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Guatemala's Border Dispute: A Belizean LGBT Prospective

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Posted August 8th, 2016 The current debate on Guatemala ad Belize about sovereignty has forced the United Belize Advocacy Movement to look into the level of violence that affects both countries from a LGBT prospective. What the research alludes to is that both countries are challenged to address violence that occurs within its borders, have grossly under-invested in addressing human rights mechanisms, and renders, systematically, its LGBT citizens invisible in policy and planning.   Let's examine the global picture of trans murders. Trans Murder Monitoring project issued its IDAHOT  reported that counted  2115  killings of trans and gender diverse people in 65 countries worldwide between the 1st of January 2008 and the 30th of April 2016. 1,654 of which were reported in Central and South America. The annual report up to December 2015 points out, Further analysis of this data shows that 65% of all murdered trans and gender diverse people whose profession was known were

Orosco's Lesson

  Reposted August 11th, 2016 Orosco’s Lessons   There’s lots to learn from Orosco! Despite people trying to make his plight into a fiasco Taking on the entire nation and won Disaporan Belize needs to challenge section 63 (1) BPP needs to bring a case for the signing of the UN convention on Anti Corruption So does the entire Nation He’s taught us how to lobby He’s taught us how to agitate He’s taught us how engage He taught us not to accept being marginalize Or self ostracize He taught us to organize He taught us to endure with tear in your eyes He taught us to push on despite being criticized Caleb did not do this he owe He put up his office near his home He sought international affiliations He was thinking of future generations He started web- site and attended international forums Researched and lobbied among those ready for action He show more ump than our politicians He’s taught us how to lobby He’s taught us how to agitate He’s taught us no engage