2021

The coalition of LGBTTTI and sex worker organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean celebrates the culmination of another successful OAS General Assembly

Washington DC, November 13, 2021 SUMMARY The Coalition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Transgender, Transsexual, Transvestite, Intersex (LGBTTTI) and Sex Workers organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean that works within the framework of the Organization of American States (OAS), participated in the 51st Regular Session of the General Assembly. This Assembly was hosted by the state of Guatemala, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took place virtually on November 11 and 12, 2021. Given this context and in the face of persistent restrictions, we object to and reject the limited participation that civil society was given in the

Declaración de la Coalición LGTTTBI & TS en la 51a Asamblea General de la OEA

Esta declaración fue presentada por Stacy Velázquez de la organización Trans Reinas de la Noche (OTRANS-RN) en el Diálogo con el Secretario General y Jefes y Jefas de delegación el día 9 de noviembre de 2021. 51° Asamblea General de la OEA – Por una América Renovada Declaración de la Coalición GLBTTTI+ Una América renovada exige una legislación renovada: urge la derogación de las leyes de sodomía todavía vigentes en algunos países del Caribe; urge la sanción de leyes que reconozcan el derecho a la identidad de género en todos los países de las Américas para personas trans y no

The LGBTTTI & Sex Workers Coalition and Synergía presented comments for the report: Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity.

The Coalition and Synergía submitted comments to the request for information from Mr. Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for the report on gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The report compiled information on attacks on gender equality with the discourse of “gender ideology”. The report is available in Spanish here

Ovejas Negras, Synergía, and allies submit a shadow report on Uruguay for the 70 sessions of the Committee Against Torture (CAT)

Colectivo Ovejas Negras, in collaboration with Synergía, Akahata, and the Sexual Rights Initiative, submitted a shadow report on the human rights violations of individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity in Uruguay in preparation for the upcoming session of the CAT. The report can be found in English and Spanish here.

The coalition of LGBTTTI and sex worker organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean celebrates the culmination of another successful OAS General Assembly

Declaración de la Coalición LGTTTBI & TS en la 51a Asamblea General de la OEA

The LGBTTTI & Sex Workers Coalition and Synergía presented comments for the report: Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity.

Ovejas Negras, Synergía, and allies submit a shadow report on Uruguay for the 70 sessions of the Committee Against Torture (CAT)

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