Red Diversa (Chile) - National Network of Municipalities for Diversity, Inclusion, and Non-Discrimination

From local governments, understanding the tools these institutions have, we see municipalities as the entry point for organized and individual civil society to the State as a political and social apparatus. In this way, being prepared to face challenges, make realistic and optimal diagnoses regarding the demands and promotion of human rights, requires collaborative, organized work in line with international challenges and with what society expects to be addressed as part of the current socio-cultural transformation. 

In this way, there is an urgent need to establish effective human, social, cultural, political, and economic rights perspectives for LGBTIQANB+ people, who in our country do not have any other public body that addresses their diversity, qualities, and/or sociodemographic characteristics. In this context, municipal entities have become pioneers in responding to and addressing these needs, creating public policy that has not yet been addressed by the central government. And even though some legislative instruments exist, there is still a long way to go. In this sense, having perspectives from different countries and realities is the way to strengthen this work.