Organizações não governamentais e a luta da comunidade LGBTI por direitos na Uganda
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-8235.v115p645-658Palavras-chave:
Direitos humanos, Direitos LGBTI, Uganda, África, Organizações não governamentaisResumo
Apesar de vários estudos apoiarem que alguns grupos africanos pré-coloniais tinham práticas sexuais não normativas, o continente africano ainda fornece proteção limitada para indivíduos LGBTI. Na Uganda, essa proteção é inexistente devido ao enraizado domínio colonial britânico, um nacionalismo antiocidental e fortes crenças religiosas. Esses fatos criaram repulsa generalizada às pessoas LGBTI ao longo do tempo e hoje existe uma legislação anti-LGBTI ativa na Uganda. A violência contra indivíduos LGBTI levou à morte de vários ativistas, apesar de mais de 500 mil pessoas que se identificam como LGBTI viverem no país. Portanto, este artigo descreve as diversas questões que preocupam as pessoas LGBTI na Uganda e investiga organizações não governamentais ugandenses pró-LGBTI, descrevendo o tipo de trabalho que estas têm realizado. Foi possível encontrar quatro organizações que trabalham em áreas como assistência médica, trabalho e capacitação econômica, assistência jurídica, acolhimento e apoio, advocacia e mudança cultural, visibilidade e conscientização. As várias estratégias que têm sido desenvolvidas são apoiadas pela literatura em relação à proteção da comunidade LGBTI na Uganda, exceto a categoria de “acolhimento e apoio”, que ainda carece de estudos para apoiar o desenvolvimento de aconselhamento, apoio social para tratar de questões de solidão e precauções de segurança. Este artigo sugere que estudos sejam desenvolvidos neste tema. O trabalho desenvolvido por essas poucas ONGs em diferentes áreas pode produzir mudanças locais e pressão política ao longo do tempo, como também poderá estudos como este.
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