Nhojj Raising Funds for LGBT Center in Guyana

Published on Dec 9, 2013

The Windy City Times features the philanthropic efforts of singer-songwriter-activist Nhojj. In a December campaign, Nhojj raised funds for Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice grantee partner Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) in Guayana.

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In Guyana there is no legal protection for LGBT people. SASOD is a group based in Guyana which is committed to eradicating discrimination based on the grounds of sexual orientation. It came into existence in 2003 with the campaign to include sexual orientation as one of the fundamental rights in the Guyana constitution, and has since been working to promote the rights of LGBT people.

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