Iris Angola Association Explained

Iris Angola Association (Portuguese: Associação Íris Angola) is the first legally registered LGBTI non-governmental organization in Angola.[1] The organization was founded in 2013 and became legally registered in 2018.

Activities

Iris Angola is a gay rights lobbying group. It provides support through human rights advocacy as well as the prevention, treatment and care for HIV.[2] [3] [4]

Director Carlos Fernandes participated in a Facebook live event with the U.S. embassy in 2021.[5]

With the support of the United Nations Development Program, Iris Angola launched a photo exhibition called "See Beyond Your Prejudice" in 2022.[6] [7]

Iris Angola organized the first Miss Trans Angola pageant in 2024.[8] [9] That year, it also argued in for the inclusion on a sexual orientation questionnaire on the country's census.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Angola . 2024-07-22 . United States Department of State . en-US.
  2. Web site: Ntsabo . Mihlali . 2018-06-21 . Angola registers its first LGBT+ affirming civil rights group . 2024-07-22 . MambaOnline - Gay South Africa online . en-US.
  3. UNDP, November (2020). Angola: Legal Environment Assessment for HIV, and the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights.
  4. Web site: Supporting key population-led organizations in Angola to remove barriers to HIV services . 2024-07-22 . UNDP . pt.
  5. Web site: Luanda . U. S. Embassy in . 2021-06-24 . The U.S. Embassy in Luanda celebrates the Pride month with an facebook live Program called "You are Included" . 2024-07-22 . U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome and Principe . en-US.
  6. Web site: Itai . Daniel . 2022-04-13 . U.N. Development Program lauds Angola government for progress on LGBTQ rights . 2024-07-22 . www.washingtonblade.com . en-US.
  7. Web site: Queer Angola . 2024-07-22 . Google Arts & Culture . en.
  8. Web site: 2024-05-11 . Inclusão: Associação Iris realiza primeiro concurso de miss trans em Angola . 2024-07-23 . Novo Jornal . pt.
  9. Web site: Transsexuais ganham destaque com a primeira edição do concurso Miss Trans Angola 2024 . 2024-07-23 . Chocolate.

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