Multilateral Advocacy for LGBTQI+ Rights at the UN: Challenges and Successes

Why is advocacy at the United Nations and other multilateral organizations so important as a strategy to advance the cause of global LGBTQI+ equality? Join us for an engaging session to learn about the strengths and challenges of LGBTQI+ advocacy from an expert - Jessica Stern, Co-President of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice and Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Senior Fellow at Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights.
In her previous positions as U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, and the Executive Director of Outright International, Jessica has engaged at all levels of UN diplomacy with activists from every continent. In this session she will address the impact of this work, and why it is so fundamental to LGBTQI+ movement-building
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Jessica Stern is the Co-President of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice and Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Senior Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights. She has previously served as the U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons. Jessica was the Executive Director of Outright International. The session will address the impact and reasons for LGBTQI+ advocacy in the United Nations and other multilateral organizations.

Executive Summary

An expert, Jessica Stern, Co-President of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice and Global LGBTQI+ Human Rights Senior Fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights, will discuss the strengths and challenges of LGBTQI+ advocacy within the context of work at the United Nations and other multilateral organizations. Stern has experience engaging with activists across continents through roles such as U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons and Executive Director of Outright International. The session will address the impact of this diplomatic work and its fundamental role in building the LGBTQI+ movement.

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The framing positions high-level diplomacy within multilateral institutions as a crucial strategy for global LGBTQI+ equality, implying that institutional engagement is fundamental to movement building. This frames advocacy not merely as activism, but as a strategic diplomatic function. The expertise of an individual with direct experience at various levels of UN diplomacy and international human rights work lends significant authority to the discussion of these strengths and challenges. The underlying pattern suggests a move toward validating institutional mechanisms as primary levers for achieving social justice goals. A key question arises regarding the balance: how is the practical, grassroots reality of LGBTQI+ movement building integrated with the high-level diplomatic strategies presented? Who benefits most from positioning multilateral engagement as the central strategy versus other forms of organizing?

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