GATE welcomes Anwar, our Movement Building Program Lead.
Anwar Ogrm brings 15 years of experience working in the feminist, trans, decolonial and social justice movements as a trans Muslim advocate from the Global North. Join us in welcoming him!
GATE Executive Director, Erika Castellanos, has been appointed as a member of the newly formed Global Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics. Internationally, there is increasing awareness that inequality is a driver of global pandemics. Community-led organizations must be at the center of health interventions and human rights advocacy to effectively combat current and future health threats.
At a time when the opposition to the rights of trans persons is increasingly used as a political weapon in many parts of the world, 14 trans and gender diverse activists raised their voices at the United Nations during the first week of the Human Rights Council, to an overwhelmingly positive response.
Trans Advocacy Week delegate delivered a statement on behalf of 14 trans and gender diverse activists in response to the SR on VAW Report on Custody, violence against women and children
Trans Advocacy Week delegate delivered a statement on behalf of 14 trans and gender diverse activists in support of the WG on DAW Report on Gendered Inequalities of Poverty
Trans Advocacy Week delegates delivered statements on behalf of 14 trans and gender diverse activists in support of the IE SOGI Report on Freedom of Religion and LGBT+ Equality
This side event will share lessons learned and advocacy strategies for tackling discrimination and violence against trans communities, contributing to the promotion of trans rights at the Human Rights Council.
At the side event held in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Erika felt overwhelmed and full of emotions!
Also, after 4 years waiting, GATE receives the United Nations ECOSOC special consultative status.
United Nations Trans Advocacy Week (UN TAW) is a collective project by non-governmental organizations, offering trans activists a platform to make their voices heard on a global scale and in international human rights spaces. It’s a chance to bring attention to the challenges and discrimination faced by trans and gender diverse people and to promote equality, acceptance, and understanding.
Read GATE’s 2022 annual report and discover our accomplishments towards strenghtening TGDI movements.
