{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjusticematters.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Four-queer-planet-kqoyHGu_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Our Queer Planet","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d9c0e298-c996-42fe-9e4a-ed50cd0d2712/8f6c8185-f4fe-4c25-a1eb-ffff39cef029/justicemattersredesign.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Today’s episode is part of a new series organized by co-host Diego Garcia Blum and Victor Madrigal-Burloz called Our Queer UN, where they explore the intersection between different UN mandates and LGBTQI+ rights. This first episode, Our Queer Planet, is focused on climate, environment and human rights. \n\nVictor Madrigal-Burloz is a former UN Independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and a leading voice in advancing LGBTQI+ rights. He is currently a faculty member at the Harvard Law School and faculty affiliate with the Global LGBTQI+ human rights program. \n\nFor this first episode, Diego and Victor welcome Astrid Puentes Riaño, a United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment who has spent years working at the intersection of environmental protection and human rights around the world. In their conversation they discuss a wide range of topics including: understanding the UN mandate on environment and human rights, the intersection of LGBTQI+ rights and climate rights, the impact of environmental degradation on vulnerable communities around the world, and recent research findings on LGBTQI+ rights and climate change infrastructure."}