{"id":511,"date":"2023-05-05T17:07:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T17:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zgeist.org\/wjr-sandbox\/?page_id=511"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:51:54","slug":"visualization-acceptance-and-importance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/diversity-of-lgbt-activism-in-latin-america\/visualization-acceptance-and-importance\/","title":{"rendered":"Visualization, Acceptance, and Importance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">LGBT+ organizations do not only care about LGBT+ issues. More than anything, LGBT+ people in Latin American countries are still fighting to become accepted, recognized, and fully integrated into society. Certain countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Costa Rica have seen major advancements for the LGBT+ community when it comes to political representation, marriage equality, and legal protection from discrimination. As you can see on this map of the organizations and conferences below, the majority of organizations and conferences are located in Brazil and Argentina, which makes sense since there is much more LGBT+ acceptance in those countries than most other Latin American countries. In other countries such as Peru and Bolivia, there continues to be hostility toward LGBT+ people which in turn limits the abilities of LGBT+ organizations to gain support and organize their own conferences. While this is a small sample size of organizations and conferences, it shows that most Latin American countries are still far behind in LGBT+ recognition and acceptance&#8230; <\/mark> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.embed-container {position: relative; padding-bottom: 80%; height: 0; max-width: 100%;} .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container iframe{position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;} small{position: absolute; z-index: 40; bottom: 0; margin-bottom: -15px;}<\/style><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" title=\"Latin American Organizations and Collaborations\" src=\"\/\/montclair.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Embed\/index.html?webmap=fad94b86c1914c7caec0e81832b3bde8&#038;extent=-151.9698,-57.0744,42.0927,19.9152&#038;zoom=true&#038;previewImage=false&#038;scale=true&#038;disable_scroll=true&#038;theme=light\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color\">The Struggle for Acceptance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Latin America has seen legal advancements for LGBT+ people, but this does not mean that LGBT+ people are being more accepted into society.<\/mark> Violence and public incidents of homophobia <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">are common even in some of the most progressive countries in Latin America, particularly Brazil. Deep social prejudices and the increase in conservative values have been roadblocks for LGBT+ acceptance and visibility. In the Equal Rights in Action Fund Conference in Bras\u00edlia in January of 2023,<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/victoryinstitute.org\/news\/lgbtq-victory-institute-partners-condemn-threat-against-elected-officials-at-lgbtq-training-in-brazil\/\">online threats of violence<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">were made towards one of the LGBT+ representatives who attended the conference, State Representative-Elect from the state of S\u00e3o Paulo Thainara Faria. <\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thainara-Faria-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-691\" style=\"border-color:#de1bea;border-width:6px\" width=\"177\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thainara-Faria-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thainara-Faria-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thainara-Faria.jpeg 392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Thainara Faria<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">The conference was held with the goal of training and celebrating the election of LGBT+ individuals, with the support of LGBT+ organizations across Brazil, and despite the threat of violence the conference was successful. Creating solidarity between the LGBT+ community and the rest of society is important because it breaks down the social barriers that have been built up over time, <strong>which is why LGBT+ organizations choose to get involved as much as they can in political and social discussions<\/strong>. Social media has allowed for more online visibility of LGBT+ people, but there is also more online harassment. <\/mark>Online homophobia <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">will continue to be a larger issue for LGBT+ organizations and activists who use social media to gain support and spread awareness of LGBT+ issues in countries such as Brazil.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ABGLT.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72\" width=\"409\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ABGLT.webp 563w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ABGLT-300x284.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>ABGLT March in Brazil<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">LGBT+ people in Latin America face this unique problem where they enjoy more legal and political rights than LGBT+ people in most countries in Africa, yet they are not fully accepted into society and also experience<\/mark> violence and discrimination that is underreported. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Transexual and other minority queer communities are specifically targeted in countries such as<\/mark> Argentina<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">, where there is much less acceptance than more traditional LGBT+ labels.<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">This has been a recent challenge for LGBT+ organizations such as<\/mark> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/poderciudadano.org\/mision-y-vision\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/poderciudadano.org\/mision-y-vision\/\">Poder Ciudadano<\/a><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">, who <strong>continue to call out the corruption of the State that has silenced queer voices in politics<\/strong>.<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">These organizations help give LGBT+ minorities a chance to make their voices heard, despite the<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/latamcaribbean\/2022\/06\/30\/latin-america-over-the-rainbow\/\">sexual stigma that exists<\/a> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">within Latin American society. No matter how many legal victories LGBT+ people win, there will continue to be harassment, violence, and discrimination if society chooses to marginalize the LGBT+ community and treat them like outsiders in their own countries.<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Why South-South Collaboration and Conferences are Important<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">The purpose of this research and this website is to show how LGBT+ organizations have fought to gain acceptance in Latin American society. This was shown using different examples of conferences and events that certain LGBT+ organizations have either organized or collaborated with other movements and larger organizations. Collaborating with other LGBT+ organizations builds a network that acts as a support system which strengthens the entire LGBT+ community. When the State uses violence and political repression to silence LGBT+ voices, collaborating with other social movements such as feminist and human rights movements puts more pressure on the State to begin listening to their needs. Even if LGBT+ organizations choose to participate in conferences that aren&#8217;t focused on LGBT+ specific issues, it increases the visibility of LGBT+ voices in other social issues that the rest of society pays attention to.<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-to-South-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-to-South-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-to-South-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-to-South-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-to-South-600x335.png 600w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-to-South-1200x670.png 1200w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-to-South.png 1469w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-LGBT.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758\" width=\"399\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-LGBT.webp 700w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-LGBT-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/South-LGBT-600x337.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">South-South collaborations allow organizations to connect with LGBT+ people in their own communities, instead of Global North organizations getting involved with issues that don&#8217;t affect their region. In Latin America, the context of where the organization is located matters, since each country faces their own issues, so Global North organizations cannot generalize LGBT+ issues and expect the same solutions to work in Latin American countries. On-the-ground LGBT+ organizations in Latin America better understand the issues they face in their countries, so they can work together in the context of the Global South to come up with better solutions to increase visibility, acceptance, and integration into Latin American society.<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LGBT+ organizations do not only care about LGBT+ issues. More than anything, LGBT+ people in Latin American countries are still fighting to become accepted, recognized, and fully integrated into society. 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