Added on: 09/09/2020
Ari Weinstein
Alturi Contributor
Can you tell me about the image you made that circulated social media platforms in support of Julie Khan? I met Julie last year at the 2019…
Added on: 09/03/2020
Ari Weinstein
Alturi Contributor
What was it like to grow up as a queer person in Belarus? My story was, to a large extent, about invisibility. When I was growing up,…
Added on: 08/26/2020
Ari Weinstein
Alturi Contributor
How did you become involved with LGBTI activism? I started back in 2011 when I was away from Poland studying in Slovenia and I found out there…
Added on: 08/26/2020
Ari Weinstein
Alturi Contributor
How did you become interested in this type of activism? When I was younger, I worked a lot with the trans sex worker community because I used…
Added on: 04/27/2019
Nóra Blaskovits
Alturi Contributor
Shifting the paradigm Having the largest Catholic population in the world, Brazil is a country where culture, beliefs, and institutions are highly influenced by the Church. Catholicism…
Regions: Brazil, South America
Added on: 04/27/2019
Max Micallef
Alturi Contributor
Could you give me a brief summary of what the Where Love is Illegal project is about? The Where Love is Illegal project is a campaign to…
Regions: International
Added on: 12/20/2018
Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
The camp is run by the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights and houses 200,000 refugees from 10 countries, most being from conservative Muslim backgrounds. UNHCR…
Added on: 12/07/2018
Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
On July 22 Erica’s dream came true. Before a crowd of thousands she and Jorge, her partner of 16 years, received a community-funded fairytale wedding as part…
Regions: Brazil, South America
Added on: 12/06/2018
Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
This struggle is depicted in the new feature documentary “Letis in Waiting.” Created by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson & Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu, the film features Joey Mataele…
Added on: 12/05/2018
Alturi
Press Release
Funds raised via Destination Equality will go directly to the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC), a non-profit organization that supports the LGBT community across the Caribbean. Funds will…
Regions: Central America and Caribbean
Added on: 08/02/2018
Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
Visibles early work has included promoting public debates around issues relevant to the LGBTI community — equal marriage, the right to gender identity, promoting safe spaces for…
Regions: Central America and Caribbean, Guatemala
Added on: 08/02/2018
Robert Blackmon
Alturi Project Director
‘Evening Shadows’ is currently on the international festival circuit including a recent screening at Outfest in Los Angeles. In addition to a glowing audience reception, Sridhar took the…