![]() Phyo was one of tens of thousands who recently joined the protests that broke out in Yinmabin after the coup. “We aren’t afraid… from the beginning until now, we are participating in all sectors– the underground armed struggle and aboveground protests… against the dictatorship,” he told LGBTQ Nation over Facebook. It has burnt other nearby villages to the ground for aiding local young people who are fighting back with homemade arms. The military recently occupied the neighboring village and chased out its activists. He has to go into hiding on a regular basis. In addition to being a member of the strike committee which brings villages across the area together for protest every morning, Phyo leads protests in his own village each evening. She was sexually assaulted, tortured, and denied bras. The crackdown on protesters has resulted in many deaths and injuries, and our community has not been spared”įor example, prominent transgender activist Sue Sha Shinn Thant was sentenced by a kangaroo court of the military regime to twenty-five years in prison, allegedly for incitement, terrorism, and murder. ![]() “We face the risk of arrest, harassment, and violence from the junta forces. “Despite tremendous adversity and danger, LGBT activists have continued to fight for their rights and for the rights of all Myanmar citizens in the Spring Revolution,” he said. It is this history of oppression and resistance that informs Sunami’s activism. However, it also has one of the oldest and strongest popular movements for democracy, which reemerged with the participation of millions after the military threw out the results of November 2020 elections. This was a time through which the military continued to control many of the real levers of power and upped its persecution against oppressed ethnic and religious groups, including a horrific and ongoing genocide against the Rohingya people. It was one of the most isolated countries on Earth before a period of relatively free elections and limited democratic rights in the 2010s. ![]() ![]() Myanmar, also known as Burma, gained independence in 1948 and has been dominated by military dictatorship since 1962. He was in the spotlight after their protest was attacked by security at Myanmar Center shopping center in November 2021. The banner says “LGBT are Marching Bravely Forward from the First Anniversary (of the revolution).” The figure on the banner depicts a young LGBT protest leader from Yangon. Jordan Élodie Yung Joe Dempsie Topher Grace Mary Elizabeth Winstead Gary Cole Samira Wiley Daisuke Tsuji Maurice LaMarche Rebecca Riedy Helen Sadler Hayley McLaughlin Time Winters Elly Condron Stefan Kapicic Bruce Thomas Jeff Berg Aaron Himelstein Carlos Alazraqui Jill Talley Brian Bloom Chris Cox Michael Benyaer Fred Tatasciore Scott Whyte Josh Brener Gary Anthony Williams Chris Parnell Graham Hamilton Adam Bartley Kevin Michael Richardson Emma Thornett Henry Douthwaite Madeleine Knight Rebecca Banatvala Kirk Thornton Yuri Lowenthal Elaine Tan Matthew Yang King Gwendoline Yeo Neil Kaplan G.K.The seeds of revolution Taken in February 2022, this shows a scene from the daily Yinmabin-Salingyi protest, which brings together various villages from those two townships around copper mines. Joe Manganiello Rosario Dawson Seth Green Michael B. ![]()
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