Sports and Culture

LGBTI Freedom of Artistic Expression

Freemuse operates within an international human rights and legal framework which upholds the principles of accountability, participation, equality, non-discrimination and cultural diversity. We document violations of artistic freedom and leverage evidence-based advocacy at international, regional and national levels for better protection of all people, including those at risk.

US: New Campaign Honors LGBTQ Senior Advocates In AR

Not Another Second is a new cultural awareness campaign that shares the stories of 12 LGBTQ+ seniors – which includes a politician, veteran, Stonewall Survivor, and Black Panther – who collectively lost 485 years living in the closet.

Brazil: A Huge Concrete Vagina Sculpture is Drawing Attention to Women’s Rights

Artwork that vividly depicts or celebrates the vagina in some way is a territory that’s as well-trodden as still life paintings of bowls of fruit, but nevertheless, a global uprising of conservative mentalities has recently resulted in vagina artwork being deemed controversial

Kings: navigating the perspectives of trans men and masculine presenting LBQ women in the Global South

This screening and panel discussions are seeking to highlight the experiences of transgender men and masculine presenting lesbian, bisexual and queer women across the Global South, with speakers from Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Eswatini, Venezuela, UK and more.