List of LGBTQ rights activists

A list of notable LGBTQ rights activists who have worked to advance LGBTQ rights by political change, legal action or publication. Ordered by country, alphabetically.

Albania

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  • Elton Ilirjani, the first CEO of a major company in Albania who came out of the closet as gay[1] in 2016.[2] He is the founder of the Dignity Global[3] non-government organization for LGBT rights in the workplace, founded in 2019. He is also known as an LGBT activist[4] and model, making history as the first genderless model to walk Seoul Fashion Week in 2023.[5]
  • Xheni Karaj, founder of Aleanca LGBT organization and recipient of the Civil Rights Defenders of the Year Award 2022[6]
  • Kristi Pinderi, LGBT activist and journalist; founder of Pro-LGBT[6]

Angola

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  • Carlos Fernandes, LGBT activist and a founder/director of the Iris Angola Association.[7]
  • Titica, transgender Angolan signer and goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS.

Argentina

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Armenia

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Australia

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Austria

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Bangladesh

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Barbados

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  • Ro-Ann Mohammed, co-founder of the organization Barbados - Gays, Lesbians and All-Sexuals against Discrimination (B-GLAD)[30]
  • Donnya Piggott, tech entrepreneur, human rights advocate, co-founder of the organization Barbados - Gays, Lesbians and All-Sexuals against Discrimination (B-GLAD)[30]

Belgium

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Belize

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Botswana

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Brazil

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Bulgaria

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Cameroon

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Canada

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Chile

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China, People's Republic of

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Croatia

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Cuba

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  • Ada Bello, LGBT rights activist and medical researcher[89]
  • Mariela Castro, director of the National Commission for Comprehensive Attention to Transsexual People[90]

Denmark

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Ecuador

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Egypt

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El Salvador

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Estonia

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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Guatemala

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  • Aldo Dávila, politician and first openly gay man and first HIV-positive member of Congress[122]
  • Sandra Morán, first out LGBT person ever elected to Congress; LGBT and human rights activist[123]

Honduras

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Hungary

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Iceland

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India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Iraq

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Ireland

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Israel

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Italy

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Jamaica

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Japan

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Kenya

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Kyrgyzstan

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Latvia

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Lebanon

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Lithuania

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Malta

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Mexico

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and his wife Imelda Bejar Anglican priest

Morocco

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Myanmar

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Nepal

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Nigeria

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Norway

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Pakistan

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Palestine

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Panama

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Peru

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Philippines

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Poland

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Portugal

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Qatar

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Sierra Leone

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Singapore

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Slovakia

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Somalia

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South Africa

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South Korean

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Spain

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Sri Lanka

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St. Lucia

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Sudan

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Syria

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Uganda

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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Zambia

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See also

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References

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