Human Rights Violations of Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LBT) People in Guyana: A Shadow Report

This report is a joint submission by the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), Guyana Rainbow Foundation (GuyBow) and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (the CEDAW Committee or the Committee) on the occasion of its consideration of the State of Guyana's implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) at the 52nd session taking place in New York City, the United States, on Tuesday 10th July, 2012. The purpose of this report is to highlight the widespread and systematic human rights violations experienced by lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LBT) individuals in Guyana. In particular, the report documents instances of harassment, violence, sex stereotyping, discrimination within education and restrictions on access to employment.