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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 CaribeLic. Marlene Ortiz Hernández
Octubre del 2012
A back in time...
Areas that will be covered
• Latin American and Caribbean overview around sexual diversity and gender identity. Situation faced by LGBTTTIs groups.
• Cases of effectiveness in the Democratic governance: México City and Argentina.
Latin American and Caribbean overview
Contrasts:• Recognition of sexual rights.• 25 years of change.• Recognition of organized groups.• Social changes by leaps 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
International commitments
• Yogyakarta Principles (2006).• United Nations' statement on sexual identity and orientation (2008).• Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Resolution de Derechos
Humanos, Orientación Sexual and Gender Identity of the Organization of American States (2008).
• Declaration of the United Nations Commision on Human rights that condemns the acts of violence and sexual discrimination(2011).
• UN guide that includes with a diagnosis of the situation of the LGBTI groups in the world (2011) .
MAIN PROBLEMS
Homophoby
Deprivation of well-being
Deprivation of equal rights and opportunities
Deprivation of freedom and life
• 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
• Matrimonio • Seguridad Social• Adopción• Derechos Testamentarios
• Penalización• Crímenes de Odio
por homofobia
¿What is the situation of Latin America and the Caribbean with regard to the recognition of sexual
rights?
Persecution LegalityPublic
PoliciesCivil Union recognized
Recognition of rights
GuyanaJamaica
Antigua y Barbuda
Saint Kills y NevisBarbadosDominicaGranadaSta. Lucía
San VicenteGranadinas,
Trinidad y TobagoBelice
HondurasNicaraguaPanamáSurinamParaguayBahamasRepública
DominicanaIslas CaimánMonserrat
GuatemalaCuba
Costa RicaColombiaEcuador
PerúChile
BoliviaPuerto Rico
MéxicoEl SalvadorVenezuela
Brasil
Guyana FrancesaUruguay
Islas MalvinasAntillas
Neerlandesas
ArgentinaCiudad de México
Análisis Latinoamericano
y Caribeño
México City
Matrimonio Igualitario (marzo del 2010)
Cambio de acta de nacimiento
(noviembre 2008)
Seguridad Social (abril del 2012)
Argentina
• Matrimonio igualitario desde el 2010.
• Reconocimiento total de derechos.• Documento de identidad aprobado.
Recommendations• Articulation of LGBTTTIs groups• 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 discrimination for Sexual
orientation and gender identity.• Encouraging the participation of young
people.
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.»Nevi Pillay,
Alta Comisionada de Derechos Humanos de la ONU.
