Though initially focused on LGBT human rights abuses in Russia, the organization is now active in many parts of the world, including the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

On July 19, 2010, the United Nations Economic and Social Council voted to accredit IGLHRC as one of the NGOs granted consultative status with the international organization.

In 2015, Outright's executive director Jessica Stern presented the first United Nations Security Council briefing on LGBTI human rights violations.

OutRight is the first and only U.S.-based LGBTIQ human rights organization to obtain consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

OutRight uses its status to work as an organizer[32] convening of groups and activists coming to New York to conduct advocacy on LGBTIQ issues at the United Nations.

OutRight does direct advocacy work across the United Nations with a focus on the General Assembly, Commission on the Status of Women, and High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.