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| Fundación de Desarrollo Humano Integral Causana | |
| Established | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Quito, Ecuador |
| Fields | LGBT rights |
Causana Integral Human Development Foundation (Spanish: Fundación de Desarrollo Humano Integral Causana) is an Ecuadorian lesbian feminist organization founded in 2002 that focuses on advancing the rights of LGBT people in Ecuador, with particular emphasis on issues affecting lesbian women.[1][2] It was one of the first lesbian organizations in the country, and its name derives from the Quechua word meaning "life".[1][3]
Among its founders and directors have been prominent figures in Ecuadorian LGBT activism, including Ana Lucía Barragán, Patricio Brabomalo, Carina Vance, and Leticia Rojas.[1][4][5] Its headquarters are located in Quito.[6]
History
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Among the activities organized by the group during its early years were recreational activities for its members, including football matches for lesbian women. The organization also took over the responsibility for organizing national meetings of lesbian women. Over time, the foundation increasingly focused on political advocacy and the promotion and recognition of LGBT rights in Ecuador.[7]
One of the principal areas of action of the foundation has been the denunciation of so-called "dehomosexualization clinics", institutions where LGBT people were subjected to torture and other forms of abuse in attempts to change their sexual orientation.[8][9][10] As part of this initiative, Causana reported cases involving lesbian women who had been confined in such detention facilities, as well as organizations that promoted these practices such as Exodus International.[6]
In 2012, activist and former director of Causana, Carina Vance, was appointed as the Minister of Health of Ecuador and pledged to continue efforts to close these clinics.[11][12] Shortly after her appointment, the ministry conducted raids on three clinics near Quito and rescued dozens of women.[13]
On 8 March 2016, the radionovela Mariana sí es lesbiana premiered on Radio Pública. Produced by Causana, it was the first radio programme in Ecuador with a lesbian theme. The script was written by writer María Auxiliadora Balladares and was based on testimonies collected by the foundation from 24 lesbian women concerning their experiences during the period surrounding the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the country.[14][15]
The foundation has also organised artistic exhibitions in Quito against homophobia.[16] It has also supported the mothers involved in the Satya case, in which a lesbian couple sought legal recognition by the Ecuadorian government as the legitimate parents of their daughter.[17][18][19]
See also
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[edit]- 1 2 3 "Premio al activismo de género se llamará Patricio Brabomalo" [Gender Activism Award to Be Named After Patricio Brabomalo]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ↑ "Responses to information requests" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. 5 January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ Sancho, Fernando 2020, p. 10.
- 1 2 Rosero, Mariela (28 November 2022). "Carina Vance sorteó el acoso al ingresar en la política" [Carina Vance Overcame Harassment When Entering Politics]. La Periódica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ Garita Sánchez, Ana (2021). "Hacerse voz: hacia una comprensión del sujeto, la subjetividad y la identidad política lésbica de Quito y Guayaquil a través del espacio biográfico" [Finding a Voice: Toward an Understanding of the Subject, Subjectivity and Lesbian Political Identity in Quito and Guayaquil Through Biographical Space] (PDF). Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (in Spanish). Quito. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Joven lesbiana reaparece luego de tres meses" [Young Lesbian Reappears After Three Months]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 27 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ Sancho, Fernando 2020, p. 46.
- ↑ "Ecuadorian clinics allegedly use abuse to 'cure' homosexuality". CNN. 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ Beresford, Meka (12 February 2018). "LGBTQ+ people raped and beaten in gay cure rehab clinics in Ecuador". Pink News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "GLBTI rechazan intenciones para "deshomosexualizar"" [GLBTI Reject Attempts to "Dehomosexualize"]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ García, Michelle (24 January 2012). "Ecuador: Lesbian Activist Appointed to Presidential Cabinet". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ Reese, Phil (23 January 2012). "Ecuador President appoints lesbian to cabinet". The Washington Blade. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012.
- ↑ "Rights groups hail Ecuador's crackdown on lesbian 'torture clinics'". MSNBC. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
- ↑ "Una radionovela reúne 24 relatos sobre lesbianas" [A Radio Drama Brings Together 24 Stories About Lesbians]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ Escalona, Karina (15 June 2016). "Radionovela ecuatoriana fomenta el respeto a las lesbianas" [Ecuadorian Radio Drama Promotes Respect for Lesbians]. CIMAC (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ "Amistades Ilícitas: el dedo en la llaga de la homofobia" [Illicit Friendships: A Finger on the Wound of Homophobia]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "Las 2 mamás de Satya están enamoradas del país" [Satya's Two Mothers Are in Love with the Country]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "Fundación Causana se pronuncia en caso doble maternidad" [Causana Foundation Speaks Out on Double Motherhood Case]. El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ Sancho, Fernando 2020, p. 63.
Bibliography
[edit]- Sancho, Fernando, ed. (2020). "Del silencio a la visibilidad: activismos, politización y derechos humanos de las mujeres lesbianas en Ecuador" [From Silence to Visibility: Activism, Politicization and Human Rights of Lesbian Women in Ecuador] (PDF). Consejo Nacional para la Igualdad de Género (in Spanish). Quito. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.