Agradecimento ao movimento LGBTQIA* Português

Na sequência do nosso comunicado, vimos por este meio agradecer todo o apoio que nos foi dado e que nos chegou como resposta ao nosso apelo. Não existem palavras suficientes para demonstrar o quão importantes foram todas as mensagens de apoio que recebemos e para agradecer a mobilização das associações, coletivos e ativistas em nome individual que subscreveram a nossa petição e ofereceram apoio de várias outras formas, por compreenderem que o nosso intuito sempre foi a criação de um espaço mais seguro, e não um ataque inconsequente ao movimento LGBTQIA* português.

Desde o primeiro momento estivemos disponíveis para esclarecer as nossas intenções com o comunicado e a petição que lançámos,embora consideremos que elas estivessem claramente expostas nos textos que divulgámos. Portanto, repudiamos quaisquer teorias ou acusações de má fé da nossa parte que tenham surgido desde que esta situação veio a público.

Apesar das críticas das quais fomos alvo, sentimos que uma parte significativa do movimento se encontra com o coração e a cabeça no sítio certo e, por isso, queremos mais uma vez reforçar o profundo agradecimento ao apoio que recebemos desde o primeiro instante. Sem esse apoio, teria sido impossível agir perante esta situação, assim como será impossível agir perante situações semelhantes no futuro se não formos, na nossa totalidade, entidades responsáveis no que toca à segurança social de todxs.

Relativamente às marchas, gostaríamos de informar que sentimos que são agora um espaço mais seguro, devido ao afastamento da pessoa visada no nosso comunicado inicial. Um espaço mais seguro não apenas para quem faz parte da organização das mesmas, mas para todxs xs que procuram apoio nesses espaços para as suas lutas diárias e pessoais.

Reiteramos aqui que não fazemos parte da organização de nenhuma das marchas. Esclarecemos que Mafalda Gomes não participa da organização de nenhuma marcha desde 2009 e que Isabel Martinez se afastou da organização da Marcha do Orgulho LGBT no Porto em fevereiro deste ano, quando informou oficialmente a organização da mesma da situação de violência doméstica da qual foi vítima.

Tendo em consideração a resposta positiva ao nosso apelo, é nosso dever deixar-vos aqui um segundo apelo. Pedimos a todxs que participem nas marchas de Coimbra, Lisboa, Braga e Porto. É com especial motivação que este ano marchamos e pedimos que marchem connosco, dado que todas as marchas escolheram o repúdio à violência e ao silenciamento como tema central. Tal como dissemos anteriormente, não temos qualquer tipo de dúvida no que toca à importância da marchas relativamente ao seu impacto na nossa sociedade e, precisamente por isso, gostaríamos de apelar a todxs que participem na mesmas com todo o vosso apoio e ferocidade, lado a lado connosco, se assim se proporcionar, para que juntxs possamos tornar estes espaços não apenas mais seguros, mas reivindicativos, como sempre se propuseram a ser!

Lembramos que as marchas estão a chegar. Por isso, deixamos aqui as suas datas:

17 de maio: 6ª Marcha contra a Homofobia e a Transfobia ~ Coimbra, com o lema “Contra a violência homofóbica e transfóbica”

20 de junho: 16º Marcha do Orgulho LGBT de Lisboa, com o lema “Contra a violência, ergue a tua voz! Quebra o silêncio, junta-te a nós!”

27 de junho: III Marcha pelos Direitos LGBT – Braga, com o lema “Não à violência transfóbica”

4 de julho: 10ª Marcha do Orgulho LGBT no Porto (lema ainda não foi divulgado)

Esperemos contar com o vosso apoio igualmente nesses dias!

Isabel Martinez e Mafalda Gomes

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[Kenya]
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[Australia]
Outrage over former Premier’s support for allegedly transphobic cartoon
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[Canada]
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[Canada]
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[Canada]
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[USA]
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[USA]
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[USA]
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[CA, USA]
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[CA, USA]
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[FL, USA]
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[FL, USA]
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[HI, USA]
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[KY, USA]
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[MD, USA]
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[MN, USA]
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[NM, USA]
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[NY, USA]
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[NY, USA]
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[TX, USA]
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[TX, USA]
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[Mexico]
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