Kate Mays

Kate Mays is a Women's Rights Program Intern at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office during summer 2017. She is also a student at the University of Kansas studying Journalism and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies.

From Kate Mays

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Graphic featuring a pink picture of Pres. Barack Obama, the HeForShe logo, and the following quote from Pres. Obama: "Lifting women up lifts up our economy and lifts up our country... We've got to make sure that... somebody is standing up for them"

While gender equality is in itself important, examining the other ways in which gender equality benefits broader society is necessary to garner more support for the movement.

By Kate Mays | August 3, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: Gender Justice, Equal Opportunity, International Engagement & Building Peace
From the shoulders up, a white person gazes into the camera. Small stripes of paint, arranged in a rainbow pattern, run down their cheeks.

In April of this year, reports surfaced that the Chechen government had begun to out, detain, torture, and kill any Chechen man who is perceived as gay or bisexual.

By Kate Mays | July 11, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), International Human Rights & Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Unitarian Universalism, LGBTQ Issues
Panelists at a UN event on climate-induced migration that was cosponsored by the UU-UNO

Every year, June 20 marks World Refugee Day, a time to honor the courage and strength of those who are forced to flee their homeland because of conflict, violence, or persecution. This year, bringing awareness and supporting refugees is more important than ever. The United Nations Refugee Agency,...

By Kate Mays | June 20, 2017 | From International Unitarian Universalism
Tagged as: Refugees

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