Emantes - International Lgbtqia+ Solidarity is a Social Cooperative Enterprise that was founded in July 2018 by experienced volunteers on the LGBTQIA+ refugee field and LGBTQIA+ refugees and it is based in Athens, Greece. Emantes was created as the response of the expressed needs and wishes
that emerged from participatory bottom-up sessions of the “Lgbtqia+ Refugees Welcome” collective founded in 2016 by activists and asylum seekers in
Athens.
To provide material, legal and psychosocial support to LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees as well as to inform and raise awareness of the civil society on issues faced by LGBTQIA+ refugee community
Greece free from discrimination where diversity in sexual orientation and gender identities are celebrated, and where LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees, caught at the intersection of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity in the one hand, and their legal status on the other hand, are valued,
respected, and empowered. Emantes work towards this vision through services provision, community work, advocacy work, and awareness raising.
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The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association – is a worldwide federation of more than 1,900 organisations from over 160 countries and territories campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex human rights.
TGEU (Trans Europe and Central Asia) is a trans-led nonprofit for the rights and wellbeing of trans people in Europe and Central Asia.
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Emantes hosts empowering workshops designed for LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees, focusing on support, education, and community building. Together, we create a safe space to learn, grow, and celebrate diversity.
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