Kohl is a progressive, feminist journal on gender and sexuality based in Lebanon and covering the whole MENA region (Middle East, South West Asia, and North Africa).
Kohl is a progressive, feminist journal on gender and sexuality based in Lebanon and covering the whole MENA region (Middle East, South West Asia, and North Africa). It was formed in December 2014 as a queer feminist initiative and since then operates as an alternative feminist platform that sheds light on queer and feminist histories in the region aiming to challenge the hegemony of knowledge production and counter Orientalist and neocolonial narratives by ensuring that young feminist scholars and activists in the region play a central role in shaping knowledge about themselves. Kohl is a multilingual online journal published twice a year in English, French, and Arabic with different types of articles, including research, testimonies, opinion pieces, commentaries, reviews, literary pieces, conversations, interviews, and soon visual and audiovisual materials. The editorial team works closely with the contributors in the scopes of a mentorship system or a back and forth collaborative editing process with different contributors. In these two years of existence, Kohl has attracted a lot of international attention and has become a point of reference for many activists and scholars alike, from the region or globally, who are looking for knowledge on feminism, gender, and sexuality from MENA.
WE-Change is a community-based organisation committed to increasing the participation of lesbians, bisexual and transgender [LBT] women in social justice advocacy in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
WE-Change is a community-based organisation committed to increasing the participation of lesbians, bisexual and transgender [LBT] women in social justice advocacy in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Founded in 2015 by LBT women, WE-Change was formed out of a need to strengthen the women’s movement within the LGBT community given LGBT advocacy spaces in Jamaica have been largely controlled by, and focused on men. They’re committed to gender equality and the transformation of their communities through the empowerment of women.
Founded in 2011, Red Multicultural de Mujeres Trans de Guatemala (REDMMUTRANS) promotes the protection and recognition of the rights of trans women in Guatemala.
Founded in 2011, Red Multicultural de Mujeres Trans de Guatemala (REDMMUTRANS) promotes the protection and recognition of the rights of trans women in Guatemala. They are a multicultural network led by Mayan, Garifuna, Xincas and Mestizas trans women from seven trans led collectives in the regions of Petén, Alta Verapaz, Quiché, Escuintla, El progreso, Zacapa y Chimaltenango. Transgender women of indigenous descent in Guatemala experience particular high levels of violence and discrimination due to their gender and ethnicity. Through political advocacy, capacity-building and leadership development, RedMMUTRANS aims to self-empower trans women of different class, ethnic and racial backgrounds to defend themselves from systemic abuse. *** En Español *** Fundada en el 2011, la Red Multicultural de Mujeres Trans de Guatemala (REDMMUTRANS) promueve la protección y el reconocimiento de los derechos de las mujeres trans en Guatemala. Esta red es dirigida por mujeres Mayas, Garífunas, Xincas y Mestizas que son parte de siete colectivas trans en las regiones del Petén, Alta Verapaz, Quiché, Escuintla, El progreso, Zacapa y Chimaltenango. Las mujeres trans indígenas en Guatemala viven altos niveles de violencia y discriminación debido a su género y etnicidad. A través de la incidencia política, el desarrollo de capacidades y el desarrollo de liderazgo, RedMMUTRANS tiene como objetivo auto-empoderar a las mujeres trans de diferentes clases, etnias y razas para defenderse del abuso sistémico.
Grupo Artemisa Honduras is a grassroots group led by young lesbian and bisexual women of the city of Tegucigalpa.
Grupo Artemisa Honduras is a grassroots group led by young lesbian and bisexual women of the city of Tegucigalpa. Founded in 2010, with the need to create spaces to meet, connect and collectively learn about gender and sexuality, and human rights, without the fear of being discriminated against. Through education and capacity-building aimed toward lesbian and bisexual women, low-income and marginalized youth, and Honduran society in general, Artemisa aims to generate changes in attitude in Honduras towards sexuality, human rights, gender equality and security of LBT women. Their main focus is access to information, access to justice and access to freedom of association. *** En Español *** Grupo Artemisa Honduras es un grupo de base dirigido por jóvenes lesbianas y bisexuales de la ciudad de Tegucigalpa. Artemisa fue fundada en el 2010, con la necesidad de crear espacios para reunirse, conectarse y aprender colectivamente sobre derechos humanos, género y sexualidad, sin temor a ser discriminadxs. Artemisa busca generar cambios en la actitud en Honduras hacia la sexualidad, los derechos humanos, la igualdad de género y la seguridad de las mujeres LBT. Una estrategia que Artemisa utiliza es la educación y el fortalecimiento del activismo de las mujeres lésbicas y bisexuales, la juventud de bajos ingresos, y la sociedad hondureña en general. Su principal objetivo es el acceso a la información, el acceso a la justicia y el acceso a la libertad de asociación.
Founded in 2003, shortly after the election of former president Lula da Silva, when social movements leveraged political momentum, Coturno de Vênus was founded to ensure that ending lesbophobia and transphobia remained a priority for wider social justice movements.
Coturno de Vênus is a lesbian feminist organization based in Brasília, Brasil. Founded in 2003, shortly after the election of former president Lula da Silva, when social movements leveraged political momentum, Coturno de Vênus was founded to ensure that ending lesbophobia and transphobia remained a priority for wider social justice movements. They used to own a space called “Casa Roxa” where they provided shelter and counseling to lesbian women who needed support facing precariousness and violence. They held many activities and events at the space, which became the only space for lesbian women to gather. They’re committed to promoting lesbian visibility and the right to a dignified life, liberty, equality and security for all lesbians, while building an autonomous, democratic, pluralist, nonpartisan, anti-oppression, anti-racist, anti-ableist, anti-LGBTTIphobia and lesbofeminist movement.
Elles Cameroun is a Cameroonian association conceived, founded, lead and coordinated by lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer people (LBTQ).
Elles Cameroun is a Cameroonian association conceived, founded, lead and coordinated by lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer people (LBTQ). It was founded in Douala in September 2010 and was legalized in October 2015 to meet the needs of multiple communities: LBTQ, women who have sex with other women (WSW), especially those who wish to procreate, and sex workers (SW).
Sourire de Femme is a grassroots group working to change societal attitudes and end all types of discrimination and violence against lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in Senegal.
Sourire de Femme is a grassroots group working to change societal attitudes and end all types of discrimination and violence against lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in Senegal.
Articulación Feminista Dominicana (formerly Colectiva Mujer y Salud) is one of the oldest feminist organizations in Latin America that advocates for sexual and reproductive rights.
Articulación Feminista Dominicana (formerly Colectiva Mujer y Salud) is one of the oldest feminist organizations in Latin America that advocates for sexual and reproductive rights. The current leadership of the organization consists of women of different generations who identify themselves as lesbians. Its mission is to promote the holistic health of women, including LBT women, as well as advancing the human rights of women. It has a feminist strategy and works for the eradication of racism, self-determination and empowerment of women, the political participation of women in all their diversity and throughout their lives and the full exercise of their sexuality.
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La Articulación Feminista Dominicana es una de las organizaciones feministas más antiguas en América Latina que aboga por los derechos sexuales y reproductivos. El liderazgo actual de la organización se compone de mujeres de diferentes generaciones que se identifican como lesbianas. Su misión es promover la salud holística de las mujeres, incluyendo las mujeres LBT, así como avanzar los derechos humanos de las mujeres. Tiene una estrategia feminista y trabaja por la erradicación del racismo, la autodeterminación y el empoderamiento de las mujeres, la participación política de las mujeres en toda su diversidad y a lo largo de sus vidas y el ejercicio pleno de su sexualidad.
COTRAVETD promotes the social inclusion of transgender sex workers through advocacy, outreach strategies, campaigns to reduce stigma and discrimination, direct health services and programs for the empowerment of sex workers.
COTRAVETD was founded to bring visibility and respond to the human rights violations suffered by sex workers in the Dominican Republic, due to the total lack of visibility, services and justice suffered by this community. COTRAVETD promotes the social inclusion of transgender sex workers through advocacy, outreach strategies, campaigns to reduce stigma and discrimination, direct health services and programs for the empowerment of sex workers with the purpose of knowing and advocating for their rights. *** En Español*** COTRAVETD se fundó para traer visibilidad y responder a las violaciones de los derechos humanos de las que son víctimas las trabajadoras sexuales en la República Dominicana, debido a la falta total de visibilidad, servicios y justicia que sufre esta comunidad. COTRAVETD promueve la inclusión social de las trabajadoras sexuales migrates trans a través de defensoría, estrategias de visibilización, campañas para reducir el estigma y la discriminación, servicios directos de salud y programas para el empoderamiento de las trabajadoras sexuales con el propósito de que conozcan y aboguen por sus derechos.
Diversidad Dominicana works to promote the recognition, acceptance and respect of LGBTI persons in the Dominican Republic.
Diversidad Dominicana works to promote the recognition, acceptance and respect of LGBTI persons in the legal, political, social and cultural spheres in the Dominican Republic. Its goal is to contribute to the construction of a democratic society that is inclusive, tolerant, and socially just. The group began because there was a need for a space where women could report discrimination based on their sexual orientation.
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Diversidad Dominicana trabaja para promover el reconocimiento, la aceptación y el respeto de las personas LGBTI en las esferas legales, políticas, sociales y culturales en la República Dominicana. Su meta es contribuir a la construcción de una sociedad democrática que sea inclusiva, tolerante y socialmente justa. El grupo comenzó porque había necesidad de un espacio donde las mujeres pudieran denunciar la discriminación basada en su orientación sexual.
