Quorum

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

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?”

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LGBT Activist Mugged, Robbed…Keeps Going

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.

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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.

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What We Learn from Global LGBT Activists

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

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Thrown in Prison For Being Trans

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

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Kenya’s Secret LGBTI Activist

LGBT Activist Mugged, Robbed…Keeps Going

Levers for Change

What We Learn from Global LGBT Activists

Thrown in Prison For Being Trans

Jamaican Law Prof Outed, Forced to Flee

I Am Not a Victim

South Africa’s Queer Intersections

Defending Cameroon’s Gays

Sochi's Pro-Gay Protester Speaks Out