At the UN, plans for a global coalition to attack LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights

In September 2026, during the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, a group of individuals involved with the far-right were meeting at the Millennium Hilton. Their agenda was to form a new organization aimed at attacking LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights under the guise of "family values." The new group, called the "Pro-life and Pro-family" Core Group, aims to create an opposing organization to the existing LGBTI Core Group, which has 42 member states advocating for LGBTQ+ rights globally.

Aarón Lara, a Mexican conservative activist, proposed the idea for the group, arguing that there has not been enough organized conservative opposition to the LGBTI Core Group. He claims that the LGBTI Core Group has "successfully established victimhood narratives and incorporated observances with global impact," and that a new core group would provide the necessary opposition.

The U.S., under the Trump administration, recently withdrew from the LGBTI Core Group, further emboldening the new group's efforts. The "pro-life, pro-family" Core Group would change the balance of power at the United Nations, allowing anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion governments to coordinate voting on issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

This could ultimately lead to the dilution, blocking, or imposing conditions on language regarding these rights, according to Ipas, an international NGO that works to increase access to safe abortions and contraception.

Critics, such as Maria Sjödin, executive director of Outright International, warn that this new group could pose a significant threat to the protection of basic human rights, particularly those of LGBTQ+ individuals. They emphasize the importance of continuing to fight against the opposition, as these rights are crucial and should not be compromised under the guise of "family values."