Dear John,
Since early 2025, more than US$125 million has been stripped from efforts advancing human rights for LGBTIQ people worldwide. That’s roughly one-quarter of all international funding for this work—gone.
This is not a dip. The effect is clear: a movement is being starved.
Outright alone lost US$10 million in committed funding. We were forced to terminate 120 grants to partners in nearly 50 countries. Organizations that provide safe houses, legal defense, health care, and crisis documentation are now fighting to keep their doors open.
When funding collapses, the work doesn’t pause politely. People lose services, safety, and legal defense. Organizations lose staff and hard-won expertise. Decades of progress are at risk.
But we refuse to let that happen.
Today, we publicly launch Funding Our Freedom: a US$10 million emergency campaign to keep frontline organizations alive and sustain the global advocacy infrastructure that protects them.
