Belizean LGBT Rights Violations

22 October, 2015 Literally upon arriving at the Lodge, I had my first meeting with the a representative of GLAAD, Ross Murray who met me in a little restaurant around Vauxhall Lodge to talk about communication support in North America.  Yes, my face looked like how I felt which was tried, but we managed to get an hour long meeting in before he had to leave. This effort was coordinated by Kapil Gupta of Human Dignity Trust, an effort, I had no regrets making on time. Belize was asked, as well, to make a short presentation at a cocktail in private home in London in 2015, regarding LGBT response in the Commonwealth  at the request of Kaleidoscope Trust. It was small, but important gathering for it set the stage for a week long engagement with the All Parliamentarian Party Group and builds on previous efforts through the Human Dignity Trust in 2014 as part of a panel.   Belize effort at raising international awareness and lessons learned have not been just abou...

RePosted: September 12th, September, 2015  by Anthony Berbey People say I belong in a mental institute. I say, y’all belong in a fucking zoo. People say I’m not mentally well.   say y’all can go to hell.   People say I don’t fight real causes. I say I can’t even find a word that rhymes with causes. ‘Cause it doesn’t matter what people say Whether you’re straight, bi, les, trans or gay. ‘Cause I don’t discriminate. I’m not the one showing all the hate. I call their hate-mongering bullshit when I see ‘em. ‘Cause their bullshit is the size of a Roman Colliseum. While they’re getting high and playing Yahtzee. I say you’re no better than the Nazis. ‘Cause we have stupid people in power so let’s watch ‘em crash and cower. People say what I’m saying can’t be true. I say y’all don’t even have half a clue. ‘Cause it doesn’t matter what people say Whether you’re straight, bi, les, trans or gay. ‘Cause I don’t discriminate. ...

Posted: 15th July, 2015 To my brothers and sisters with same-sex attraction: Let us all love one another as compassionate human beings should! As a member of the proudly diverse community of Belize I want to take this opportunity to reach out to all our brothers and sisters who have same-sex attraction. Whatever your sexuality or gender, I want to make clear that I love you and most importantly any God in whom you have faith, who claims to have created you in His image, loves you too. As we all know, there is a wonderful diversity in creation and surely God did not make a mistake with anyone. I understand the sufferings, confusion and loneliness that many of you experience in silence because of the hurtful words of religious extremists and I want you to know that the unconditional love provided by people who share your struggle will guide you through..Strengthened by those that serve instead of judge and those that promote inclusivity, thousands of men and women with same-se...

19th June, 2015 The coalition has met since 2007 in Panama, Medellin, Honduras, El Salvador, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay and Washington DC in 2015. Belize have been to all OAS General Assembly through the LGBTTTI coalition. Learning about thematic hearings, the Inter-American Court and Commission, resolutions process and its value. No where in the world, has any international institution adopted seven resolutions on Human Rights:Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.   This year was different as our trans colleagues were denied visa to attend the meeting to attend the OAS meeting. The coalition was upset about it and issued a release in response. We engaged the LGBT Unit to speak about reporting process and followed up in regards to it internal programs on another day. We strategised about how to respond to the fundamentalists along with coordination process.                ...