Introducing the Openly newsletter: Global LGBTQ+ news, straight to your inbox

Right now, LGBTQ+ people around the world are navigating one of the most turbulent moments in recent memory.

Estimates suggest LGBTQ+ people make up barely 10% of the world’s population, but their struggle for social acceptance and equal rights has become a political battleground from the United States to Russia and Senegal.

There is a strong need for a global, authoritative news platform on LGBTQ+ rights, one that sheds a light on under-reported stories, provides unbiased, impartial, trusted journalism, and fits the news consumption habits of today’s digital users.

That’s where Openly comes in.

What is Openly?

Openly is the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s LGBTQ+ news brand.

Since launching in 2018, we’ve built a global community through our award-winning social video journalism on TikTok and Instagram. This year alone, we were shortlisted for a One World Media award, and won the ‘Excellence in International Coverage Award’ for the Hivos-funded documentary ‘Why LGBTQ+ refugees no longer want to stay in Kenya‘.

But algorithms can be unpredictable. Critical stories can be hidden from their most relevant audiences, while important LGBTQ+ stories can be flattened into shallow ‘clickbait’ moments without context or nuance.

So we’re launching something new.

Introducing the Openly newsletter

Our new global LGBTQ+ newsletter, will help us build a direct relationship with our online community. Not instead of our social video coverage, but alongside it.

Every couple of weeks, we’ll send original reporting, analysis, and human stories directly to your inbox. Our goal? To keep you up-to-date on the biggest issues shaping the lives of LGBTQ+ people today.

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If you believe that LGBTQ+ stories deserve the same rigorous, impartial coverage as any other human rights issue, then the Openly newsletter is for you.