This is a link in the Global Fund for Women website, with information on the advocacy efforts of Fundación CAUSANA in Ecuador, to eliminate the lesbian torture clinics. It describes part of the stigmatization and violence lesbian, bisexual and transgender women face in this country, and how these clinics are found in different parts of the country. It also describes the massive response the foundation had when they launched petitions on Change.org, CREDO, and All Out, demanding these clinics to be closed and for further investigation on the crimes committed against women there. This relates to the presentation Mr. García gave on the different issues the LGBTQIA communities face, and the different efforts to advocate for justice and for actions at the state level. It also relates to some of the tools globalization has opened up that are readily available to work towards equality: information and communication using technology in order to inform, advocate and press for change on issues that are important at local and global levels. Although some of the clinics have been shut down, there are many more to be closed. Local, national and global efforts must continue to bring justice to the women who were assaulted and raped, and also to avoid the reopening of these clinics.
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