SASOD, Lawrence meet on LGBT discrimination in social and economic services

From left: SASOD Board Secretary Alana DaSilva; Ministerial Adviser on Social Protection John Adams; Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence; Managing Director of SASOD Joel Simpson; SASOD Advocacy and Communications Officer Schemel Patrick and SASOD Social Change Coordinator Jairo Rodrigues. (Photo by Aubrey Odle, Ministry of Social Protection)

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) on Thursday presented Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence with its recently published fact sheet on social protection, while engaging her in a discussion on the human rights approach.

According to a press release from SASOD, the minister said there would be initiatives by her ministry that would see more cooperation with civil society organisations such as SASOD.

The organisation’s Managing Director Joel Simpson noted that many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Guyanese who are open about their sexual orientation or gender identity at work regularly face discrimination. He cited a