The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is a human rights organisation and movement leading change to end discrimination based on sexuality and gender in Guyana. The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is a human rights organisation and movement, leading change to end discrimination based on sexuality and gender in Guyana. SASOD was formed in 2003 by a g
roup of young people, mostly University of Guyana (UG) students at the time – calling themselves Students Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination. SASOD came into public sphere on June 7, 2003, when the group held a forum for parliamentarians on the inclusion of sexual orientation as grounds for discrimination in the Guyana constitution. SASOD seeks to have discriminatory laws repealed which criminalize Le***an, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people, while advocating for the enactment of laws to protect the human rights of these marginalized. SASOD continues to be both proactive and responsive in supporting LGBT Guyanese by providing and linking these groups to services. Our home is Georgetown, Guyana. Located on the northeast corner of the South American continent. Guyana is a country of exceptional natural beauty with a combination of taste of the Caribbean and South America. Guyana's multi-cultural, ethnic heritage is drawn from the indigenous Amerindians, and from Africa, India, China and Europe.
