The Brazilian Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Travesti, Transsexual and Intersex Association (Associação Brasileira de Gays, Lésbicas, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos or ABGLT), is a national network made up of 203 member groups, including about 141 gay, lesbian, and trans groups, and about 62 "collaborating" organizations which are involved with human rights and AIDS. Since July 2009, ABGLT has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.1234
It was established by 31 founding groups on January 31, 1995. The organization claims to be the largest LGBTQ network in Latin America.
In 2017, ABGLT elected a travesti as its president for the first time.56 That same year, the organization included "intersex" in its institutional name, even without adding the letter "I" to the initial.7
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- "ILGA | First Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Organization from the Global South to Gain Consultative Status". ILGA. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
- "ONU concede status consultivo a ABGLT". G Online (in Portuguese). July 27, 2009. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009.
- "NGO Committee Rejects Brazilian Homosexual Group for UN Accreditation". Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute, International Organizations Research Group. February 12, 2009. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
- Paraná, Redação Bem (August 27, 2017). "Travesti é eleita presidente da ABGLT". Bem Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- "Pela primeira vez, uma travesti é eleita presidenta da associação de entidades LGBTs". Brasil de Fato (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 1, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- Querino, Rangel (August 22, 2017). "ABGLT inclui pessoas intersexo e convida para fazer parte do coletivo". Observatório G (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved May 3, 2026.
