ADESPROC Freedom

ADESPROC Freedom
Association for Social Development and Cultural Promotion Liberty
Asociación de Desarrollo Social y Promoción Cultural
Established1996
TypeNonprofit organization
Websiteadesproc.org

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "¿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.
  4. ↑ "ADESPROC Libertad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2026-03-11.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Publicaciones". Comunidad de Derechos Humanos. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Aruquipa, Estenssoro & Vargas 2012, pp. 227–231.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ Aruquipa, Estenssoro & Vargas 2012, pp. 233–235.

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