Nuestro Mundo
First gay rights organization in Latin America
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Nuestro Mundo (literally "Our World," also Grupo Nuestro Mundo meaning "Our World Group"[1]) was a gay rights organization founded by Héctor Anabitarte in Buenos Aires, Argentina in late 1967.[1][2][3] In 1971, it joined with several similar organizations to form the Frente de Liberación Homosexual.[4][5] Nuestro Mundo has often been cited as the first LGBT rights organization in Latin America.[4][5] However, recent historical research has documented the earlier existence of Maricas Unidas Argentinas (MUA), a small clandestine mutual aid network active in Buenos Aires around the late 1940s and 1950s, which some scholars regard as a possible precursor to later LGBTQ organizing in Argentina.[6]
| Successor | Frente de Liberación Homosexual |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 1967 |
| Founder | Héctor Anabitarte |
| Founded at | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Formation
Nuestro Mundo was founded by Héctor Anabitarte, a trade unionist. He and the other leaders of the group were expelled from the Communist Party of Argentina for being homosexuals.[7][8]
When the group was formed in November 1967, Argentina was ruled by the Argentine Revolution a military dictatorship[5] that repressed LGBT people.[9] Nuestro Mundo largely focused on bringing awareness to the oppression of Argentina's LGBT community and ending police brutality against homosexuals rather than engaging in political activity.[3][10] Anabitarte described the group's demands as "more reformist than revolutionary."[7]
Frente de Liberación Homosexual
In August 1971, Nuestro Mundo merged with several other activist groups to form the Frente de Liberación Homosexual ("Homosexual Liberation Front"), also known as the FLH.[7][10] Other groups which joined the FLH included Safo, Eros, and Bandera Negra.[7] This new group was more politically active than those that preceded it, including Nuestro Mundo itself.[3] The FLH eventually dissolved as a result of the 1976 Argentine coup d'état.[10]