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Alex Farrow
@alexfarrow.bsky.social
CEO, Kaleidoscope Trust 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #LGBTI rights, activism, & democracy. Fascinated by people, orgs & how we change things. #FreeSafeEqual
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In the wake of president Trump’s dismantling of USAID funding, I sat down with Kaleidoscope Trust CEO @alexfarrow.bsky.social to discuss what this means for LGBTQ+ people across the world. vadamagazine.com/features/ale...
“An enormous threat”: Kaleidoscope Trust CEO Alex Farrow on Trump’s influence on global LGBTQ+ rights.
In the wake of president Trump’s dismantling of USAID funding, Kaleidoscope CEO Alex Farrow sits down with Hadley Stewart to discuss what this means for LGBTQ+ people across the world.
vadamagazine.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Such a powerful article 👇

It’s a privilege to work alongside Glenroy & Dane - both featured in the article - as we fight for #LGBTI rights across the Commonwealth.
April 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hugely looking forward to #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LVW25!
It's Lesbian Visibility Week this week, a week to celebrate lesbians (cis & trans) and to make visible some of the issues impacting them and their lives. Thank you as ever to Diva Magazine for coordinating this week and for your steadfast solidarity with and inclusion of trans people. #LVW25
April 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The news from the USA is overwhelming, but we must hold onto what *is* happening vs what’s being said and what we fear.

Here’s a good primer on Trump’s gender-related executive order:

www.them.us/story/trump-...
Everything You Need to Know About Trump's Executive Order Attempting to Erase Trans Americans
The president signed the sweeping order within hours of taking office, signaling that curtailing the rights of trans people is a top priority for his administration.
www.them.us
January 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Nigeria is one of the few counties that has the death penalty for gay men & some of the harshest anti-LGBTI+ laws.

I’m no tourism expert, but that’s a strong reason why me & my #LGBTI friends can’t/won’t visit Nigeria.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d... @theguardian.com
Beaches, beer and a rare suspended lake … why can’t Nigeria attract more tourists?
Visitor numbers to the African country lag far behind its neighbours due to lack of infrastructure and national planning. Now some are starting to demand changes
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2024 at 9:58 AM
This is brilliant! Congrats @locality.bsky.social & @right-here.org.bsky.social 👏

This was a key recommendation in our NCVO 2021 levelling up report too:

www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-ins...
December 22, 2024 at 10:37 PM
This is a truly horrifying report on the scale of sexual violence & the depravity of M23 men in DRC.

I read this yesterday and can’t stop thinking about it.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

#Congo #Rwanda
Children executed and women raped in front of their families as M23 militia unleashes fresh terror on DRC
First-hand accounts from victims of unthinkable violence paint a gruesome picture of the brutality sweeping the central African country. How long is the West prepared to look away?
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:24 AM
The Anti-LGBTQ law of Ghana can proceed through parliament. The proposed law is insidious & one of the harshest of any country.

It criminalise *identifying* as #LGBTI+, for expressing that, for advocating for rights, and denies gender affirming care.
December 20, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Across all the #LGBTI+ policy discussions at ERC, there’s a fundamental problem: our opposition has more money than us.

We’re grateful for the govts supporting us, but our movement needs more - and we need it now 👇

t.co/YxvmM8AfGW
https://kaleidoscopetrust.com/securing-the-future-of-global-lgbti-advocacy-why-sustainable-investment-is-essential/
t.co
December 18, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Kicking off the Equal Rights Coalition conference in Berlin with a chance to meet global #LGBTI+ civil society orgs.

The ERC is a coalition of the willing - bringing together govts & NGOs in partnership for progress on LGBTI+ rights.
December 16, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Thank you both so much!

We hugely appreciate your support 🙏
Myself & @jpsilva88.bsky.social started our holiday giving early to make the most of doubling our donation to the Kaleidoscope Trust's work supporting LGBTI+ organisations across the world who are under threat, via the #BigGive: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌍✊🎄
December 16, 2024 at 9:01 AM
The brutal truth is that we’re losing so many hard-won rights for #LGBTI+ people because our opposition has more money.

We can change that this week as we DOUBLE your donation.

Join our fight back:

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 5, 2024 at 12:53 PM
December 4, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Reposted by Alex Farrow
Congratulations to @alexfarrow.bsky.social and the team at Kaleidoscope Trust for the fantastic "Year of Impact" event this evening.

So much to celebrate, but a powerful reminder of how much more work is needed to ensure a world that is free, safe and equal for all LGBT+ people. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
December 3, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Love actually can win. But we’re at real risk of losing hard-won #LGBTI+ rights & freedoms.

The reality is we’re being outspent.

Let’s change that this week by doubling donations for
Kaleidoscope Trust:

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 4, 2024 at 12:10 PM
November 28, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Reposted by Alex Farrow
🇳🇦 Namibia is going to the polls this week, and two young queer men are making history as the country’s first out LGBTQ+ candidates running for parliament - only a few months after it decriminalised gay relations.

I interviewed them for Context:
Namibia’s first out LGBTQ+ candidates aim to change laws and minds | Context
Namibians go to the polls next week with two out candidates running against backdrop of rising hate crime
www.context.news
November 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Huge thanks to the High Commission of Malta for hosting our roundtable on #LGBTI+ rights in the Commonwealth & how we sustain momentum after #CHOGM2024.

We need to broaden our govt allies, coordinate across civil society, & focus on intersectional issues.
November 25, 2024 at 7:26 PM
I’ve created a starter pack for #LGBTI sector folk in the UK. It’s certainly incomplete, so shout and I’ll you in 🙌

go.bsky.app/83E4uRC
November 24, 2024 at 3:29 PM
@viclanger.bsky.social Congrats on your new role! 🙌
November 24, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Hugely looking forward to this tomorrow!

After #CHOGM2024 and straight from #ILGA2024, we'll be talking about where LGBTI+ rights go next across the Commonwealth.
November 24, 2024 at 3:24 PM
November 24, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Reposted by Alex Farrow
🇳🇦 Two young queer men are making history as Namibia's first out LGBTQ+ candidates running for parliament - only a few months after their country decriminalised male same-sex relations.

I interviewed them for Context 👇
Namibia’s first out LGBTQ+ candidates aim to change laws and minds | Context
Namibians go to the polls next week with two out candidates running against backdrop of rising hate crime
www.context.news
November 22, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Such a special evening at #ILGA2024 - thank you to everyone who came to our Kaleidoscope & Open for Business reception.

Our fight is for love & our movement is about relationships. It’s these bonds that see us through challenging times & give me hope.
November 20, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Thank you David Lammy for inviting me to last night’s Commonwealth reception.

I got to speak about #LGBTI+ issues with some of the Commonwealth’s most senior diplomats. Alongside activists & movements, we see this a vital part of how change will happen.
September 5, 2024 at 2:52 PM