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Today, the High Court of Botswana delivered a landmark ruling declaring the criminalisation of homosexuality to be incompatible with the country’s constitution. Same-sex intimacy had been criminalised in the country under the penal code of 1964. In a unanimous decision, the three justices struck down the provisions prohibiting “carnal knowledge...
June is the height of the LGBT+ Pride season, and 2019 is a big year: it marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Although the struggle for equality began long before then, the Uprising is recognised as a catalyst for the modern LGBT+ movement that brought much of the...
On Thursday 17th May, Paul Dillane from Kaleidoscope Trust took part in a round table discussion hosted by the European Institute at the University College London (UCL) on Queer Asylum in Europe . The round table discussion is part of the UCL European Institute’s project,LGBTQ Migration and Asylum, which is...
On Friday 17th May, the UK joined the world in celebrating International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). As a UK-based organisation working on international issues, Kaleidoscope Trust recognises the importance of this day and the UK’s role in supporting the fight for LGBT+ equality globally, given the...
The UK Alliance for Global Equality (The UK Alliance) stands in solidarity with the millions of LGBT+ people around the world who are consistently denied justice and safety - the two interlinking themes of today’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). As a coalition of UK-based civil society...
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2019
December 2019
November 2019
September 2019
June 2019
May 2019
- Executive Director Paul Dillane speaks at roundtable on Queer Asylum in Europe
- Debates, Diplomats and Intersectionality: Kaleidoscope Trust Marks IDAHOBIT 2019
- Kaleidoscope Trust and UK partners stand in solidarity with LGBT+ people globally
- Phyll Opoku-Gyimah Appointed Executive Director of Kaleidoscope Trust
April 2019
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2018
December 2018
April 2018
- New Equality & Justice Alliance To Lead £5.6 Million Commonwealth Programme To Reform Discriminatory Laws
- Kaleidoscope Trust and global LGBT+ activists meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- UK Prime Minister Theresa May "deeply regrets" Britain's homophobic colonial legacy and doubles down on the UK's commitment to LGBT+ rights
- 'QUEER COMMONWEALTH' - A new photography exhibition captures the faces of the LGBTI rights movement in the Commonwealth
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2017
November 2017
July 2017
June 2017
March 2017
February 2017
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2016
December 2016
July 2016
May 2016
April 2016
- Highlights of progress on LGBT rights in the Commonwealth
- Kaleidoscope Trust launches A Commonwealth Toolkit for Policy Progress on LGBT Rights published in collaboration with the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Commonwealth Equality Network
- Kaleidoscope Trust welcomes All Party Parliamentary Group on Global LGBT Rights Report: The UK’s stance on international breaches of LGBT rights
- Foreign Affairs Select Committee Report Published The FCO's administration and funding its human rights work overseas
March 2016
- 31 March 2016 transgender day of visibility
- We Must Encourage a Truly Inclusive Commonwealth
- The Trust was very disappointed that once again Indian politicians have voted down a bill that would decriminalize homosexuality
- The Trust was very disappointed that once again Indian politicians have voted down a bill that would decriminalize homosexuality
February 2016
January 2016
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2015
November 2015
October 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
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2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
July 2014
May 2014
March 2014
February 2014
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2013
December 2013
September 2013
August 2013
- Liberal Candidate Signs Kaleidoscope Trust’s Pledge to Advocate LGBTI Human Rights in Australian Foreign Policy
- Kaleidoscope Trust appoints new Regional Director for Africa
- Australian Foreign Minister pledges support for LGBTI rights
- Kaleidoscope Trust Hails Australian Greens Commitment to LGBTI Human Rights
July 2013
May 2013
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2012
December 2012
October 2012
July 2012
- John Barrowman talks to LBC's Iain Dale about Kaleidoscope campaign
- Kaleidoscope Trust: World Pride Round Up
- John Barrowman discusses Kaleidoscope's campaign on Channel 5 News
- UK Human Rights Minister backs global LGBT rights campaign
- LGBT tribute to Hillary Clinton on the Fourth of July
- Elton John: 'stop the violence against gay people in Ukraine'
May 2012
March 2012
- European Conference puts LGBT issues under the spotlight
- Kaleidoscope Trust submission on new Commonwealth Charter demands action.
- 'Kaleidoscope Queen' tribute from the Kaleidoscope Trust President, John Bercow MP.
- Kaleidoscope selected as charity partner for World Pride 2012
- Kaleidoscope Trust welcomes first ever UN debate on LGBT human rights
February 2012
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2011
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
- Minister of State for International Development endorses Kaleidoscope Trust
- First Ministers for Scotland and Wales endorse Kaleidoscope Trust
- UK Prime Minister has welcomed the launch of Kaleidoscope Trust
- UK Labour Party Leader endorses Kaleidoscope Trust
- Liberal Democrats support Kaleidoscope Trust
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