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Trinidad & Tobago: Gay Issues at CHOGM

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 @ 15:01 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Trinidad & Tobago
Topics:: Cyber-Activism, Education, Human Rights, LGBT, International Relations, Politics
Languages:: English

gspottt says that “for the first time at a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting…in Trinidad & Tobago, there was significant representation of GLBTQ (gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/queer) activists among civil society participants, and a concerted effort to highlight issues of sexual citizenship and rights.”

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