ACTION forth by Citizenship and SEXUAL DIVERSITY

Diversity event occurred on 12/12/2015 in the lobby of the Municipal Theatre of Santo André -São  Paulo-Brazil

                         Event organizer (Marcelo Gil), right, and more singers

Created in 2004, the ABCDS sprouting Action for Citizenship and Sexual Diversity is a non-governmental organization that is primarily engaged in the fight against homophobia and prejudice.

Through disease prevention projects, social inclusion, employability and combating homophobic violence Ong ABCDS aims to educate society. We believe that through information we can reverse the current scenario of the country homophobia and make it a better place to live.

Mission

Sensitizing and mobilizing the population on issues of Citizenship and Human Rights of the Population of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender.

Vision

Be recognized for their work and for their strength not only in the ABC region but also throughout Brazil.

values

Citizenship for all people, social awareness of LGBT causes, equality for all, education for the entire population, fraternity in general within the population.

                                in front artist beautiful performance and presenting

Timeline


2004 Due to the growing number in cases of homophobia in the ABC region a group of people began to gather, seeking alternatives to raise awareness and combating homophobic violence. Thus was born the Ong ABCDS.

2005 ABCDS organized the first Pride Parade LGBT Santo André, even with all the unforeseen and being prevented from carrying out the full path. The organizers and participants resisted the attacks and the arrest happened. ABCDS leaves the registered his gratitude to the councilor de Paiva Heleni for their cooperation in this first demonstration. In 2005, together with six other organizations, ABCDS participated in an action that called the TV Network Award cancellation due to constant offenses of human rights, displayed in "Hot Afternoon" program. As a result of a plea deal was carried out and displayed the program "Response of Rights" which had as its main theme prejudice.

2006 The second stop LGBT Pride was held and again the event's organization faced barriers. The location stipulated by the city was not ideal and the event ended an hour before the stipulated by the office and a couple came to be assaulted by a municipal guard. The councilor de Paiva Heleni approved the Law Solemn Session of LGBT Pride.

2007 The third stop of the GLBT Pride St. Andrew was a success, about 25,000 people were present. This year the NGO can count on the support of veradores: Heleni de Paiva, Zé Ricardo, Lolo, Paulinho Serra, Dr. Aidan Ravin, Dinah Zekcer, Zechariah, Claudio Malatesta and Dr. Airton. These councilors made a front against homophobia in the Municipality of Santo André.

2008 was a difficult year for the LGBT community of St. Andrew, cases of violence and homophobia grew in the region and the NGO allegations made in all spheres. The fourth edition of St. Andrew's GLBT Pride Parade suffered attacks and were placed several bureaucratic barriers so that the event did not take place, however we were the same streets without electric trio, at the end of the parade were recorded cases of PM of coming violence.

2009 Thanks to the support of the deputy mayor Dinah was possible to perform the fifth stop of the city, however, the military police prevented the electric trucks were used. We had the first stop of GLBT pride that went silent in Brazil. Reports of homophobia and violence have been documented and brought to the Chamber of Deputies of the State of São Paulo, the DECRADI and the Public Security Bureau. So we had a big win: the Zecker Israel vereados brings into law on May 17 the day of Fight against Homophobia in Santo André.

2010 A new period begins for Ong ABCDS owes much to the support of State Representative Carlos Gianazzi it took the matter to the Secretary of State for Public Security. The police became able to perform the safety stop. The sixth edition of the LGBT Pride Parade was held with the police as true partners.

2011 Parade took a real leap in quality, the seventh edition was considered a real success.

2012 soon.

2013 Soon.

2014 In celebration of 10 years of Ong ABCDS a group of volunteers redesigned the visual identity of the Organization, who also won a new site.

                                                           artist performance

                                                       acting brilliantly

     Marcelo Gil handing diploma to a member of the "cover band", the singer Ludmilla

in the end, one more picture and the feeling that everything was great