Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and the Democratic Governance...

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.

Thanks for your attention!

Lic. Marlene Ortiz Hernándezandoramoh@hotmail.com