Publications
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan (Forthcoming) “Are LGBTQ Human Rights in Uganda a Lost Cause?” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Available at:
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, Scottie Thompson, Danel Draguljic and Berwood Yost (2019) "From Persecutors to Protectors: Human Rights and the F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR)," Journal of Human Rights. DOI: 10.1080/14754835.2018.1563863, Available at:
Dicklitch, Susan, Berwood Yost, and Bryan Dougan (2012) “Uganda and the Persecution of Homosexuals: Introducing the Barometer of Gay Rights (BGR),” Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 2, (May), pp. 448-471.
Press
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, Indira Rahman (2019) "Joint Responsibility: LGBT Rights in a Polarized World," The Globe Post, 18 April 2019. Available at:
Dicklitch, Susan, Scottie Thompson and Berwood Yost (2017), “Most Countries Score “F” on our Human Rights Report Card,” The Conversation, 8 June 2017. Available at:
Working Papers
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, Scottie Thompson, Berwood Yost and Indira Rahman (2019),
“A Comparative Analysis of LGBT Human Rights in 197 Countries: 2011-2017”, Franklin & Marshall College Global Barometer of Gay Rights Working Paper, available at:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, and Indira Rahman, “Transgender Rights in the Age of Anxiety”, Presented at the CEE-ISA International Conference in Belgrade, Serbia, 19 June 2019.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan and Julia Bevan, “Gay Rights in the Age of Anxiety”, Presented at the CEE-ISA International Conference in Belgrade, Serbia, 18 June 2019.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan and Scottie Buckland Thompson, “Human Rights and the F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights® (F&M GBGR®): How Far Have Global SOGI Rights Progressed from 2011-2017?” International Studies Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 29 March 2019.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan and Scottie Thompson, “Human Rights and the F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR): An Analysis of Five Years of World Trends”, International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, April 6, 2018
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan and Scottie Thompson, “Human Rights and the F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights: A Multi-Year Analysis”, Presentation to the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 15 February 2017.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, Tamir Shemesh and Ryan Tabris, “Accounting for Human Rights Protections: The F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights and the Case of Uruguay and Paraguay”, International Studies Association North East, Providence, RI, November 4, 2017.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan and Scottie Thompson, “The F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR) and Accounting for Regional Variations in LGBT Rights in the Americas”, International Studies Association, Baltimore, MD, February 24, 2017.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, “From Persecutors to Protectors: Human Rights and The Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR), International Studies Association, Atlanta, GA, March 16-19, 2016.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, “LGBT Rights in the Developing World: What Can Washington Do?” Invited Panelist, Center for Global Development, Washington, D.C., November 11, 2015.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan and Scottie Thompson, From Persecutors to Protectors: Human Rights and The Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR), Presentation to the Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), April 14, 2015, Washington, D.C.
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan and Scottie Thompson, “A Comparative Quantitative Analysis of the Global Persecution of Sexual Minorities”, International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, February 18-21, 2015.
Upcoming/In-Progress
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, Chan Tov, Scottie Thompson Buckland and Berwood Yost, “One Size Does Not Fit All: Examining LGBTI NGO strategies for Advancing Human Rights in the Caribbean.”
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, Indira Rahman, Scottie Thompson Buckland and Berwood Yost, “The Most Persecuted Minority on Earth: Introducing the F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights” (a case study of Thailand, Denmark, and Argentina)
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, Berwood Yost, and Scottie Thompson Buckland, “The Reality of Uneven Progress: A State-by-state Analysis of LGBT Human Rights in the United States 2000-2018.”
Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan and Julia Bevan, “Challenges to the Securement of LGBTI Human Rights in the Former Yugoslavia: A Case Study of Serbia”