The President of the Cape Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Justice (ICIEG) this Thursday demanded guarantees of access to basic health services, mainly hormonal drugs, for all LGBTQIA+ people in the country.
“ICIEG also has concerns about education, not just access to basic health care, but as far as we are concerned, with access to hormonal treatment. We know it’s really important for communities to have access to this type of treatment. , because we know that many people are undergoing this treatment through questionable practices, and many of them are dangerous,” said Marisa Carvalho in Praia at a training conference on gender and human rights for LGBTQIA+ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and other sexual and gender orientations).
The President stated that there is an urgent need, national and government commitment for concrete measures and actions to be taken for this community.
“Together with our national and international partners, we have held many events. We have already concluded that, based on training activities, needs assessments, the characteristics of the community itself after a study conducted by the National Commission on Human Rights and Citizenship. We have already signed a protocol with the Ministry of Tourism so that there really is a new approach,” he assured.
The Institutional Leader said that the learning activities, in addition to targeting the LGBTQIA+ community in the country, also target members of the same community who visit Cape Verde.
“We have taken great steps to empower the community so that it can speak for itself and have a voice. We hope that this training will be another small step towards what we really want to be a fair and equitable society for all,” he stressed. .
In turn, the President of the National Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship (CNDHC) of Cape Verde, Euridis Mascarenhas, called for the creation of conference rooms to amplify information and provide the necessary clarifications so that the personality of each person is respected.
“This situation requires analysis, attention in all these areas. We are in a society that is not ready to meet this diversity,” he warned, citing as an example the fact that there are still only two options in the questionnaires: female and male.
“There is no third option. This is just an example of the tools that need to be adapted to our services and, in general, to our entire reality,” Euridis Mascarenhas said, hoping that training can help empower the LGBTQIA+ community. from Cape Verde.
“Because this designation also has a dynamic of its own diversity in Cape Verde and in the world,” added the same official who called for non-discrimination against these people and yes, for the conditions for their empowerment.
He also called for the systematization of all educational needs in legislation, and also asked for “more attention” to be paid to people with disabilities, an area he also considers critical.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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