

Sochi's Pro-Gay Protester Speaks Out

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Russian LGBT activist Anastasia Smirnova was arrested for protesting the Sochi Olympics. Then she fled the country.

Quorum | Published Apr 22, 2015

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