List of LGBTQ rights organisations in Belize

{{short description|none}} {{Use British English|date=November 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} This is a list of LGBTQ rights organisations in Belize.

== Table == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Tabular list of LGBT rights organisations in Belize.{{notetag|Sources in relevant article or section. Missing values represented by en dashes.}} |- ! Organisation !! Year founded !! District !! Focus !! Status |- | {{section link||United Belize Advocacy Movement}} || 2006 || Belize || – || {{site active}} |- | {{section link||Promoting Empowerment Through Awareness of Lesbian and Bisexual Women}} || 2011 || Belize || Women || {{site active}} |- | {{section link||Belize Youth Empowerment for Change}} || 2013 || Cayo || Youth || {{site active}} |- | {{section link||Our Circle}} || 2013 || Belize || Families || {{site active}} |- | {{section link||Trans In Action Belize}} || 2014 || – || Transgender individuals || {{site active}} |- | {{section link||Empower Yourself Belize Movement}} || 2015 || Belize || Youth, HIV/AIDS || {{site active}} |- | {{section link||Belize Trans Colours}} || 2018 || Belize || Transgender individuals || {{site active}} |}

== United Belize Advocacy Movement == {{Infobox organization | name = United Belize Advocacy Movement | full_name = | native_name =  | native_name_lang =   | logo_size = | logo_alt = Logo of the United Belize Advocacy Movement as of 2015; depicts, in the centre foreground, a map of Belize with the Belize flag filling it, and a red ribbon; in the centre background, a faded rainbow-filled inverted triangle and yellow and red ribbons; in the bottom foreground, the words 'UNIBAM' and 'United Community for the fight against Discrimination & Hiv/Aids'; in the top foreground, the name of the organisation | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | map =  | map_size =  | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 =  | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = {{hlist|UNIBAM|UniBAM}} | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = UNIDAD 96{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, para. 2}} | merged_into =  | successor = | formation = {{start date and age|2006|02|16|df=yes}}{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, para. 4}} | founders = Caleb Orozco and '10 others'{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, para. 4}} | founding_location = 2882 Coney Dr,<br> Belize City, Belize{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, para. 4}} | dissolved =  | merger =  | type = NGO{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, para. 5}} | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status =  | purpose = LGBT advocacy{{sfn|MAP|2008|pp=54-55}} | professional_title =  | headquarters = 5 Ziricote St,<br>Belize City, Belize{{sfn|MAP|2008|p=54}} | coordinates = {{coord|17.497000216220837|-88.19941227116492|type:office_region:BZ|display=inline}} | origins = | region_served = Belize | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | membership =  | num_members_year =  | language =  | owner =  | secretary_general =  | leader_title = President | leader_name = Caleb Orozco | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = ${{spaces|hair}}68,000{{spaces}}BZD{{sfn|MAP|2008|p=55}} | expenses_year = 2007 | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = 1 full-time, 2 part-time{{sfn|MAP|2008|p=55}} | num_staff_year = 2007 | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website = {{URL|https://unibam.org}} | remarks = | former_name =  | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} The '''United Belize Advocacy Movement''', also known as '''UNIBAM''' or '''UniBAM''', are a Belize-based non-governmental organisation that advocate against the discrimination and stigmatisation of the LGBT community in Belize.

=== History === UNIBAM trace their origins to a 2005 multi-centre study of men who have sex with men, led by Paul Edwards of the Ministry of Health, and Chad Martin of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, para. 1}} The study prompted discussions, primarily in Orange Walk Town, which lead to the founding of UNIBAM's predecessor organisation, UNIDAD 96, by Alex Avalos, Fernando Novelo, Caleb Orozco, William Smith, and Jerry Mendoza, 'along with many other nameless colleagues.'{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, paras. 2-3}}{{sfn|Orozco|2012|loc=para. 1}}{{notetag|UNIDAD 96, also styled ''Unidad 96'', focussed on educational activities for their LGBT members {{harv|Orozco|2012|loc=para. 2}}. The group were first based in Orange Walk, but then relocated to Belize City in early 2006, 'as time pas[sed] and individuals [members] changed [residential] addresses' {{harv|Orozco|2012|loc=para. 2}}.}} On 16 February 2006, in space provided by Arnulfo Kantun of the National Development Foundation in Belize City, UNIBAM was established by Caleb Orozco and '10 other persons from Belize City and Orange Walk.'{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, para. 4}}{{notetag|The number of founders is given as '16 gay men' by {{harvnb|Orozco|2012|loc=para. 2}}, with Ronnie Bradley, Dennis Belgrave, Alex Avalos, Delbert Quilter, Edision Flowers, 'Bra', and 'many more persons' identified as founders.}} UNIBAM were registered as a non-governmental organisation on 4 May 2006, and secured their first grant in October of that year from the Tides Foundation.{{sfn|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, paras. 5-6}}{{notetag|UNIBAM's pre-grant funding is credited to members, who 'invested [their] own funds,' and to Jared Orozco, 'who got a loan and paid for [a] computer, table, [...] an office chair [and] internet [service] for three months' {{harv|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, para. 6}}. Their registration as an NGO is credited to 'the legal skills of [Caleb Orozco and Golda Orozco-Neal, who] helped to pull the legal documents together' {{harv|UNIBAM|n.d.|loc=sec. 2, paras. 5-6}}.}}

Notably, UNIBAM successfully challenged the long-standing statutory criminalisation of homosexuality in Belize in the 2010–2016 ''Orozco v Attorney General'' case.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}{{notetag|Work towards said case was prompted by a meeting with Tracy Robinson, of the UWI Rights Advocacy Project, during a 2007 UNDP conference on human rights in Santo Domingo {{harv|Orozco|2012|loc=para. 4}}.}}

=== Activities === UNIBAM aim 'to reduce stigma and discrimination [against members of the LGBT community in Belize].'{{sfn|MAP|2008|p=54}} Their primary activities include research and advocacy, including formal representation of the Belizean LGBT community before national and international bodies, and informal representation via national media.{{sfn|MAP|2008|p=55}} As of 2008, the primary bodies liaised with included the UN Human Rights Council, UN Human Rights Committee, the Organisation of American States, the Caribbean Forum for Lesbians, All-sexuals and Gays, the Belize Alliance Against AIDS, and the Belize Family Life Association.{{sfn|MAP|2008|p=55}}

== Promoting Empowerment Through Awareness of Lesbian and Bisexual Women == {{Infobox organization | name = Promoting Empowerment Through Awareness of Lesbian and Bisexual Women | full_name = | native_name =  | native_name_lang =  | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | map =  | map_size =  | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 =  | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = PETAL | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = | merged_into =  | successor = | formation = 2011{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, para. 1}} | founder = Simone Hill{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, para. 1}} | founding_location =  | dissolved =  | merger =  | type = NGO{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, para. 3}} | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status =  | purpose = {{hlist|LGBT advocacy|Women's advocacy}}{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, para. 4}} | professional_title =  | headquarters = 37 Zericote St.,<br>Belize City, Belize{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} | coordinates = {{coord|17.500019980679156|-88.19955110013723|type:office_region:BZ|display=inline}} | origins = | region_served = Belize | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | membership =  | num_members_year =  | language =  | owner =  | secretary_general =  | leader_title = President | leader_name = Charrice Talbert{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, sec. entitled 'Board of Directors'}} | leader_title2 = Vice President | leader_name2 = Marla Simone Hill{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, sec. entitled 'Board of Directors'}} | leader_title3 = Secretary | leader_name3 = Gerrydean Stewart{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, sec. entitled 'Board of Directors'}} | leader_title4 = Treasurer | leader_name4 = Faith Cunningham{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, sec. entitled 'Board of Directors'}} | board_of_directors = 7 members{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, sec. entitled 'Board of Directors'}} | key_people = | main_organ =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website = {{URL|https://www.petalbelize.org}} | remarks = | former_name =  | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} '''Promoting Empowerment Through Awareness of Lesbian and Bisexual Women''', more commonly known as '''PETAL''', are a Belize-based non-governmental organisation that advocate for and provide support services to LGBT women in Belize.

=== History === PETAL were established in 2011 by Marla Simone Hill, then Vice President of the United Belize Advocacy Movement, who had observed 'that very little advocacy was being done for the women in the LGBT community [of Belize].'{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, sec. entitled 'Founder,' para. 1}} The following year, the organisation engaged the support of social activist Abigail McKay, and began ''Conversations'', their hallmark programme, deemed 'a critical component of PETAL's work.'{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, first sec., para. 2, and sec. entitled 'Founder,' para. 1}}{{sfn|Jackson|2019|loc=paras. 12-14}}{{notetag|The first ''Conversation'', convened by Simone and McKay in 2012, was a potluck where participants discussed domestic violence in same-sex partnerships {{harv|Jackson|2019|loc=paras. 12-14}}.}} In 2015, they secured a six-month grant from the United Belize Advocacy Movement, and registered as a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation on 29 December 2015, with a ''pro tempore'' board consisting of Simone Hill, Ifáṣínà Efunyemi, Charrice Talbert, and Abigail McKay.{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, first sec., para. 3}}{{sfn|Jackson|2019|loc=para. 15}} Their inaugural general meeting was held in December 2018, with an active membership of 'over 60 women.'{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, first sec., para. 3}}

=== Activities === PETAL aim 'to achieve social, economic and gender justice for all women in Belize[,] especially [lesbian and bisexual] women[,] through advocacy and empowerment.'{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, sec. entitled 'Mission'}} Their 'signature' programme is '''Conversations'', 'a safe and brave space in which women sit together in a circle to learn, share, listen and support each other,' held since 2012.{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='Projects' page, 'Conversations' sec., para. 1}}{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='About' page, first sec., para. 2, and sec. entitled 'Founder,' para. 1}}{{sfn|UNIBAM|2013|loc=para. 1}}{{sfn|COC|2019|p=2}} Other notable programmes include an annual conference during International Women's Day, a Valentine's Day gala, family programming during Mother's Day, monthly gender-based violence outreach, and various sensitisation and awareness workshops.{{sfn|PETAL|2021|loc='Projects' page, paras. 5 to 6}} By 2019, PETAL had an active membership of 75 women across the country, and were serving 'more than 100 women and girls.'{{sfn|Jackson|2019|loc=para. 19}}

== Belize Youth Empowerment for Change == {{Infobox organization | name = Belize Youth Empowerment for Change | full_name = | native_name =  | native_name_lang =  | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | map =  | map_size =  | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 =  | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = BYEC | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = | merged_into =  | successor = | formation = {{start date|2013}}{{sfn|Muñoz-Pogossian|Vidal|2018|p=10}} | founders = Kevin Mendez, George Andrew Arthurs{{sfn|One Young World|2017|loc=para. 1}}{{sfn|GOJoven|2012|loc=para. 1}} | founding_location =  | dissolved =  | merger =  | type = NGO{{sfn|One Young World|2017|loc=para. 1}} | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status =  | purpose = LGBT advocacy{{sfn|One Young World|2017|loc=para. 1}} | professional_title =  | headquarters =  | coordinates =  | origins = | region_served = Belize | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | membership =  | num_members_year =  | language =  | owner =  | secretary_general =  | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Stephen Daniel Diaz{{sfn|Meridian|n.d.|loc=para. 1}}{{sfn|Globetrotter Guys|2018|loc=para. 3}} | leader_title2 = Coordinator | leader_name2 = Kevin Mendez{{sfn|Friends of Caracol Newsletter|2019|p=6}} | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website =  | remarks = | former_name =  | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} The '''Belize Youth Empowerment for Change''', also known by their acronym '''BYEC''', are a Belize-based non-governmental organisation that advocate for LGBT individuals, particularly young ones, in Belize.{{sfn|One Young World|2017|loc=para. 1}}

=== History === BYEC were registered as a non-governmental organisation in 2013, by fellows and alumni of the Youth Leadership in Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Environment Programme of GOBelize.{{sfn|Muñoz-Pogossian|Vidal|2018|p=10}}{{sfn|Ricketts|2017|loc=para. 4}} They spearheaded the annual celebration of LGBT pride in Belmopan, Cayo, in 2015.{{sfn|Globetrotter Guys|2018|loc=para. 10}}{{sfn|Friends of Caracol Newsletter|2019|p=6}}{{notetag|BYEC secured some $30,000 BZD, cumulatively, for the 2015–2017 events, attracting some 86, 180, and 286 attendees per event, respectively {{harv|Globetrotter Guys|2018|loc=paras. 13-14}}.}}

=== Activities === BYEC are a youth-led organisation which aim 'to represent the voices and dreams of young Belizeans with a focus on LGBT youth and [their] empowerment.'{{sfn|Meridian|n.d.|loc=para. 1}}{{sfn|Diaz|2016|loc=12.35 to 13.03 min. mark}}{{sfn|Muñoz-Pogossian|Vidal|2018|p=10}} They have, in coalition with other LGBT rights organisations in Belize, sought 'to remove the stigma around Belize's LGBT community by holding open forums and debates.'{{sfn|One Young World|2017|loc=para. 1}} By 2017, their coalition had provided HIV testing to 19,000 men, and held six workshops with '100 government officials [and] 25 members of BYEC' regarding LGBT and human rights, reproductive health, and human sexuality.{{sfn|One Young World|2017|loc=para. 2}}{{notetag|BYEC's social return on investment for 2017 was calculated at one-to-sixteen (1:16) for 2017 {{harv|One Young World|2017|loc=rightmost para}}.}} By the following year, BYEC-led workshops in Belmopan and various villages had engaged over 490 youth.{{sfn|Muñoz-Pogossian|Vidal|2018|p=10}}

== Our Circle == {{Infobox organization | name = Our Circle | full_name = | native_name =  | native_name_lang =  | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = Logo of Our Circle as of 2022 | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | map =  | map_size =  | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 =  | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = | merged_into =  | successor = | formation = October 2013{{sfn|Our Circle|ndb|loc=first sec., slide entitled 'Our Circle's Organisational Milestones'}} | founders = Derricia Castillo-Salazar and 'two other friends'{{sfn|Weinstein|2020|loc=para. 3}} | founding_location =  | dissolved =  | merger =  | type = NGO{{sfn|Our Circle|ndb|loc=first sec., slide entitled 'Our Circle's Organisational Milestones'}} | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status =  | purpose = LGBT advocacy{{sfn|Idealist|n.d.|loc=sec. entitled 'About Us,' para. 1}} | professional_title =  | headquarters = 14 New Rd,<br>Belize City, Belize{{sfn|Our Circle|ndb|loc=last sec}} | coordinates = {{coord|17.497495213451288|-88.18624077116493|type:office_region:BZ|display=inline}} | origins = | region_served = Belize | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | membership =  | num_members_year =  | language =  | owner =  | secretary_general =  | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Derricia Castillo-Salazar{{sfn|Our Circle|nda|loc=first sec}} | leader_title2 = Coordinator | leader_name2 = Phyllis Staine{{sfn|Our Circle|nda|loc=first sec}} | leader_title3 = Counsellor | leader_name3 = Erolyn Sebastian{{sfn|Our Circle|nda|loc=first sec}} | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = Abner Recinos, Denae Fairweather, Jeronima Sanchez, Phyllis Staine, Shakeel Flowers, Sherine Petillo{{sfn|Our Circle|2020b|loc=second sec}} | key_people = | main_organ =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = ${{spaces|hair}}75,566{{sfn|Our Circle|2020b|loc=fourth sec}}{{notetag|For fourth quarter of 2020 {{harv|Our Circle|2020b|loc=fourth sec}}.}} | expenses_year = 2020 | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = 3{{sfn|Our Circle|nda|loc=first sec}}{{notetag|Excluding three vacant positions {{harv|Our Circle|nda|loc=first sec}}.}} | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website = {{URL|https://ourcirclebze.weebly.com}} | remarks = | former_name =  | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} '''Our Circle''' are a Belize-based non-governmental organisation that advocate for and provide support services to LGBT families and individuals in Belize.

=== History === Our Circle were established in October 2013 and registered as a non-governmental organisation in February 2017.{{sfn|Our Circle|ndb|loc=first sec., slide entitled 'Our Circle's Organisational Milestones'}} They were founded by Derricia Castillo-Salazar 'with two other friends [who] felt upset because the LGBTI community was being portrayed [in Belize] as an underground orgy community that engaged in heavy drinking and reckless behaviour.'{{sfn|Weinstein|2020|loc=para. 3}} Their early activities included social events and trips aimed at fostering a cohesive LGBT community and eroding the aforementioned stereotype.{{sfn|Weinstein|2020|loc=para. 3}}

Notably, Our Circle served as co-chairs of the International Family Equality Day Network from 2015{{snd}}March{{spaces}}2018, commemorated the first International Family Equality Day in Belize in May 2017, opened a physical community resource centre in August 2017, and successfully advocated for the inclusion of LGBT-inclusive language in the national census in December 2019.{{sfn|Our Circle|ndb|loc=first sec., slide entitled 'Our Circle's Organisational Milestones'}} The last milestone, in particular, has been deemed 'powerful,' as it marked 'the first time in Belizean history that LBTQ+ individuals [would] be accounted for officially [i.e. in official statistics].'{{sfn|Deonarain|2022|loc=fifth sec., para. 2}}

=== Activities === Our Circle aim 'to advance legal and lived equality for diverse [LGBT] families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change [in Belize].'{{sfn|Idealist|n.d.|loc=sec. entitled 'About Us,' para. 1}} They have provided meeting and informal social space to the local LGBT community at their offices or ''Community Centre'' since the latter's inauguration in August 2017.{{sfn|Our Circle|ndb|loc=second sec}} The centre is thought to be 'the only established safe space for the LGBT community and their families in the entire country of Belize.'{{sfn|Idealist|n.d.|loc=sec. entitled 'About Us,' para. 4}} By 2017, Our Circle's work had 'engaged approximately 200 members of the Belizean LGBT community.'{{sfn|ARC|2017|loc=para. 1}} By 2020, their Centre had provided a safe space or support services to 'hundreds of people,' while the organisation as a whole had expended more than ${{spaces|hair}}980,000 BZD (${{spaces|hair}}490,000 USD) in providing support services, raising awareness, and advocating for the LGBT community.{{sfn|Our Circle|2020b|pp=3-5}}

== Trans In Action Belize == {{Infobox organization | name = Trans In Action Belize | full_name = | native_name =  | native_name_lang =  | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | map =  | map_size =  | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 =  | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = TIA Belize | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = | merged_into =  | successor = | formation = 2014{{sfn|7 News|2019|loc=para. 5}} | founder = Zahnia Canul, Mia Quetzal{{sfn|7 News|2019|loc=paras. 1-2}}{{sfn|Rosenblatt|2015|loc=sixth-to-last para}} | founding_location =  | dissolved =  | merger =  | type = NGO{{sfn|Rosenblatt|2015|loc=sixth-to-last para}} | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status =  | purpose = LGBT advocacy{{sfn|7 News|2019|loc=para. 1}} | professional_title =  | headquarters =  | coordinates =  | origins = | region_served = Belize | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | membership =  | num_members_year =  | language =  | owner =  | secretary_general =  | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Zahnia Canul{{sfn|LACTRANS|2019|p=11}} | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website =  | remarks = | former_name =  | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} '''Trans In Action Belize''', also known as '''TIA Belize''', are a Belize-based non-governmental organisation that advocate for LGBT individuals, particularly transgender, transsexual, transvestite ones, in Belize.

=== History === TIA Belize were established and registered as a non-governmental organisation in 2014 by Zahnia Canul and Mia Quetzal.{{sfn|7 News|2019|loc=paras. 1-2, 5}}{{sfn|Rosenblatt|2015|loc=sixth-to-last para}}{{notetag|At the time, Quetzal was a volunteer for the United Belize Advocacy Movement {{harv|Rosenblatt|2015|loc=sixth-to-last para}}. Registration dated to December 2015 in {{harvnb|LACTRANS|2019|p=6}}, but dated to December 2014 in {{harvnb|LACTRANS|2019|p=8}}. }} They joined the regional Network of Trans People in Latin America and the Caribbean, also known as RED LACTRANS, in 2016, and helped to establish the Network's Centre for the Documentation of the Trans Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, also known as CEDOSTALC.{{sfn|7 News|2019|loc=para. 2}}

=== Activities === TIA Belize, described in 2019 as 'the first and only NGO by and for transgender persons living in Belize,' are constituted as a group of transgender persons in Belize who seek to 'promote respect for their human rights and dignity as transgender persons.'{{sfn|LACTRANS|2019|p=8}} Towards this end, they have served as liaison for various national and overseas organisations undertaking trans-related work in the country, including USAID, the UN Development Fund, the National AIDS Commission, UNIBAM, and RED LACTRANS.{{sfn|LACTRANS|2019|p=8}}

== Empower Yourself Belize Movement == {{Infobox organization | name = Empower Yourself Belize Movement | full_name = | native_name =  | native_name_lang =  | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | map =  | map_size =  | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 =  | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = EYBM | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = | merged_into =  | successor = | formation = January 2015{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} | founders =  | founding_location =  | dissolved =  | merger =  | type = NGO{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=para. 1, and page 'About Us', sec. 'Objectives', items 1-11}} | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status =  | purpose = LGBT advocacy{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=para. 1, and page 'About Us', sec. 'Objectives', items 1-11}} | professional_title =  | headquarters =  | coordinates =  | origins = | region_served = Belize | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | membership =  | num_members_year =  | language =  | owner =  | secretary_general =  | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Kendale Trapp{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=page 'About Us', sec. 'Team'}} | leader_title2 = President | leader_name2 = Kenny White{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=page 'About Us', sec. 'Team'}} | leader_title3 = Vice President | leader_name3 = Monica Usher{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=page 'About Us', sec. 'Team'}} | leader_title4 = Treasurer | leader_name4 = Hazel McField{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=page 'About Us', sec. 'Team'}} | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website = {{URL|empoweryourselfbelize.org}} | remarks = | former_name =  | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} The '''Empower Yourself Belize Movement''', also known by their acronym '''EYBM''', are a Belize-based non-governmental organisation that advocate for LGBT individuals, particularly young and HIV/AIDS-positive ones, in Belize.{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=para. 1, and page 'About Us', sec. 'Objectives', items 1-11}} Their primary activities include HIV/AIDS clinics, public awareness marches, and workshops on HIV/AIDS and LGBT and human rights.{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=page 'Our Programmes'}} Notably, on 20 August 2016, the organisation facilitated the first public celebration of LGBT pride in Belize, in collaboration with the Belize Family Life Association.{{sfn|EYBM|2021|loc=page 'News', sec. 7}}{{notetag|The event was held at the Kama Lounge & Bistro Bar, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, with a 'special appearance' by B'Yanka Banks {{harv|EYBM|2021|loc=page 'News', sec. 7}}.}}

== Belize Trans Colours == {{Infobox organization | name = Belize Trans Colours | full_name = | native_name =  | native_name_lang =  | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | map =  | map_size =  | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 =  | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = BTC | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = | merged_into =  | successor = | formation = October 2018{{sfn|LACTRANS|2019|p=6}}{{sfn|Hill|Trapp|White|2019|loc=3.23 to 3.38 min. mark}} | founder =  | founding_location =  | dissolved =  | merger =  | type = NGO{{sfn|LACTRANS|2019|p=6}} | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status =  | purpose = LGBT advocacy{{sfn|LACTRANS|2019|p=6}} | professional_title =  | headquarters =  | coordinates =  | origins = | region_served = Belize | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | membership =  | num_members_year =  | language =  | owner =  | secretary_general =  | leader_title = Director | leader_name = Kenny White{{sfn|Hill|Trapp|White|2019|loc=0.47 to 0.53 min. mark}} | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website =  | remarks = | former_name =  | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} '''Belize Trans Colours''', also known by their acronym '''BTC''', are a Belize-based non-governmental organisation that advocate for LGBT individuals, particularly transgender ones, in Belize. They were registered as a non-governmental organisation in October 2018, and are engaged in in-person outreach to transgender men and women, especially those involved in sex work in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye.{{sfn|LACTRANS|2019|p=6}}{{sfn|Hill|Trapp|White|2019|loc=3.23 to 4.07 min. mark}}{{sfn|San Pedro Sun|2022|loc=last para}}

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