Join us for a celebratory evening of dancing and socializing on Friday after Trans Day of Action and before marching with Sexual Minorities Uganda and the Center for Constitutional Rights in the...
Updated: June 26, 2015
June 24, 2015On the night of June 27, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a seedy mob-controlled gay bar on Christopher Street in New York City. It was one of thousands of such raids that routinely took place...
June 29, 2015CCR and SMUG marched together in the New York City LGBTQ Pride parade.
July 13, 2015Scott Lively's defense against crimes-against-humanity claims will put activists at risk, a group for gay Ugandans told a federal judge. Sexual Minorities Uganda set its sights on the former...
This month, Freedom Flicks, in partnership with DCTV Presents, is proud to host a free screening of dream hampton’s disquieting new documentary, Treasure: from Tragedy to Trans Justice, Mapping...
Updated: October 26, 2015
December 28, 2015Gay rights activists in the East African nation of Uganda say they’ve been persecuted for years, subject to arrest simply for meeting, to physical violence for being gay. In an unlikely twist, their...
January 14, 2016An American pastor is publicly appealing for donations after experiencing “major financial hardship” as the result of a lawsuit in which he is accused of inciting violence and discrimination against...
February 19, 2016Frank Mugisha is the executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda ( SMUG ), the plaintiff represented by CCR in their lawsuit against Scott Lively, a U.S.-based anti-gay extremist. Frank is here in...
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) is non-profit umbrella organization for LGBTI advocacy groups in Uganda. SMUG was founded in 2004 and the network currently comprises 18 organizations in Uganda...
Updated: February 29, 2016
Join us for an engaging conversation between CCR Senior Staff Attorney Pam Spees, Kiobel lead counsel Paul Hoffman, and others on the intersection of human rights and LGBTIQ rights, moderated by...
Updated: March 9, 2016
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