Gay and Lesbian Emancipation

It is dangerous to deviate from the heterosexual norm. In Honduras you can be killed for it – without your murderer even being prosecuted. And in Uganda you are at risk of being sentenced to death. For local Hivos partners, this is the absolute limit.

Hivos poster ‘I am a lesbian’ vandalised

They would perhaps cause some controversy. Even in a relatively gay-friendly country such as the Netherlands. This is what Hivos expected to happen. But the fact that the ‘I am a lesbian’ campaign posters were ripped from billboards just before the end of 2009 came as a shock.

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Posted on | 17/12/2009

Honduran LGBT movement hits back

Because they did not comply with the heterosexual norm, twelve people were killed in Honduras in the past six months. All of them were victims of this country’s fear of lesbians, homos, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBTs). Hivos supports the local LGBT movement.

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Posted on | 17/12/2009

Ugandan gays may get death penalty

Uganda seems to be going back in time. The national parliament is discussing a legislative proposal that would introduce capital punishment for homosexuality. Hivos is seriously concerned about this and is therefore supporting a local protest committee.

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