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'''Carlos Anderson Henriques Fernandes''' (October 12, 1983 - February 26, 2024) was a prominent [[LGBT]] activist as well as the director and a founder of the Iris Angola Association, the first LGBT organization in the country.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Luanda |first=U. S. Embassy in |date=2024-03-04 |title=Condolences Following the Death of Carlos Fernandes |url=https://ao.usembassy.gov/condolences-following-the-death-of-carlos-fernandes/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome and Principe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pimental |first=Tahila |date=2017 |title=Canaries in the Coal Mines |url=https://theotherfoundation.org/canaries-in-the-coal-mines-angola/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=The Other Foundation}}</ref> He played a major role in decriminalizing homosexuality in Angola and improving [[LGBT rights in Angola|the country's LGBTI rights.]]<ref name=":2" /> |
'''Carlos Anderson Henriques Fernandes''' (October 12, 1983 - February 26, 2024) was a prominent [[LGBT]] activist as well as the director and a founder of the Iris Angola Association, the first LGBT organization in the country.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Luanda |first=U. S. Embassy in |date=2024-03-04 |title=Condolences Following the Death of Carlos Fernandes |url=https://ao.usembassy.gov/condolences-following-the-death-of-carlos-fernandes/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome and Principe |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pimental |first=Tahila |date=2017 |title=Canaries in the Coal Mines |url=https://theotherfoundation.org/canaries-in-the-coal-mines-angola/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=The Other Foundation}}</ref> He played a major role in decriminalizing homosexuality in Angola and improving [[LGBT rights in Angola|the country's LGBTI rights.]]<ref name=":2" /> |
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==Career== |
==Career and Impact== |
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Fernandes' career before his time at Iris Angola isn't widely documented. According to Fernandes' Instagram, he previous worked a variety of jobs such as advertising distribution in Portugal, construction assistance in Spain, and management of Bar Manda Fama in [[Luanda]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Carlos |date=April 13, 2023 |title=2001 – Distribuição de publicidade Setubal – Portugal. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq_cgPLqaok/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Instagram}}</ref> |
Fernandes' career before his time at Iris Angola isn't widely documented. According to Fernandes' Instagram, he previous worked a variety of jobs such as advertising distribution in Portugal, construction assistance in Spain, and management of Bar Manda Fama in [[Luanda]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Carlos |date=April 13, 2023 |title=2001 – Distribuição de publicidade Setubal – Portugal. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq_cgPLqaok/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Instagram}}</ref> |
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Fenandes and Paula Sebastião, a fellow activist at Iris Angola, described coming up with the idea of an LGBT organization in 2013 while participating in PSI's PROACTIVO project.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=“Queremos a igualdade para todas as minorias sexuais de Angola” |url=https://dezanove.pt/queremos-a-igualdade-para-todas-as-868606 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=dezanove.pt}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The foundational objectives were "to contribute to a future in which sexual minorities have space, voice, participation and rights in Angolan society."<ref name=":1" /> |
Fenandes and Paula Sebastião, a fellow activist at Iris Angola, described coming up with the idea of an LGBT organization in 2013 while participating in PSI's PROACTIVO project.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=“Queremos a igualdade para todas as minorias sexuais de Angola” |url=https://dezanove.pt/queremos-a-igualdade-para-todas-as-868606 |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=dezanove.pt}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The foundational objectives were "to contribute to a future in which sexual minorities have space, voice, participation and rights in Angolan society."<ref name=":1" /> |
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Iris Angola, UNAIDS, and other civil groups pushed towards the revision of Angola's penal code to legalize homosexuality in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Amplifying Successes Towards Ending AIDS |url=https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/jc3097_case-studies-eastern-southern-africa_en.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=UNAIDS}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Carlos Anderson Henriques Fernandes (October 12, 1983 - February 26, 2024) was a prominent LGBT activist as well as the director and a founder of the Iris Angola Association, the first LGBT organization in the country.[1][2] He played a major role in decriminalizing homosexuality in Angola and improving the country's LGBTI rights.[1]
Career and Impact
Fernandes' career before his time at Iris Angola isn't widely documented. According to Fernandes' Instagram, he previous worked a variety of jobs such as advertising distribution in Portugal, construction assistance in Spain, and management of Bar Manda Fama in Luanda.[3]
Fenandes and Paula Sebastião, a fellow activist at Iris Angola, described coming up with the idea of an LGBT organization in 2013 while participating in PSI's PROACTIVO project.[4][2] The foundational objectives were "to contribute to a future in which sexual minorities have space, voice, participation and rights in Angolan society."[4]
Iris Angola, UNAIDS, and other civil groups pushed towards the revision of Angola's penal code to legalize homosexuality in the country.[5]
Death
Carlos Fernandes was found dead in his home on February 26, 2024. His death is a suspected homicide by asphyxiation. Investigations are still ongoing.[6]
References
- ^ a b Luanda, U. S. Embassy in (2024-03-04). "Condolences Following the Death of Carlos Fernandes". U.S. Embassy to Angola and Sao Tome and Principe. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ a b Pimental, Tahila (2017). "Canaries in the Coal Mines". The Other Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fernandes, Carlos (April 13, 2023). "2001 – Distribuição de publicidade Setubal – Portugal". Instagram. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b ""Queremos a igualdade para todas as minorias sexuais de Angola"". dezanove.pt. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Amplifying Successes Towards Ending AIDS" (PDF). UNAIDS. 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cassell, Heather (March 18, 2024). "Out in the World: Homicide suspected in death of prominent Angolan LGBTQ activist". Bay Area Reporter.