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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people of color organizations in the U.S. tend to be small; local; diverse across populations, issues and strategies; and operate with few to no staff members, according to a report recently released by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI), a national philanthropic group based in New York City. Building Communities: Autonomous Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer People of Color Organizations in the U.S. represents the first-ever national study on this sector. The report was officially released this week at the Creating Change conference in Detroit, MI, sponsored by the National Gay […]

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI), a national philanthropic group based in New York City, has awarded nearly $1 million to eight public and community foundations around the country as the initial part of a racial equity campaign to strengthen organizations addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people of color. “We’re hoping to spark a dialogue in the philanthropic community about the ways in which we can better enhance the lives of the full spectrum of LGBTQ communities,” said Karen Zelermyer, executive director of Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues. “We recognize that building stronger organizations and […]

Forty grantmakers from around the world awarded nearly $10.5 million to groups working on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) issues in the Global South and East, according to a historic report just released by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI), a national philanthropic group based in New York City. The report—“A Global Gaze: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Grantmaking in the Global South and East”—represents the first-ever study analyzing LGBTI grantmaking and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in those regions. Most of the money was provided by private and public foundations around the world. According to […]

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI) presented a briefing on international LGBTI grantmaking and grantee organizations—previewing a first-ever report on the subject—Thursday, June 21 at the Open Society Institute’s New York headquarters. The briefing was part of OSI’s Sexual Health and Rights Project (SHARP) and U.S. programs. The presenters included Robert Espinoza, director of research and communications at Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, and Joo Hyun-Kang, director of programs at the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice and a board member of FLGI. According to Kang, who highlighted the challenges and successes in promoting LGBTI rights worldwide, the importance […]