“An Inclusive Guyana Means Respecting our Gay and Transgender Neighbours”

By Evie Kanhai-Gurchuran

Today we have a guest column by Evie Kanhai-Gurchuran. She is a multi-award-winning tech entrepreneur with a strong focus on social innovation and corporate social mission strategy. She is also a Brand Specialist and Consultant. Her work has been recognised with multiple awards, including a National Youth Award, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Woman in Business Award and most recently the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. She is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of emtec and the Managing Director of Girls in Tech   

    (Guyana Chapter).      

I am proud to support Guyana Together, a campaign which hopes to start a nationwide conversation about respect, unity and inclusion in Guyana. This campaign matches closely our Guyanese values of unity, harmony, respect and togetherness. We are a diverse country known for bringing everyone together, and the acceptance of our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender friends and neighbours is just another step towards a more unified country. The campaign hopes to build a more inclusive, kinder and more compassionate Guyana and to emphasize how we all play a part in making this positive change.