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How to define boundaries in global LGBTQ+ advocacy networks

The LGBTQ+ rights network I'm part of is being torn apart by arguments about whether to include groups that focus on economic issues or HIV prevention instead of identity-based advocacy. Some members say we're diluting our message while others say we're replicating Western narrowness about what counts as queer liberation.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A movement is struggling with the fundamental question of what belongs under its umbrella when inclusion and focus seem to be in tension.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with LGBTQ+ rights globally?”

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