Opinion The Future Is Not in Front of Us, It’s Inside of Us Human Rights Watch's LGBT Advocacy Director, Boris Dittrich, is leaving to run for the Dutch Senate. He reflects on 11 years of advances.Boris DittrichAug 31, 2018
Opinion From the Americas to the Far East, Courts Are Advancing LGBT Rights Recent rulings in locales as diverse as Chile and Hong Kong show progress, and more are expected.Boris DittrichJul 30, 2018
Opinion Commonwealth Nations Must Decriminalize Gay Sex Among Commeaweath nations -- all of which have historic ties to the U.K.-- two-thirds criminalize consensual same-sex acts. That must change, writes Boris Dittrich.Boris DittrichApr 16, 2018
Opinion The State of Worldwide Marriage Equality Even with bad news out of Bermuda, many in-roads were made in 2017.Boris DittrichDec 15, 2017
Opinion The One Sentence That Brought Marriage Equality to Germany Small moments can lead to enormous change, like when Angela Merkel was politely confronted on LGBT rights.Boris DittrichAug 23, 2017
Opinion A Tiny Nation Learns the Rewards of LGBT Progress Malta, population 420,000, shows what political will and a commitment to separation of church and state can accomplish.Boris DittrichJun 19, 2017
Opinion Identity Politics Forever Politicians don't need to stop reaching out to minority groups -- they have to remind the majority that everyone deserves equality and opportunity.Boris DittrichApr 03, 2017
Opinion Come Out If You Can, But Don't Judge Those Who Can't It's a personal and difficult journey for all of us.Boris DittrichOct 11, 2016