VICTORY! "Cure the Gays" Clinics Shut Down in Ecuador

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Activists in Ecuador with Fundación Causana celebrate a major victory: shutting down Ecuador's "cure the gays" clinics once and for all.

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Jan. 24, 2012. GREAT NEWS! After campaigns launched by All Out, Change.org and CredoAction went global - and local human rights defenders kept the pressure on in closed door negotiations with the Ecuadorian Health Ministry - the government just announced they'll be investigating - and shutting down - hundreds of abusive and illegal "gay cure" clinics.

Sign this thank you letter to the president of Ecuador - who has promised to shut down the clinics for good - and nominated an out and open women, Carina Vance Mafla, as Ecuador's new Minister of Public Health!

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November 10, 2011

LGBT and women's rights groups in Ecuador have discovered over 200 illegal clinics that are holding young women captive to be raped, tortured, starved and beaten by so-called "health care professionals."

Why? To cure them of the "illness" of being lesbian.

Voters in Ecuador recently approved a progressive constitution supporting gays rights -- including federal civil unions for same sex couples. The country also has strong laws to punish violence against women. But despite the legal protections on the books, these dangerous clinics are falling through the cracks.

Sign this urgent letter to Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa, a leader who has staked his reputation on a series of progressive positions, asking him to SHUT DOWN these illegal, and dangerous "clinics" once and for all. Our friends in Ecuador will deliver it directly to the president's office.

TO: President Rafael Correa,
Republic of Ecuador

Thank you for your courage and commitment to shutting down all abusive and illegal gay "cure" clinics in Ecuador. And congratulations for advancing equality in Latin America - by nominating Carina Vance Mafla, a renowned public health advocate, as the new Minister of Public Health.

Your example is inspiring, and you have the support of the international community.
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Why people are taking this action

  • Flag_italy

    Por que la homosexualidad no es un crimen o una enfermedad. Para que no existan parámetros en la libertad de expresión pública de nuestra identidad sexual. Para terminar con la homofobia!

    Katherine from Italy about 21 hours ago

  • Flag_brazil

    É absurdo tratar a homossexualidade como doença!

    Alex from Brazil 1 day ago

  • Flag_brazil

    Porque as pessoas tem o direito de, na sua intimidade, comportar-se da maneira que mais lhe apraz, desde que isso não fira a integridade nem a moral de alguém. Ser homossexual é uma opção de vida.

    Rose. from Brazil 4 days ago

  • Flag_brazil

    Porque é um absurdo ainda tratar o comportamento de vida como uma sentença de doença.

    Marcelo Augusto de Paiva from Brazil 6 days ago

  • Flag_mexico

    Para que sean tomados por un paìs de personas reales, no personas que no tienen sentido de expresar y sentir. Saludos!!!

    Ragde from Mexico 8 days ago