This article first appeared on Freakonomics radio The interesting take-aways for LGBTI campaigners: Information is used by people depending on their existing views: The same piece of information, or explainer video, or real-life story, etc. will be used to REINFORCE attitudes, including negative ones, rather than challenge them. It was pretty clear so far that…
Campaigning is both one of the most challenging and one of the most exhilarating tasks for a campaigner for sexual, gender, and bodily diversity. It takes us “out there” to face the public, on what often seems like an impossible task to change hearts and minds. It takes us into the extremely counter-intuitive field of…
Campaigners working on divisive issues can take a cue from this sex workers\’ campaign in South Africa, which deployed humor to win hearts and minds.
This article by Ralph Underhill, PIRC Associate and Director of Framing Matters was published by the Public Interest Research Center: President Nixon famously said, “I am not a crook”. With those 5 words, he managed to reinforce the idea, in the minds of millions of Americans, that he was, in fact, a crook. What he…
We know that the world views of everyone are shaped by what “narratives” are out there. But what does this mean? and how does STORY-telling come into the picture. This easy set of definitions developed by the Narrative Initiative brings a useful clarification: Narrative Concepts These core concepts articulate the different levels at which we…
The victory of free choice in a Catholic country offers inspiration for LGBTIQ campaigners everywhere.
This article appeared in OpenGlobalRights Giving people a sense of optimism about and control over their future is the best way to stop populist narratives from taking root. With the global rise of populism, and far-right narratives increasingly seeping into the mainstream, the most powerful way to challenge hatred is not shouting people down—it is…
LGBTIQ activists in Fiji shares how they managed to start the first-ever Pride march in the country in 2019.
After various public campaigns, including documentaries, petitions, and demonstrations, Taiwan became the first country to legalize marriage equality in 2019
Amid state censorship and repression, QueerFest in Russia persisted in using culture, art, and beauty to provide spaces for queer visibility.