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Mark Bromley

@CGEMark

Chair of Council for Global Equality, husband, parent, and fan of DC.

Joined October 2012
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Coming Out in Putin’s Russia: A Conversation with Aleksandr Voronov | Global Equality Today globalequality.wordpress.com…

Coming Out in Putin’s Russia: A Conversation with Aleksandr Voronov

We recently had the chance to spend some time with Russian LGBTQI+ activist Aleksandr Voronov on his visit to Washington, D.C. in early May. Aleksandr — Alex, to his American friends — is the Execu…

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A shadow over democracy thehill.com/opinion/congress…

A shadow over democracy

The recent attempts to erase and further criminalize lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in Uganda casts a shadow over all democracies, but especially those who have ag…

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Celebrating trans women on international women’s day!
The Council for Global Equality (@Global_Equality) profile pictureThe Council for Global Equality@Global_Equality8 Mar 2023
Happy #WomensDay! The #LGBTQI+ community🏳️‍🌈 - and indeed the world - owes a debt of gratitude to all the trans women who have fought for our future. Today we're spotlighting Alba Rueda of #Argentina, Bhumika Shrestha of #Nepal & Nisha Ayub of #Malaysia ⬇️ globalequality.wordpress.com…
3 Trans Women Whose Global Activism You Should Know

3 Trans Women Whose Global Activism You Should Know

Celebrating LGBTQI+ recipients of the Women of Courage Award Today is International Women’s Day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world. St…

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Today is Intersex Awareness Day!
The Council for Global Equality (@Global_Equality) profile pictureThe Council for Global Equality@Global_Equality26 Oct 2022
When we talk about ending #conversiontherapy, the conversation must include nonconsensual surgeries & hormonal therapies aimed at erasing a minor’s intersex traits 👇 On #IntersexDay & every day, we'll fight for the #intersex community. globalequality.wordpress.com…
Towards the Global End to Conversion Practices

Towards the Global End to Conversion Practices

In his Pride Month Executive Order, President Biden declared that the U.S. government “must safeguard LGBTQI+ youth from dangerous practices like so-called ‘conversion therapy’,” both at home and o…

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So proud to visit #LGBTQI refugees in Tijuana with @RepRuiz and other fierce Congressional allies for equality. We must open the US border to refugees!
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@RepRaulRuizMD7 May 2022
Today, as @HispanicCaucus Chair and as a trained humanitarian, I visited the U.S-Mexico border to assess the vulnerabilities of LGBTQI migrants and help provide humanitarian protections that are consistent with our American laws and their human rights.
Image from Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (@RepRaulRuizMD)
Image from Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (@RepRaulRuizMD)
Image from Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (@RepRaulRuizMD)
So proud to visit #LGBTQI refugees in Tijuana with fierce advocates for equality. Thanks @RepSaraJacobs. We must open the US border to refugees!
Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs) profile pictureCongresswoman Sara Jacobs
@RepSaraJacobs7 May 2022
I visited Tijuana with congressional colleagues and advocates from @Global_Equality to learn more about the threats LGBTQ+ asylum seekers face and what we can do to help. I’ll never stop working for human rights for LGBTQ+ folks and asylees, on both sides of the border.
Image from Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs)
Image from Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs)
Image from Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs)
So proud to visit #LGBTQI refugees in Tijuana #Mexico with @RepMarkTakano @RepRuiz @RepKatiePorter @RepJuanVargas @RepSaraJacobs and other allies. We must open the US border to refugees!
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Standing with Ukraine’s LGBTQI+ Community and Other Vulnerable Groups as Conflict Escalates globalequality.wordpress.com…

Standing with Ukraine’s LGBTQI+ Community and Other Vulnerable Groups as Conflict Escalates

Kyiv Pride March March 2, 2022 – Last week, as Russian forces launched a brutal invasion of Ukraine, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden Adm…

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LGBTQ Ukrainians weigh in on Russian aggression - washingtonblade.com/2022/02/…

LGBTQ Ukrainians weigh in on Russian aggression

Several activists bluntly categorized crisis as 'Biden's war.'

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Biden’s Pick for Top Human Rights Post Stuck in Nomination Limbo foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/07…

Biden’s Pick for Top Human Rights Post Stuck in Nomination Limbo

The time it takes a president’s nominees to clear Senate confirmation is getting longer and longer.

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Opinion | Human rights abuses will taint the Olympics and the World Cup. It’s time to end ‘sports...

The IOC and FIFA should reverse course and back athletes and human rights over profits.

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Looking Back on the Biden Administration’s First Year of Global LGBTQI Engagement globalequality.wordpress.com…

Looking Back on the Biden Administration’s First Year of Global LGBTQI Engagement

February 4, 2022 – A year ago today, President Biden signed the “Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World,…

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I’m urging the @StateDept to allow U.S. diplomats to discuss the advancement of marriage equality. @RepCicilline, the @LGBTEqCaucus chair, @repdinatitus, and over 60 House Democrats support repealing this outdated policy. LGBTQ rights are human rights. thehill.com/policy/internati…
Democrats call for State to lift ban on embassies discussing same-sex marriage

Democrats call for State to lift ban on embassies discussing same-sex marriage

House Democrats are calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to rescind a blanket ban on American embassies discussing U.S. advancements on marriage equality for same-sex couples. The Stat…

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Ghana Gets Its Wake-up Call: Will it Be Answered? amnestyusa.medium.com/ghana-…

Ghana Gets Its Wake-up Call: Will it Be Answered?

By Adotei Akwei, Amnesty International USA

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Happy #InternationalLesbianDay! Join us in shouting-out our founder @JulieDorf, a formidable international #LGBTQI human rights advocate who also started @OutRightIntl ❤️ Here she is speaking at the 1st #LGBTQI-specific @HouseForeign hearing (4:32:22)! youtube.com/watch?v=cPzB7RgV…
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In her confirmation hearing to become ambassador to #Ghana, Amb. Virginia Palmer was asked by @ChrisVanHollen about the country’s concerning record on #LGBTQ rights. Here’s her insightful, heartfelt reply:
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Thanks to @davidcicilline for amplifying the #LGBTQ Afghan refugee protection plan we developed with @HRC @IEquality @IRAP @ORAMrefugee @RainbowRailroad! We're thrilled to hear that @SecBlinken is aware & hope to see its imminent implementation.
The Council for Global Equality (@Global_Equality) profile pictureThe Council for Global Equality@Global_Equality13 Sep 2021
“Thank you for rightly putting the spotlight on the #LGBTQI+ community in #Afghanistan & the particular threat they find themselves under" @SecBlinken to @RepCicilline after Cicilline asks about implementation of our 10-point plan to protect refugees. globalequality.wordpress.com…
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Blinken expresses concern over LGBTQ Afghans washingtonblade.com/2021/09/…

Blinken expresses concern over LGBTQ Afghans

Groups have urged White House to implement 10-point plan.

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“Thank you for rightly putting the spotlight on the #LGBTQI+ community in #Afghanistan & the particular threat they find themselves under" @SecBlinken to @RepCicilline after Cicilline asks about implementation of our 10-point plan to protect refugees. globalequality.wordpress.com…
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Ghana: Anti-LGBTI bill stirs up hatred, persecution and discrimination - Amnesty International

The Ghanaian Parliament and the government should immediately withdraw the proposed Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 from consideration. It gravely...

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