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III Reunión de la Comunidad de Práctica de Gobernabilidad Democrática para

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and the Democratic Governance. III Reunión de la Comunidad de Práctica de Gobernabilidad Democrática para América Latina y el Caribe Lic. Marlene Ortiz Hernández Octubre del 2012. A back in time.

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  1. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and the Democratic Governance III Reunión de la Comunidad de Práctica de Gobernabilidad Democrática para América Latina y el Caribe Lic. Marlene Ortiz Hernández Octubre del 2012

  2. A back in time...

  3. Areasthatwill be covered • Latin American and Caribbean overview around sexual diversity and gender identity. SituationfacedbyLGBTTTIsgroups. • Cases of effectiveness in the Democratic governance: México City and Argentina.

  4. Latin American and Caribbean overview Contrasts: • Recognition of sexual rights. • 25 years of change. • Recognition of organized groups. • Social changesbyleaps and bounds. • Legislative advances vs pending agenda. • Principle of Non-Discrimination vs Non Recognition of Rights and impunity of crimes of hatred because of homophobia and transphobia

  5. International commitments • Yogyakarta Principles (2006). • United Nations' statement on sexual identity and orientation (2008). • Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Resolutionde Derechos Humanos, Orientación Sexual and GenderIdentity of theOrganization of American States(2008). • Declaration of theUnitedNationsCommisionon Human rightsthatcondemns the acts of violence and sexual discrimination(2011). • UN guide thatincludeswith a diagnosis of the situation of the LGBTI groups in the world (2011) .

  6. MAIN PROBLEMS • Discriminación • Insultos • Bullying • Hostilidad • Exclusión social y familiar. • Despidos laborales • Poco acceso a la educación • Faltas por parte de los Ministerios de Seguridad Pública y Salud • Suicidio en adolescentes Deprivation of well-being • Matrimonio • Seguridad Social • Adopción • Derechos Testamentarios Deprivation of equalrights and opportunities Homophoby • Penalización • Crímenes de Odio por homofobia Deprivation of freedom and life

  7. ¿What is the situation of Latin America and the Caribbean with regard to the recognition of sexual rights? PublicPolicies Civil Unionrecognized Recognition of rights Persecution Legality Guyana Jamaica Antigua y Barbuda Saint Kills y Nevis Barbados Dominica Granada Sta. Lucía San Vicente Granadinas, Trinidad y Tobago Belice Honduras Nicaragua Panamá Surinam Paraguay Bahamas República Dominicana Islas Caimán Monserrat Guatemala Cuba Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Perú Chile Bolivia Puerto Rico México El Salvador Venezuela Brasil Guyana Francesa Uruguay Islas Malvinas Antillas Neerlandesas Argentina Ciudad de México

  8. Análisis Latinoamericano y Caribeño

  9. México City Seguridad Social (abril del 2012) Cambio de acta de nacimiento (noviembre 2008) Matrimonio Igualitario (marzo del 2010)

  10. Argentina • Matrimonio igualitario desde el 2010. • Reconocimiento total de derechos. • Documento de identidad aprobado.

  11. Recommendations • Articulation of LGBTTTIsgroups • Increase in the political participation. • Increase the processes of training inside the Governments. • Dissemination of Human Rights. • Elimination of stigma associated with HIV. • Stop the macho culture. • Definition of crimes of hatred of homophobia. • End of discriminationfor Sexual orientation and genderidentity. • Encouraging the participation of young people.

  12. Conclusion “El tema de extender los mismos derechos a la comunidad LGBT no es algo radical ni complicado, se basa en dos principios fundamentales, «la igualdad y la no discriminación.» NeviPillay, Alta Comisionada de Derechos Humanos de la ONU.

  13. Thanksforyourattention! Lic. Marlene Ortiz Hernández andoramoh@hotmail.com

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