ADESPROC Freedom
Association for Social Development and Cultural Promotion Liberty | |
Asociación de Desarrollo Social y Promoción Cultural | |
| Established | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Website | adesproc |
ADESPROC Freedom (Spanish: ADESPROC Libertad, short for Asociación de Desarrollo Social y Promoción Cultural, transl. Association for Social Development and Cultural Promotion),[1] is a nonprofit organization started in 1996[2] in La Paz, Bolivia. Since its start, it has spread to other cities in the country. They are focused on LGBT rights at a national level. Their core focuses are rights for the LGBT community, sexual and reproductive health, and political influence.
History
[edit]ADESPROC Freedom started in response to the violent dispersal and arrest of 120 people done by the police in 1995 during Cherry's police raid. Cherry's Bar was a refuge for many people in the LGBT community and was a target of homophobic violence and criminalization. In response to these threats, the LGBT community founded ADESPROC.[3]
Activist Work
[edit]ADESPROC Freedom has been committed to the cause of LGBT+ liberation since its inception in 1996. They are part of ilgalac, the Bolivian Coalition of the LGBT Collective, the Citizen Coalition Against Torture, Sin Violencia LGBTIQ+, and the Bolivian Community of Human Rights, among others.[4] They have worked with the Higher University of San Andrés to challenge prejudices and preconceived notions in tandem with their Law and Political Science department as well.[5]
As part of their involvement in the Bolivian Community of Human Rights, they aid in compiling reports of LGBT+ specific human rights issues and successes in Bolivia alongside alongside more than 50 other organizations.[6] [7]
Involvement in La Paz Pride
[edit]Before there was an official La Paz Pride, ADESPROC Freedom organized various activities to commemorate International LGBTQ Pride Day in La Paz.[8] In 2003, ADESPROC Freedom, alongside Mujeres Creando, organized the first La Paz pride parade.[9]
In 2005, ADESPROC Freedom held a march in addition to the regularly scheduled pride parade to mark the Fourth National LGBT Congress which was happening in La Paz that year. During the 2007 incident where a molotov cocktail was thrown at participants of La Paz Pride, the director of ADESPROC Freedom, Alberto Moscoso was injured.[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Defensoría del Pueblo, HIVOS y ADESPROC Libertad GBLT se unen para realizar la primera encuesta virtual sobre las condiciones de vida de la población LGBTIQ+ en Bolivia" [Defending the Community, HIVOS and ADESPROC Freedom LGBT Unite to Create the First Virtual Survey of Life Conditions for the LGBTQI+ Community in Boliva] (in Spanish). www.defensoria.gob.bo. Archived from the original on 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ↑ COLECTIVOS URBANOS: Narrativas comunitarias del nuevo siglo en La Paz y El Alto [URBAN COLLECTIVES: Community Narratives of the New Era in La Paz and El Alto] (PDF) (in Spanish). Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bolivia. 2019. p. 11. ISBN 978-9917-0-0125-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "¿Quiénes somos? – ADESPROC LIBERTAD GLBT" [Who are we? - ADESPROC FREEDOM LGBT] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ↑ "ADESPROC Libertad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2026-03-11.
- ↑ "Alianzas interinstitucionales: Firma del segundo convenio entre ADESPROC Libertad GLBT y la Carrera de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la UMSA" [Institutional Alliances: Signing of Second Agreement Between ADESPROC Freedom LGBT and the Department of Law and Political Science at UNMSA] (in Spanish). 2023-06-08. Archived from the original on 2026-02-12.
- ↑ "Publicaciones". Comunidad de Derechos Humanos. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26.
- ↑ "Informe de la Coalición de Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil sobre los Derechos Humanos de la Población LGBTIQ+ para el Examen Periódico Universal (EPU) de Bolivia" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2024-06-01.
- ↑ Aruquipa, Estenssoro & Vargas 2012, pp. 227–231.
- ↑ "Las maricas tenemos historia: breve recorrido por los movimientos TLGBI" [The Gays Have History: a brief recounting of the movements]. Muy Waso (in Spanish). 2020-06-29. Archived from the original on 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ↑ Aruquipa, Estenssoro & Vargas 2012, pp. 233–235.
Further reading
[edit]- Aruquipa, David; Estenssoro, Paula; Vargas, Pablo (2012). Memorias Colectivas Miradas a la Historia del Movimiento TLGB de Bolivia [Collective Memories: Looks at the History of the LGBT Movement in Bolivia] (PDF) (in Spanish). Conexión Fondo de Emancipación. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2025-08-27.