International Youth Day 2024: Safeguard the Rights of All Young People in Guyana
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On the occasion of International Youth Day on August 12, SASOD Guyana calls attention to the importance of safeguarding the rights of all young people in Guyana, and the Americas region, including their rights to life, bodily autonomy and safe working environments in every industry.  On July 11, 2024, in the early hours of the morning, Coil Bottle - a 27-year old transgender sex worker whose given name is Shawn Simon Hooper – was executed in downtown Georgetown. Currently, two of the alleged perpetrators have been charged and are before the courts. Despite this, there is said to be at lea ..read more
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"LGBTQ+ Activism in Guyana Stronger than Ever" - Dr. Nastassia Rambarran Tells SASOD Guyana's 21st Anniversary Research Symposium
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(Georgetown, Guyana) On Tuesday, July 16, SASOD Guyana hosted a Research Symposium, as part of the organisation’s twenty-first anniversary celebrations. The presenters were Alessandra Hereman, who presented the research proposal for her Master’s thesis of Alessandra Hereman titled “Gender, Generation, Genres: A Genealogy of a History of Transgressive Experiences and Embodiments in Postcolonial Guyana, circa 1970s to 1980s.” and Dr. Nastassia Rambarran, who presented the findings specifically related to Guyana from her doctoral thesis titled, “A Comparison of Guyana and Barbados with respect to ..read more
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Press Release: "Defiant Bodies" Book Launched in Guyana to Celebrate SASOD's 21 Anniversary
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(Georgetown, Guyana) Last Tuesday, July 16, SASOD Guyana hosted a book launch of Dr. Nikoli Attai’s “Defiant Bodies: Making Queer Community in the Anglophone Caribbean” as part of the organisation’s twenty-first anniversary celebrations. The event was held at Herdmanston Lodge Hotel and was well attended by the diplomatic corps, elected officials, civil society advocates and the media. A citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Attai is an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University (CSU) where he focuses on Black queer and feminist studies. Dr. Attai is also a co-manager of ..read more
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‘Let us continue to champion the cause of equality, justice, and inclusivity’ – Entrepreneur Evie Kanhai-Gurchuran
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  Bringing a message of inclusion and equity, Gender Advocate and Entrepreneur Evie Kanhai-Gurchuran calls for a broadened national conversation that champions respect and acceptance. Gurchuran was at the time addressing members of the Rotary Club of Georgetown at the organisation’s launch of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Project on Wednesday, January 10, at Palm Court in Main Street. Gurchuran, the guest speaker as part of the Guyana Together campaign’s presentation at the forum, called for respect and better treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) peopl ..read more
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Guyana LGBTI Inclusion Index uncovers significant gaps in key sectors
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A report which measures the inclusion of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Guyana found significant gaps in education, health, political and civic participation, economic empowerment and security and violence.  The “Piloting the LGBTI Inclusion Index in Guyana” report was launched on February 20, 2023, marking World Day of Social Justice at the Herdmanston Lodge Hotel. The study was conducted and presented by Research Consultant and Attorney-at-Law Kesaundra Alves. The five strategic sectors were measured according to 22 indicators, com ..read more
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New 2022 Poll Finds LGBT Acceptance Has Soared in Guyana
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Positive attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Guyana has increased significantly over the last 9 years. This was a key finding of the 2022 poll titled “A Study of Perceptions and Attitudes towards LGBT Persons in Guyana” which was conducted by RMK Consulting Enterprise and commissioned by SASOD Guyana. This year’s national poll was conducted almost a decade after the first-ever public opinion poll on LGBT people and issues was done by the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) in 2013. According to results from the 2022 poll, LGBT acceptance in Gu ..read more
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Visit Rupununi, Guyana LGBTQ+ Coalition Ink Historic Agreement on LGBTQ+ Tourism
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On Thursday, August 26, 2002, Visit Rupununi and the Guyana LGBTQ+ Coalition together  signed a Memorandum of Understanding which signifies the beginning of a partnership to promote the Rupununi region of Guyana as a warm and welcoming destination for LGBTQ+ tourists.   Visit Rupununi is a non-profit regional destination marketing and management organization which has been developing sustainable eco-tourism products within the Rupununi region while conserving the nature-based, traditional heritage of local indigenous peoples and the wider Rupununi region.   The Guyana LGBTQ+ Co ..read more
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SASOD Guyana Welcomes Antigua Court Decision Decriminalizing Same-Sex Intimacy
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Joel Simpson, Managing Director of SASOD Guyana SASOD Guyana welcomes the decision of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court following the conclusion of a challenge brought by a gay man against the state, who argued that the Sexual Offences Act (of 1995) contained several unconstitutional and discriminatory sections. According to the Court’s ruling, sections 12 and 15 of the Sexual Offences Act which prohibited several acts of same-sex intimacy were deemed by the Court to be unconstitutional and discriminatory. SASOD Guyana emphatically celebrates with the people of Antigua and Barbuda ..read more
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“They were wrong then and they are wrong now” – British Envoy on Laws Criminalizing Same-Sex Intimacy at Media Launch of Guyana Pride Festival 2022
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  Georgetown, May 12, 2022 On May 11, 2022, the Guyana LGBTQ Coalition, comprised of the Guyana Rainbow Foundation (GuyBow), Guyana Trans United and SASOD Guyana, with support from Her Excellency Jane Miller OBE, British High Commissioner to Guyana, launched the Guyana Pride Festival 2022 ahead of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB).  In providing brief remarks, the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller OBE noted that “the UK is very proud to be a champion for LGBT rights across the whole world. LGBT rights are fundamental human rig ..read more
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SASOD, Human Dignity Trust Gather Evidence on Hate Crimes in Guyana
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Georgetown; March 25, 2022  SASOD Guyana and The Human Dignity Trust (HDT) - a UK-based organisation working to challenge laws that persecute people on the basis of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity – have embarked on a process to examine the occurrence of hate crimes in Guyana. In early 2021, the two organisations commissioned “A Situational Analysis on Hate Crimes in Guyana” which was conducted by Guyanese researcher Pere DeRoy, a social scientist and doctoral candidate at the University of Kansas in the USA, to document the nature and extent of hate crimes based on prejud ..read more
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