Welcome to the Advisory Council

Thank you for applying to be part of the Global LGBTI+ Rights Commission. As the Commission moves into its next phase, we’re inviting selected applicants to join the Advisory Council. 

Congratulations! We look forward to collaborating with you.

The Commission’s work aims to reflect a diversity of regional perspectives, lived experiences, and areas of expertise. Members of the advisory council will engage directly with our thematic working groups to engage fully with the evidence gathered by the Commission working papers in order to co-create the ideas and recommendations that will inform the Global Roadmap for LGBTI+ Rights.

What This Means

As an Advisory Council member, you’ll:

• Join one or more research streams aligned with your expertise or interests (please fill out form below).

• Participate in virtual consultations and review drafts of working papers.

• Contribute insights from your regional or thematic experience.

Engagement is designed to be flexible and collaborative. Most members will likely contribute a few hours each quarter, with optional opportunities for deeper involvement.

Each thematic stream represents a core area of inquiry for the Commission. You may choose to join one or several thematic streams, depending on your background and interests. We are also conscious that many themes overlap and will be making efforts for thematic working groups to engage with one another as well.

1. Institutional and Procedural

This stream examines how anti-rights actors have infiltrated legal and institutional systems — and how pro-rights movements can strategically reclaim these spaces.

2. Discursive and Cultural

This stream explores how anti-rights movements are using the power of language, faith, and culture in shaping rights debates— and how LGBTI+ advocates can reclaim these narratives. 

3. Geopolitical Tactics

This stream aims to investigate transnational financial systems, ideological alliances, and the digital infrastructures spreading anti-rights agendas.

4. People and Realities

This stream focuses on storytelling, protection, and alliance-building — exploring the human cost of advocacy and the power of collaboration across difference.

Confirm Your Participation

Please take a few moments to confirm your participation and indicate which research streams you’d like to engage with. We will make every effort to accommodate all your preferences but are conscious of the time commitment required.

Advisory Council Thematic Working Group Selection

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Commission Themes

Please rank the Commission’s Themes in order of preference.

First ChoiceInstitutional and ProceduralDiscursive and CulturalGeopolitical TacticsPeople and Realities

Second Choice Institutional and ProceduralDiscursive and CulturalGeopolitical TacticsPeople and Realities

Third Choice Institutional and ProceduralDiscursive and CulturalGeopolitical TacticsPeople and Realities

Fourth Choice Institutional and ProceduralDiscursive and CulturalGeopolitical TacticsPeople and Realities

Inquiry Workstreams

Please review the descriptions below and select the working paper group(s) you would like to contribute to. You may select multiple if your expertise or interest spans more than one area.

Institutional and Procedural Work Streams

• Strategic Litigation and Legal Tactics
• Global Institutions and Accountability

Discursive and Cultural Work Streams

• Weaponisation of Language and Cross-Fertilisation of Anti-Rights Actors
• Religion and Misuse of Faith
• Colonialism and the West

Geopolitical Tactics Work Streams

• Funding of the Anti-Rights Movement
• Digital Platforms, Algorithms, and Misinformation

People and Realities

• LGBTI+ Stories vs. Anti-Rights Narratives / Being an Activist Under Threat
• Coalition Building with Unlikely Allies

Can we keep in touch

Beyond the research groups, the work of the LGBTI+ Rights Commission may lead to reactive opportunities. Please indicate which opportunities you would be interested to participate in.

touch preferences: Preferred

Checkboxes

• I would like to be contacted for 1/1 follow-up research interviews related to my thematic stream(s)
• I would like to be contacted for media opportunities (e.g., interviews, op-eds, press briefings, or event panels)
• I am interested in hearing more about other Kaleidoscope Trust programmatic opportunities
• I am interested in being invited to events, workshops, or side meetings hosted by Kaleidoscope Trust
• I prefer to only engage in research-related communications.

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