{"id":54830,"date":"2026-07-08T21:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=54830"},"modified":"2026-07-08T21:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:46:58","slug":"centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices: The following lessons learned and best practices have been documented through the activities of the ACTIF working group. This working group brings together Canadian organizations that have received funding from the ACTIF Fund to carry out, in partnership with organizations in the South, projects that strengthen the respect, protection and fulfillment of the human rights of LGBTQ2I people. Also available in <a href=\"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ResourceHRE_ACTIF_Tipsheet_CenteringUnderrepresentedVoices_FR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":54834,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"languages":[4799,4802],"doctype":[4886],"thematic_area":[4860,4870,5015],"class_list":["post-54830","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","languages-english","languages-french","doctype-reference-materials","thematic_area-lgbtq2i","thematic_area-equity-diversity-and-inclusion","thematic_area-participation-and-community-engagement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices | Equitas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices | Equitas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices: The following lessons learned and best practices have been documented through the activities of the ACTIF working group. This working group brings together Canadian organizations that have received funding from the ACTIF Fund to carry out, in partnership with organizations in the South, projects [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Equitas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/equitas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-09T01:46:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EN1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EquitasIntl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/resource\\\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/resource\\\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\\\/\",\"name\":\"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices | Equitas\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/resource\\\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/resource\\\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EN1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-09T01:39:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-09T01:46:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/resource\\\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/resource\\\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/resource\\\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EN1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/EN1.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/resource\\\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Equitas\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/fr\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/fr\\\/resource\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education\",\"description\":\"Centre international d\u2019\u00e9ducation aux droits humains\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Equitas\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education\",\"alternateName\":\"Equitas\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Equitas-social-media-profile-picture.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Equitas-social-media-profile-picture.png\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/equitas.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/equitas\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/EquitasIntl\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/equitas_human_rights\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/11207656\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/EquitasHRE\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices | Equitas","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices | Equitas","og_description":"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices: The following lessons learned and best practices have been documented through the activities of the ACTIF working group. This working group brings together Canadian organizations that have received funding from the ACTIF Fund to carry out, in partnership with organizations in the South, projects [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/","og_site_name":"Equitas","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/equitas","article_modified_time":"2026-07-09T01:46:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":500,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EN1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@EquitasIntl","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/","url":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/","name":"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices | Equitas","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EN1.png","datePublished":"2026-07-09T01:39:01+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-09T01:46:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EN1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EN1.png","width":500,"height":500},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/resource\/centering-underrepresented-voices-in-lgbtqi-projects-lessons-learned-and-best-practices\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Equitas","item":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/fr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Resources","item":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/fr\/resource\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Centering Underrepresented Voices in LGBTQI+ Projects: Lessons Learned and Best Practices"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/","name":"Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education","description":"Centre international d\u2019\u00e9ducation aux droits humains","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Equitas","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/#organization","name":"Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education","alternateName":"Equitas","url":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Equitas-social-media-profile-picture.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Equitas-social-media-profile-picture.png","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"Equitas - International Centre for Human Rights Education"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/equitas","https:\/\/x.com\/EquitasIntl","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/equitas_human_rights\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/11207656\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/EquitasHRE"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/54830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resource"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/54830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54840,"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource\/54830\/revisions\/54840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"languages","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/languages?post=54830"},{"taxonomy":"doctype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doctype?post=54830"},{"taxonomy":"thematic_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equitas.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thematic_area?post=54830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}