Gaybelarus.by
| Founded | 18 January 2009 |
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| Focus | Visibility and protection of rights of LGBT |
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| Origins | Праваабарончы праект "ГейБеларусь" |
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Area served
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Minsk, Belarus |
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Key people
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Siarhei Androsenka, Siarhei Pradzed (founders) |
| Website | yag.by |
The Belarusian LGBT Human Rights Project GayBelarus is a national youth civic association. They operate the Jáhada (Belarusian: Ягада, literally Berry) positive queer infoportal (пазітыўны квір. інфапартал).
The association was founded on 18 January 2009 with the goal of providing necessary aid and support for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people (hereinafter called LGBT) and their families and friends.
Annually, "GayBelarus" carries out the human rights forum "Minsk Pride" , national LGBT conferences, regularly reports to international organisations on the state of LGBT issues in Belarus, submits information for the alternative Universal Periodic Review at UN, and initiates strategic litigations concerning violation of human rights of LGBT people.
The organization has branches in all regions of the Republic of Belarus: Brest Region,Hrodna Region,Homel Region,Vitebsk Region,Mogilev Region and Minsk Region.
The organization also maintains and cultural activities: arranges film shows, LGBT party, roundtables to discuss current and strategic issues, and other consolidation activities. In addition, the organization provides legal assistance and psychological care, for members of the LGBT community.
One of the first large-scale and public events, initiated by the LGBT Human Rights Project "GayBelarus" in 2009, was the Belarusian campaign against homophobia, inaugurated in Minsk, on 17 April. The campaign involved several events, and the first of these was the premiere of the documentary about LGBT Christians ‘Fish Cannot Fly’, attended by nearly 80 people. The movie was followed by debates on faith, religion, Christianity, Protestantism and fundamental churches.
As a result of the campaign, the Belarusian party "The Greens" (BPG) officially announced the establishment of the Commission on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights. The Greens was the first Belarusian party to have such a commission in their structure. The announcement of the LGBT-subdivision establishment in the party was timed to the campaign "Month against Homophobia in Belarus".
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