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ES Call for consultancy "understanding social media strategies and LGBT people".
Call for consultancy "understanding social media strategies and LGBT people" Disclaimer: Due to the high number of questions we have received regarding this call for consultancy, we have produced a document with a series of frequently asked questions to clarify these doubts. Find it at the bottom of this page. Date of publication: 6 July 2020 Date of update: 13 [...]
Statement on the recent murder of seven transgender people and one lesbian woman between June and July 2020
Colombia Diversa expresses its concern over the recent murders of seven transgender people and one lesbian woman and reiterates its call on the Colombian state to take action against violence against LGBT people. 14 July 2020 Every year at least 110 LGBT people are murdered in Colombia, a figure that remains at a record high [...]
LGBTTTI Coalition celebrates closing of another OAS general assembly
Medellín, Colombia July 2019 The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Transsexual, Transgender, Transvestite and Intersex (LGBTTTI) Coalition of Latin America and the Caribbean working within the framework of the Organization of American States (OAS) was present at the 49th regular session of the General Assembly, which took place in Medellín, Colombia, on 27 July 2019.
Communiqué of the Regional Network of the SInViolencia LGBTI Information System
The regional network of organisations that make up the SInViolencia LGBTI information system joins the rejection call of the Rainbow Justice campaign against the decision of the Executive Council of the Peruvian Judiciary, issued in its Resolution No. 002-2020-CE-PJ. This resolution approves the adherence to the update of the "100 Rules of [...]
Colombia Diversa launches book on crimes systematically committed against LGBT people in Colombia's armed conflict
In the conflict, LGBT people have been "whores, toadies, victims, victimisers, errand boys, bochincheros", a long list of nouns that illustrate the complexity of the relationships between war, gender and sexuality. Armed actors have instrumentalised social prejudice against LGBT people to achieve multiple ends within the war, such as gaining greater legitimacy [...].
"Don't forget the victims of the conflict in Tolima", LGBT people's plea to the SJP
The request was made during the delivery of the report to the JEP on violations suffered by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the midst of the armed conflict. The event, supported and sponsored by FOKUS and which took place in Chaparral (Tolima), was attended by 7 victims and relatives of people who were violated during the armed conflict.
My bisexuality as a fight against discrimination
Accepting that I am bisexual has been one of the most liberating experiences of my life and telling the people closest to me about it has been my way of fighting prejudice. By: Laurie Coutu-Racette My name is Laurie, I'm 24 years old and I grew up in a small town called Saint-Donat, in the province of Quebec, Canada. [...]
We tell you why love keeps on winning
On the occasion of our #15 anniversary, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have joined us in this fight for equality. Thanks to all of you #SigueGanandoElAmor
Colombia Diversa signs memorandum of understanding with the Truth Commission
This collaboration, previously articulated with other human rights organisations, is a clear demonstration of civil society's commitment to facilitate peacebuilding. In the midst of a worrying context of uncertainty and with the hopes of civil society for a lasting peace, Colombia Diversa, an organisation that fights for the rights of lesbians, gay men and [...]
"Having my girlfriend has been instrumental in my acceptance as a trans man": Alan
Girlfriends, hairdressers or queen trainers, these are the majority of roles in which we see trans women represented in the media. With the little imagination with which these representations are constructed, it would seem that it is difficult to do a worse job of portraying these realities. However, for [...]
