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Civil Rights . Social Action . Advocacy |
Rainbow Advocacy is a LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting LGBTQIA+ community-building, economic and health-related initiatives and programs, with local, national and global reach. It was established in 1996 and inspired by revolutionary human rights advocate Rev. Troy Perry, co-founder of LA PRIDE / Christopher Street West and founder of the international Metropolitan Community Churches denomination.
Our mission is to create programs and projects elevating issues impacting the lives of LGBTQIA+ people around the world, through arts, educational and community honors programming in association with individuals and partner organizations. Through this process, we are able to enhance the global Pride movement of compassion and amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community. |
Tailoring Our Way to Freedom
Welcome to the first project to be funded through Rainbow Advocacy's newly created Troy Perry Legacy Grants, being awarded to Kampala, Uganda-based Coloured Voices Media Foundation for "Tailoring Our Way to Freedom."
"Tailoring Our Way To Freedom" aims to empower and provide sustainable livelihoods for LGBTQIA+ individuals in Uganda who have been adversely affected by the Anti Homosexuality Act 2023. To address the challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community, we have initiated a campaign to teach clothing production skills using electric sewing machines, aiming to train and provide job opportunities for over 60 individuals. |
"Tailoring Our Way To Freedom" represents a crucial step towards not just reducing unemployment, but also fostering mental well-being and solidarity within the LGBTQIA+ community.
We dedicate this project to slain Kenyan Fashion Designer / Model / Activist Edwin Chiloba.
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Tribute to Edwin Chiloba with musical artists Julian King & Niccolo Cosme
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Edwin Kiprotich Kiptoo, better known as Edwin Chiloba, was a Kenyan fashion designer, model, and outspoken LGBTQIA+ activist.
Edwin's body was discovered in early January 2023 following his brutal murder. The "Tailoring Our Way to Freedom" project will create a clothing line, Liberation Designs, with fashions inspired by Edwin Chiloba. Please view our video Tribute |
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GenZ Arts & Advocacy
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OUR PRIDE is Rainbow Advocacy's global compassion-focused program to amplify youth-led social action and advocacy.
OUR PRIDE Arts & Advocacy program is a collective of individuals and organizations dedicated elevating issues impacting the lives of LGBTQIA+ people around the world through the arts and advocacy to enhance the global Pride movement of compassion and amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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The network seeks to address issues such as: racism, oppression, colorism, colonialism, corrective rape, conversion therapy, criminalization, discrimination, equality, mental health & suicide, police brutality, refuge & asylum, religious oppression & spiritual abuse, school bullying, transphobia, violence, women's rights, and youth homelessness.
OUR PRIDE Video & Arts Fest is a virtual festival with its own unique festival village, complete with original programming, panels, director Q&A’s, and live networking opportunities, sponsored and hosted by FILMOCRACY.
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Join us in making compassion a clear, luminous and
dynamic force in our polarized world.
dynamic force in our polarized world.
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We're partnering with the international Charter for Compassion's LGBTQIA+ Initiative.
The Charter for Compassion is a document created through the TED Prize that transcends religious, ideological, and national differences. Supported by leading thinkers from many traditions, the Charter activates the Golden Rule around the world. |
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Advancing LGBTQIA+ Social Activism & Healing
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