"We want the implementation of public policies", says president of Amhoacre. Association must provide psychology e legal advice.
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"We just want to be included in society and contribute to the political process." This is how activist Sandra Silva explains the objective of the recently created Association of Homoaffective Women of Acre (Amhoacre), which took shape last Friday (23), in White River. As of this Monday (26), the movement already has 44 members, says the president.
Sandra says that the project has been under construction since 2014. She says that, given the advances in public policies for other groups, such as black and indigenous women, there was a need to include something aimed at lesbians, bisexual e trans women, groups represented by Amhoacre.
"The inclusion process, even with advances, is slow. Prejudice is still very high, but we want respect, because, whether we like it or not, we are treated differently. The association comes to join the other organizations and we will work on training politics, human rights and disease prevention", he says.
In a practical way, Sandra states that Amhoacre will work with awareness, through booklets, psychological services and legal advice. "We want to work to raise awareness among the population so that they understand that being a lesbian, gay or trans is not an illness. Disease is the homophobia.
We are committed to ensuring that people are recognized as people", he says.
The president believes that, in the general scenario, the movement needs to be more united, especially with regard to civil society.
"We want to implement public policies for lesbian, bisexual and trans women. Eventually we will be able to reduce prejudice. Our dream is to build a more just society", he concludes.
Source: G1
