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We are the oldest and only LGBT led policy and Advocacy Organization in the country of Belize

Belize
Joined March 2012
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Inspiring presentations from @INEGI_INFORMA’s @GMarquezColin, @StatsGhana’s @GV_Statistician, @PhilofDelphi and others on insights uncovered on gender-based violence, LGBTQ+ communities, and beyond. Some highlights 👇 – at Manhattan, NY
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FM Eamon Courtenay met with H.E. Werner Vargas, Secretary General of SICA to discuss Belize’s Presidency Pro-Tempore and the importance of transparency and accountability in SICA. The Minister was accompanied by H.E. Amalia Mai, CEO of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade.
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🔈 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Public Hearing starting #185PeriodoCIDH: NGOs denounce human rights violations due to laws that criminalize #LGBTI people @CoalicionLGBTTI #RedLitigantesLGBTI with @CAISOTT @Synergiaihr @figualespanama @SASODGuyana FOLLOW the hearing: youtube.com/user/ComisionIDH
Este #SpiritDay comparte nuestra campaña contra el bullying y usa tu voz contra la discriminación! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ #StopBullying, protege a las personas jóvenes #LGBTI @PNUDRD  Más info ➡️ bit.ly/3yMdlmU youtube.com/watch?v=K57FbOLS…
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🔴Jay Gilliam, @USAID ‘s Senior LGBTQI+ Coordinator, addresses #LGBTI CSOs in the Caribbean: “Your work strengthens the LGBTQI+ community, giving all those around the world more hope. We see your expertise and wisdom.” @PGAction @EC_Equality #LGBTIData
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The Eastern Caribbean has developed a #decriminalization roadmap. Learn how @EC_Equality and partners succeeded in removing discriminatory laws in #AntiguaandBarbuda and #StKittsandNevis. unaids.org/en/resources/pres…
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Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay welcomes SG Francisco Lima Mena of SIECA to Belize. Economic integration in the Central American region by Belize was at the top of the meeting's agenda. – at Belize
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Foreign Minister Courtenay supporting the call for equitable access to vaccines, in among other key responses in the COVID-19 Global Action Plan Foreign Ministerial Meeting.
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We’re the first to decriminalize in the region and we have signed up to some conventions. We must move from things on paper to actual action. We have an obligation to other countries to show them the way, and we’re going to do this through visibility.
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The Commonwealth Equality Network would like to extend our solidarity and appreciation to the LGBTI communities and organisations in the United Kingdom, who have stood up and spoken out against the treatment of trans persons by the UK Government. #SafetoBeMe2022
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Sending out tomorrow the 2nd ed of the #DevelopmentCache - LGBTQ+ livelihoods...if you missed the 1st newsletter, check it out & shout outs to @RemyBonny @LeeBadgett @Afroqueerpod @Synergiaihr @MriFoundation developmentcache.substack.co…
Yesterday, our Caribbean research lead, Phil Crehan, and @EC_Equality, @UNIBAMSupport & @uctransnetwork introduced pioneering research on #LGBT+ inclusion. If you’re a member of the #Caribbean community, #AnswerChange in our new survey bit.ly/AnswerChange 📸: @UNIBAMSupport
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Last week I met with civil society groups, grassroots activists and government officials in Argentina to: ➡️ deepen the UK’s relationship with our Equal Rights Coalition co-chair ➡️ discuss our ambitious agenda for the #SafeToBeMe2022 global equality conference in June 🇬🇧🇦🇷🏳️‍🌈
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(5/6) Brandy Rodriguez (@CAISOTT 🇹🇹), Gloria Álvez Mariño (Presidenta de @AsTransUyATRU🇺🇾), miembra de la @REDLACTRANS) y Namela Baynes-Henry (@SASODGuyana 🇬🇾). En honor a su incansable lucha y su trabajo en esta @CoalicionLGBTTI, @Synergiaihr les hace un merecido reconocimiento.
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just remembered this is a real article
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En el caso de Belice, "the State has failed to extend basic legal protections to L.G.B.T. individuals. Such has been the case with the Domestic Violence Act. It has ignored the need for Hate Crime Legislation!" - Caleb Orozco @UNIBAMSupport
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Let it be settled that I left the country (Uganda) & taken residence at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy. Let's re-sharpen the tools for the work ahead. #WillBeBack better & more resolved
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UniBAM Belize retweeted
Very much looking forward to the premiere of Ghost Empire § Belize tomorrow Thursday evening at the IFI Documentary Festival and to introducing the film in person in the cinema ifi.ie/film/ghost-empire-bel… @IFI_Dub @artscouncil_ie @HumanDignityT @UNIBAMSupport ifi.ie/docfest/
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Please read: Statement from Alphonso David, President of of the Human Rights Campaign
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UniBAM Belize retweeted
Caleb Orozco is a LGBT activist from Belize who successfully fought to overturn Belize’s anti-gay sodomy laws. He is also the co-founder of the only LGBT advocacy group in Belize. 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇿 #CentralAmericanTwitter #IAmCentAm