The Sixth Regional Conference of the International Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People for Latin America and the Caribbean (ILGALAC) will be held from May 6 through the 10 in the resort of Varadero and in Havana city.
Under the motto Unity of Latin America and the Caribbean for the LGBTI rights, the sixth edition of this conference will bring together over 400 delegates from the region. The conference program, the most important of its kind in Latin America aims to promote discussion and exchange of experiences on the current challenges of the LGBTI community and the best strategies to eradicate all forms of discrimination and exclusion based on sexual orientation and gender identity .
Among those attending are Gloria Careaga , Secretary General of ILGA ( International Lesbian , Gay, Bisexual , Trans and Intersex ) and Mariela Castro Espín, Cuba LGBTI rights activist and director of the National Center for Sexual Education ( CENESEX ) . The conference will be also attended by members of more than 200 organizations from ILGALAC and personalities of the Cuban government.
The celebration in Cuba of an event of such importance is recognition of the work done on the island to defend the right to free and responsible sexual orientation and gender identity, which achieved greater visibility from the year 2007 with the celebration of the Cuban Days against Homophobia. In this year 2014, the seventh edition of the Cuban Day against Homophobia will be held between May 9 and 24, so that participants in both events will coincide in some activities.
Registration can be done online through the Havanatur agency or the next link
Press Release by CENESEX
