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Few social issues have progressed over the course of history faster than equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Atlantic’s investments over 9 years provided crucial support to organizations in the Republic of Ireland and South Africa working to change laws and attitudes and…

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500"] Inka von Sternenfels listens intently to the guide along with other LGBT members of the LGBTQI Donor Study Tour of South Africa. Photo by Tracy Gary.[/caption] By Heather Cassell Anyone who knows Jody Cole, owner of Wild Rainbow African Safaris, know…

From 2004-2013, The Atlantic Philanthropies provided grant funding to support equality and visibility for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Republic of Ireland. Atlantic focused its funding on four organisations with the objective of improving LGBT people’s access to rights and services.…

From 2004-2013, Atlantic funded four organisations working to improve human rights, visibility, and access to services for LGBT people in the Republic of Ireland. This video looks at a few examples of these grantees' successes, including a landmark 2010 civil partnership law, a scheduled public referendum…

Parents and students gathered at Chicago Public Schools headquarters Monday to demand that the school system use proposed federal funding as part of President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce gun violence for counselors instead of adding armed police officers.The overuse of school police has resulted…

By Sarah KarlanMany LGBT Africans seek asylum and refuge in South Africa, where the constitution – put into effect in 1996 by President Nelson Mandela – promises equal rights to all.A new video from Atlantic Philanthropies, a foundation focusing on human rights around the globe,…

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), an Atlantic grantee, is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.This article was originally posted on NIJC's website by Jane Zurnamer on 05 July 2011.  Defending the rights of sexual…

Calamus Gives One of the Largest Grants in Its History to SAGE. CORRECTION: Please note the release distributed on Tuesday, December 9th was in error. The Atlantic Philanthropies grant to SAGE was not the Foundation's first gift to an LGBT organization. Please use the corrected…

This case study tells the story behind the campaign that resulted in Ireland becoming the first country in the world to approve marriage equality by popular vote. It describes the factors contributing to the May 2015 achievement, including how two competing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…

Zoliswa Nkonyana, Zizakele Sigasa, and Salome Masooa helped me to understand the critical importance of Atlantic’s work to support the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered and intersex people in South Africa. Sadly, these young women were not among the many South Africans I…