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WASHINGTON - May 17, 2023 - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, is commemorating International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) by celebrating the innovative outcomes of the third year of HRC Foundation's Global Small Grants Program, which supported 20 initiatives to advance LGBTQ+ equality in 18 different countries.

This year, the Global Small Grants program supported 20 initiatives with grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to advance LGBTQ+ equality in 18 countries.

Today HRC is commemorating International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) by celebrating the innovative outcomes of the second year of HRC Foundation’s Global Small Grants Program, which supported 20 initiatives to advance LGBTQ+ equality in 20 countries.

20 organizations in 20 countries around the world will receive small grants from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to support their efforts LGBTQ+ protections in their country

David Aruquipa and Guido Montano last week became Bolivia's first gay couple to be legally recognized. The lawyer and businessman were joined in a civil union ceremony December 11, five months after they won their two-year legal battle against the country's civil registry. Bolivia's Constitutional Court sided with the couple in July. Montano, 45, and Aruquipa, 48, sued Bolivia's civil registry when authorities refused to register their relationship in 2018. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Bolivia. The couple have been together more than 11 years. In their administrative appeals, Montano and...