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LGBTTI Celebrates 5th Resolution

Posted June 11th, 2012 COALITION OF LGBTTTI ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE OAS CELEBRATE THE APPROVAL OF THE FIFTH RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY  The Coalition of LGBTTTI Latin American and Caribbean organizations, formed by...

10 tips for children of Gay Couples

Posted: June 10th, 2012 All children will likely get teased at some point while growing up, and sadly, there isn’t much that their parents can do about it.  However, when a child has gay parents, it often opens the door to teasing that is much more targeted and...

Uncommonsense: Laws guide governance, not religion

Uncommonsense Thursday, 31 May 2012 00:00 Common sense is a tricky concept because what appears to be so obvious at first glance, and hence, suitable to be termed common sense, turns out to be based almost entirely on custom and culture. It is obvious to me that the...

LGBTI Carribean Success, Drama and lesson at OAS

June 3rd, 2012 On Saturday June 02, 2012  at the XLII General Assembly of the Organization of American States(OAS) in Cochabamba, Bolivia, the LGBTI coalition of Latin American and the Caribbean went to the OAS meeting on Soverignty, Food and Security...

Report of Draft Resolution Process in Cochabamba

31st, May, 2012 Report of Draft Resolution Process in Cochabamba Below is a draft resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Oreintation and Gender Identity. What we have learnt is that the Holy See sought to weaken this resolution by encouraging Peru to modify it...

LGBT expereinces in Latin America-trends for Belize

May  31st, 2012 As members came in today in Cochabamba, Bolivia at the Hotel Plaza Ceaser. Activists reported from Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica. Guatemala Report: Found out that in Guatemala, they used her identity to detain her as her invitation letter was...

Belize IDAHO Actions, May 17th, 2012

As part of our Social Media Advocacy Work for IDAHO a couple of our  supporters taped their mouths to protest the Silence of Homophobia in Belize on May 17th, 2012.    A Page for IDAHO was set up with 55 persons accepting the challenge to commemorate...

IDAHO- Belize Plans

PRESS RELEASE May 15, 2012 Belize City—Belize commemorates the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) on Thursday, May 17th with social media advocacy and events commemorating the day. The was chosen because of WHO’s removal of homosexuality from...