As global dignitaries prepare to attend the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Canada next week, advocates are calling on top government officials to meaningfully advance LGBTQ2S+ rights.

Pride7 is an affinity group made up of independent, non-governmental individuals that work to create policy recommendations that promote and protect the rights of LGBTQ+ people among G7 member states.

Last month, the group partnered with two Canadian civil rights organizations – Egale Canada and the Dignity Network Canada – to host its own summit in Ottawa. The event brought together more than 100 global LGBTQ+ leaders and advocates to the nation’s capital, where they strategized and developed policy recommendations for G7 officials.

“Participants underscored the urgent need for intersectional approaches to address

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