VICE IMPACT: THESE CODERS ARE ORGANIZING TO HELP LGBTQ PEOPLE
“The Out in Tech Digital Corps is doing its part to empower LGBTQ organizations to make those valuable contributions, and provide resources, tools, and attention to those the administration seeks to make invisible.”
INCLUSION TECH: CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH CODE
The other eight organizations benefitting from the event hail from Belize, Botswana, Brazil, China, the Nile Valley (Egypt/Sudan), Pakistan, Russia, and Zimbabwe. The Out in Tech team is hoping that this will be the first of a series of events geared at supporting these extraordinary grassroots organizations, and at providing an opportunity for its members to contribute to the fight towards equality.
HUFFINGTON POST: OUT IN TECH BUILDS WEBSITES FOR 10 LGBTQ+ ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE
“Local non-profits and their brave leaders are absolutely critical for the millions of LGBTQ+ people around the world who are looking for advocates, a community, a safe environment, and resources pertaining to sexual health.”
Build 10
On Saturday, September 10, 2016, Out in Tech supported 10 international organizations fighting to protect LGBTQ+ rights in their home countries, ranging from Pakistan to Botswana.
THE MEMO: LIFE OR DEATH? OUT IN TECH ARE HELPING PEOPLE IN THE WORST PLACES TO BE LGBTQ+
“More than 70 countries still have discriminatory laws in place against homosexual acts, and this number would be even bigger if it included nations like Russia (which enforces a federal law “for the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values”).”