Outright's work is organized in four regional programs (
Asia,
the Middle East and
North Africa,
sub-Saharan Africa and
Latin America and
the Caribbean), and cross-regional programs focused on
the United Nations, global research and safety and security for
LGBTIQ activists. Work in the Asia region promotes acceptance of sexual and gender diversity at all levels of society. The 2014 Report "Violence: Through The Lens of Lesbians, Bisexual Women And Trans People in Asia" collected and reviewed data from five countries in the region. Recent projects focused on domestic violence protections for LGBT in the
Philippines and
Sri Lanka. Work in the Caribbean region supports organizations to achieve legal registration and provides support in establishing and building the capacity of newly founded organizations as well as combating gender-based violence.
Research program Outright International's Research Program collects quantitative and qualitative data through surveys and case studies to promote global LGBTIQ advocacy and address issues on religion, culture, policy, government, and social norms of gender sexuality, gender expression, and sexual orientation. This research is analyzed for use by local, regional, international and communications fronts. • Outright conducted the first-ever global survey in 2019 "Harmful Treatment: The Global Reach of So-called Conversion Therapy" on the causes and effects of "
conversion therapy" using interviews with experts and survivors around the world. The report dives into its main justifications by perpetrators, the most common conversion therapy practices used, and includes cases studies from people who have been through such programs. The survey provides insight on the social, cultural, and religious norms which undermine the identities and sexualities of LGBTIQ people. • A survey in 2018 "The Global State of LGBTIQ Organizing: The Right to Register" in 194 countries and found that only 56%, 109 countries, permit LGBTIQ organizations to register as so. In just 28%, 55 countries, LGBTIQ organizations exist but they cannot legally register. Outright is concerned that LGBTIQ people in these countries may be at higher risk of discrimination and violence, as well as lack resources and funding. • Partnered with local LGBTIQ groups in the Middle East and North Africa (
MENA), with a focus on Iran, Iraq, and Turkey, to support activists and allies. The 2018 report "Activism and Resilience: LGBTQ Progress in the Middle East and North Africa" explains how activism in the region leads to progress on LGBTQ issues, and how challenges are met with the resilience by the movement.
United Nations program Outright is the first and only U.S.-based LGBTIQ
human rights organization to obtain consultative status with the
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Outright uses its status to work as an organizer convening of groups and activists coming to
New York to conduct advocacy on LGBTIQ issues at the United Nations. Outright does direct advocacy work across the United Nations with a focus on the
General Assembly,
Commission on the Status of Women, and
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Two Outright events bridge UN direct advocacy work with global LGBTIQ activists and advocates: Advocacy Week and the UN Religious Fellowship. Outright engages relevant national, regional and international stakeholders, including UN member State missions, UN special mechanisms, UN agencies and the
UN Secretariat to support LGBTIQ rights at
UN headquarters, including the United Nations LGBTI Core Group. ==Awards==