LGBTIQ Realities w ISIS + OutRight's Countdown to Celebration of Courage

The Young Professionals Engagement Committee of OutRight is happy to invite you to an evening of great music, networking, and happy hour drinks at Bamboo 52 on Wednesday, April 6 -- featuring a very special activist, Kevin Schumacher (formerly known as Hossein Alizadeh) who leads OutRight's efforts in the Middle East & North Africa. Join OutRight in the countdown to our annual gala - A Celebration of Courage (https://www.outrightinternational.org/coc2016) being held at the UN this year, and get to know how you can get involved in OutRight's work with LGBTIQ people across the world. Get your tickets to the gala NOW! Go to Outrightinternational.org/CoC2016 Kevin Schumacher has led OutRight's efforts to work with and support a variety of groups across the Middle East, including in Iran and Iraq, and serves as the main person documenting the atrocities committed by ISIS. This work was central to the first UN Security Council Meeting on LGBTIQ issues, which focused on the brutal deaths of alleged gays depicted in ISIS propaganda. Schumacher received his M.A. in International Relations from Tehran University and has worked at OutRight since 2006.