EVENTS-GENDER DISPUTES IN THE CUBAN STATE-ESTRATOS

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    GUEST:
    LIAM DURÁN CARDONA

    HOST:
    ANAELI IBARRA


    Synopsis:

    A conversation with Liam Durán, documentary filmmaker and LGBTIQ+ activist. Liam was the founder of Alma Azul, a network of trans men in Cuba, inscribed within the institutional activism of the CENESEX. After leaving Cuba, Liam was accused of treason and the history of Alma Azul was erased. The activist speaks with us about the logic that the institutionalization of LGBTIQ+ issues follows in Cuba, the co-opting of the trans community´s struggle, the way in which the guarantees the system offers for LGBTIQ+ people is subordinate to their ideological loyalty, the loss of autonomy, institutional violence, the criminalization of the LGBTIQ+ community who choose not to subscribe to the political principles of the CENESEX.

    Bio:

    Liam Duran Cardona (Havana, 1988). Visual artist and LGTBIQ+ activist. Graduated from the School of Creative Photography in Havana (EFCH), from the basic Japanese Language program at the “René Ramos Latour” Language Center and the Faculty of Foreign Languages at the University of Havana (FLEX).

    He has participated in the collective exhibitions in video and photography “Six trans people in different parts of the world” Havana, Cuba. Artist Diana Mrazikova. “Trans-Cultural, integration of Cuban transsexuals in Cuba” Havana, Cuba. Artist Amaya Oria.

    Personal exhibitions: “Azul casi Rosa”, process of changes of a Cuban trans boy”, 10th Cuban Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. Santa Clara and Havana, Cuba.
    “Alma Azul, trans boys from Cuba”, 11th Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Pinar del Río and Havana, Cuba. “Cuba in 82” 12th Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Havana, Cuba. “Cuban Trans Pride” Trans Art Week 2019. Montevideo, Uruguay.

    As an LGTBIQ+ activist, he was the creator of the 1st Network of male transgender people in Cuba: “Alma Azul-Male Transgender People of Cuba”. The first organized movement for the rights of male transgender people in Cuba. Member of ILGA World-International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. Member of the Central American Network of Trans Men. Collaborator of the platform “More men, less machos”.

    Collaborator of ICM in Cuba (Metropolitan Community Christian Church) that includes and fights for the rights of the LGTBI community. Participation in different LGTBIQ+ training workshops. Participation in workshops and events of other Community Networks: TransCuba, HxD, HsH, Network of lesbian and bisexual women. Participation in the Responsible Motherhood and Fatherhood Days in Cuba. Collaborator in psychological support for trans people and their families. Promoter of prevention of STIs\HIV-AIDS. Collaborator of the "HANNAH ARENDT Institute of Artivism" (INSTAR).

    Guest speaker at Days against Gender Violence, Homophobia and Transphobia in Cuba, international trans festivals, and other spaces where issues related to gender identities are addressed. Collaborator of the Palomas Project, Audiovisual Production House for Social Activism. Participation in the workshop “Agitando feminismo LGBTI 2019” La Libertad, El Salvador.

    Speaker on trans-identity issues at the “Building Bridges Influentials Programme from trans activist of Latin America 2019”, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    Activist collaborator of the groups defending the rights of LGBTIQ+ people in Belgium: “Genres Pluriels (trans men in Belgium)” and “Egow-English Speakers Gay Organization for Woman”. Activist collaborator of the group defending the rights of LGBTIQ+ people in Holland, Amsterdam: “Trans United Europe”. Collaborator of “Fundación Triángulo Madrid”.










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    Liam Durán Cardona, Gender disputes in the Cuban state

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