Dastan Kasmamytov
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Dastan Kasmamytov | |
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| Born | 1991 or 1992 (age 33–34) |
| Education | Oslo/ Norway, Berlin/ Germany |
Dastan Kasmamytov or Danik[1] (Kyrgyz: Дастан Касмамытов; born 1991 or 1992),[2] is a Kyrgyz LGBTIQ rights activist.
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]
Today, Kasmamytov lives and studies in Europe.[7]
Kasmamytov cycled from Central Asia to Germany and founded Pink Summits, a campaign to conquer 7 Summits for the sake of LGBT visibility.[5][8][9][10]
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