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Costa Rica

Mujer y Mujer

An organization devoted to LGBTI rights

Member of ILGA since 2010

Contact

Address: de la Iglesia CatÃ³lica, 250 metros norte, frente a canal 15, Universidad de Costa Rica. Local de Copias Exactas. Entre el bar Reventados y el Karaoke 88.
San Pedro de Montes de Oca 2270
Costa Rica
Email
Website: http://www.mujerymujer.com

Team

Contact: Alexa Esquivel

Works

Works on :

National level

Works for :

Lesbian community

Arts, culture, history and pride

Pride/Action events
International Day Against Homophobia

LGBTI Education/Awareness

Raising awareness through mass media
Teaching LGBT rights in schools

LGBTI Families /Parenting

LGBT families

Hate crime and violence prevention

Monitoring Hate crime

Health

Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use
Breast and uterus cancer
Breast and Uterus Cancer Day
Prevention for women having sex with women
Counseling
HIV/AIDS &STDs
Prevention for women having sex with women
World AIDS Day
Sexual and reproductive health
Mental health

Laws and leadership

Gender identity
Institutional spaces for alternate sexualities and gender identities
Anti discrimination law (gender identity) in social services
Human rights
Freedom of expression
Freedom of association
LGBTI movement (community organizing & leadership)
Illegality of female to female relationships
Punishment for female to female relationships
Women in jail or punished for same sex activity