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  • Two Victory Institute trainees on the Ballot in Colombia this Sunday

    Tatiana Piñeros speaks at Victory Institute's 2012 LGBTQ Leaders ConferenceColombia will hold its parliamentary elections this Sunday, March 11. …

  • Vote for Equality Campaign Launches in Colombia

     Just this week, Victory Institute and our partner in Colombia, Caribe Afirmativo, launched the Vote for Equality campaign website…

  • Renewed Fight for Gun Control in 2018 Led by LGBTQ Teens

    On February 14th, 17 people were murdered in a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. A sentence such as the…

  • LGBTQ Winter olympians embracing each other

    Gay Winter Olympians in 2018 Impact far more than the Ice

    The 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang may be at a close, but the visibility of LGBTQ people the…

  • Mexican politician Reyna Celeste

    Lesbian, Indigenous, and Running for Office!

     In Mexico, exciting things have been happening over the past few years with regards to LGBTQ rights. More Mexican…

  • Houston Candidate and Campaign Training participants

    Houston Welcomes First Candidate & Campaign Training of 2018

    The first weekend of February brought the LGBTQ Victory Institute to Houston, Texas, where a large and diverse class of…

  • Meet José Manuel Canelas, New Bolivian Vice Minister of Planning and Coordination

    Manuel Canelas speaking at Victory Institute’s Latin America and Caribbean regional conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 2017Manuel…

  • Utah’s Rising LGBTQ Leadership

    In 2017, the United States celebrated many historic wins for the LGBTQ community across all levels of government. Some…

  • South African activists pose with the Victory International team

    South African Civil Unions Act grants marriage equality, as well as license to discriminate. One MP wishes to change that

    Deidre Carter and Mosiuoa Lekota (center) of COPE meet with trainees in South Africa.In 2006, South Africa was among…

  • Corey Johnson at a microphone

    Corey Johnson, the first HIV+ New York City Council Speaker, wants to end the epidemic

    Corey Johnson is a prime example of Victory Institute's mission that personnel is policy.On January 8th of this year,…

  • Chilean activists

    Gender Identity Bill is passed through the House of Deputies in Chile

    Jaime Parada (left) and Luis Larraín (center) at Victory Institute’s 2017 Latin America and the Caribbean regional conference in…

  • Carmen Munoz speaks at the Human Rights Court

    Inter-American Human Rights Court urges full equality for LGBTQ persons

    In a groundbreaking ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that gender identity and sexual orientation are protected…

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