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LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO KILL CURES "I was born

Manuel Antonio Velandia Mora , Colombian by birth, in exile in Spain for political reasons including sexual orientation.

If reclaim our right to be be what we want to be as human beings and therefore sexual beings, we are declared sick, we want to apply reparative therapy, stigmatized and vulnerable we are divides us socially, we are forced to isolate ourselves, we are forced to travel, we are threatened with death or requires us to political refugees as I do, then we must understand that is a part of society that is sick because it is possible that hatred, rejection, indifference, hate crimes and other physical and emotional harm must be the answer to those who do not is assumed in the "ought" of sexuality. Governments, religious institutions, health professionals should take an active role against reparative therapy and speeches condemning the move as such actions.

In 2008, sexual relationships between same sex were condemned to death in 7 countries and was considered as a form of crime in another 80. In most countries in the world, people of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, etc., are denied their basic human rights such as these are defined, among others, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

The Day was launched with the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a global community of activists and committed people who share the vision of a world without homophobia or transphobia in which everyone can live freely their sexual orientation, and sexual identity that he or she chooses.
This May 17th the campaign theme is "Cures that kill", then share the document published by the IDAHO International Day Against Homophobia has, lesbophobia and transphobia.

May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia lesbophobia, commemorating in 1990, on a historical fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially accepted homosexuality as a natural variation of human sexuality.

Since then, the international scientific community is opposed to all approaches that consider homosexuality a "disease" that must be "cured."

medical and political consensus is also growing around the world, in the sense of adopting the same approach to transsexuality.

Opposing this, some conservative voices still preach and promote the so-called "reparative therapy", often with the support of religious and sometimes even with the consent of the State institutions.

These "treatments" are not only ineffective, but rather reinforce feelings of guilt and low self-esteem, increase psychological distress and in some extreme cases, lead people to suicide. Moreover, by spreading homophobia and transphobia lesbophobia, incite discrimination, violence and murder.

The large regional campaign for Latin America and the Caribbean "CURES TO KILL" opposes any "therapy" aimed at "curing" homosexuality and transsexuality.

DEMAND that governments adhere to the principle of secularism of Latin American and Caribbean countries and take concrete measures to combat the practice "reparative" of homosexuality and transsexuality, including disruption of any public funding to institutions or individuals that are not clearly distanced from such practices.

DEMAND the national or local public health withdrawn of public health systems and private individuals who practice or promote practices "reparative" of homosexuality and transsexuality.

URGE to private donors and financial inclusion as a criterion in approving requests for support, the rejection of speech therapy "reparative" that undermine human rights .

ASK religious authorities strongly condemn the use of discourses that suggest and / or advance processes "repair" of homosexuality and transsexuality, and to promote respect for sexual diversity and gender identity as variations of human sexuality.

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