Dastan Kasmamytov
Dastan Kasmamytov or Danik[1] (born 1991/1992),[2] is a Kyrgyz LGBTIQ rights activist.
Dastan Kasmamytov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991/1992 (age 28–29) |
| Nationality | Kyrgyz |
| Education | Oslo/ Norway, Berlin/ Germany |
| Home town | Bishkek |
Kasmamytov is a member of the steering committees of the Global Forum on MSM & HIV and the Eurasian Coalition on Male Health, a board member of Labrys, a co-founder of Bishkek Feminist Collective SQ, and a coordinator for Kyrgyz Indigo, LGBTIQ Initiative and Youth Initiative.[1][3][4]
Kasmamytov studied in Metropolitan University in Oslo (Norway), Free University in Berlin (Germany), American University in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Pierce College (USA).[5]
Kasmamytov came out at a press conference on a Human Rights Watch report on police violence against gay and bisexual people in Kyrgyzstan. He has, as a result of coming out and of his activism, received multiple death threats.[6]
Kasmamytov lives and studies now in Europe.[7]
Kasmamytov cycled from Central Asia to Germany and founded Pink Summits, a campaign to conquer 7 Summits for a sake of LGBT visibility[5].[8][9][10]
See also
References
- "Steering Committee". ECOM. Eurasian Coalition on Male Health. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Hernandez, Peter (25 April 2013). "Panel looks at inequities among gays globally". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- "Governance". MSMGF. Global Forum on MSM & HIV. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- Tanhira, Miles Rutendo. "Deterred but not destroyed". SOGI News. RFSL. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Team". Pink Summits. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- Yuryeva, Nika; Mamytov, Alex; Kasmamytov, Dastan; Orsekov, Erlan; Kim, Ruslan; Votslava, Julia (March 2014). "Alternative report on the implementation of the provisions of ICCPR related to LGBT people in Kyrgyzstan" (PDF). UN Treaty Body Database. Geneva: Kyrgyz Indigo & Labrys.
- "Contact | Unicorns in Tech". www.unicornsintech.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- "Scaling Mountains To Battle Homophobia". DADDY Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "KYRGYZSTAN: REACHING NEW HEIGHTS IN LGBTI RIGHTS". World Wide Wave. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- mmoneymaker (26 July 2019). "Conquering Summits and Negative Stereotypes". Global LGBT Human Rights. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
Further reading
- "Kyrgyzstan, 'stop the Russian homophobic lessons!'". Il Grande Colibri. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – includes an interview with Kasmamytov.
- Tanhira, Miles Rutendo (13 November 2013). "Deterred but not destroyed". SOGI News. RFSL. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013 – another interview with Kasmamytov.