1 — Our Visions of Liberation
The future

We envision a future where we are self-determined – meaning we want control over our own lives; we want to be unshackled from oppression, occupation, colonisation, and apartheid. We want communities where violence, racism, torture, homophobia, transphobia and misogyny are replaced by peace and equality.

We envision a future where we have bodily autonomy and safety – that means having full control over our bodies and the makeup of our families. We envision a sex positive future – where sexual and reproductive choice and freedom is available to all.

We envision a safe future – one where we don’t have to live in fear of being ostracised. We envision a future where LBQ women and LBQ gender non-conforming peoples have access to the money they need to live.

We envision a future where we have the power to build healthy and well-balanced relationships with our families, our communities and our work. We envision a future where we live in close connection with the Earth, to nature and to our surrounding communities.

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2 — Who we are
STRENGTHS

We, the lesbian, bi-sexual and queer (LBQ) global activists are committed to building intersectional movements.

The term intersectionality describes the overlapping social identities that we all embody, such as race, class, disability, sexuality and gender. By committing to an intersectional movement, we’re dedicated to fighting against the intersecting layers of oppression our constituents face.

We organise collectively and build strategies with activists across regions. We’re great at facilitating dialogue and collaborating with other movements. This type of strategic thinking is what helps us achieve our movement goals.

We also find smart ways to increase the visibility of other LBQ women and LBQ gender non-conforming (GNC) people and support them and their focused efforts to build power from the ground up.

3 — What we’ll focus on
PRIORITIES

Education

Leadership training and skills building

LBQ-inclusive advocacy and education

Youth engagement, youth leadership
and skills building

Popular education with LBQ women
and LBQ GNC peoples and communities

Safety
& Wellness

Wellness of activists and communities

Mental health support services

Building community spaces to organise
and socialise

Security of women, GNC peoples,
and LGBTQI activists

Addressing state-sanctioned violence
against activists

Building our Movements

Collaborations within the Global South

Fostering an intersectional LGBTQI movement

Fostering an inclusive and intersectional women’s rights movement

Legal advocacy

Communications, including media literacy and visibility

Conducting research and gathering data

Strategising to address the
criminalisation of dissent

Strategising to resist militarisation and occupation of communities

Finding and securing resources

4 — How we’ll do it
STRATEGIES
STRATEGy

Advocacy

Advocacy campaigns, know your rights trainings, documentation of violence, etc.

Tactics
STRATEGy

Popular
Education

Community dialogues, educational LGBTQI inclusive materials, workshops in community and schools, etc.

Tactics
STRATEGy

Cross-Movement Collaboration

Information and learning exchanges, building South-South partnerships, etc.

Tactics
STRATEGy

Skills & Knowledge Building

Organisational development, security trainings, leadership trainings, research, etc.

Tactics
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Strategic Communications

Media literacy trainings, social media campaigns, publications, etc.

Tactics
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Philanthropic
Advocacy

Donor engagement, donor education.

Tactics
STRATEGy

Cultural
Production

Art workshops, campaigns and exhibits with LBQ women and LBQ GNC people.

Tactics
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Language Justice

Translation of materials, holding meetings in local languages, etc.

Tactics
5 — What we’ll need to make it happen
NEEDS & WANTS

Money

Funding

Donor education on LBQ movements

Community building & collaboration

Networking and information sharing
between activists

South-to-South learning exchanges
between activists and movements

Cross-movement dialogues

Secure community spaces

Skills and Knowledge building

Self-care and burnout prevention

“Know your rights” trainings

Sessions to build perspectives around power, human rights and social change

WORK WITH US TO BUILD
A BETTER WORLD