The lack of commitment on the part of public managers to combating discrimination and violence against the LGBTQIA+ population reinforces the urgency of approving a national rule that establishes the responsibilities of each entity of the Public Power. The assessment is by the national secretary for the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People, Symmy Larrat. According to the secretary, although there are already some legal mechanisms, such as the National Policy for Integral LGBT Health, from 2011, the absence of a national norm, such as the Child and Adolescent statute (ECA) or the Elderly, allows each state to , municipality and federal agency act as they see fit in addressing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and people with other sexual orientations and/or gender identities. “The lack of national norms, of a national policy, allows each entity to do it its own way. And then, those who have more commitment do a little more. In the states, municipalities and even at the federal level, we are at the mercy of proximity [do gestor responsável] with the agenda; common sense”, he said, during the dissemination of the results of a survey carried out by the Athens Program, an initiative of several entities that monitor public policies aimed at the LGBTQIA+ population. According to those responsible for the survey, the fight against discrimination against this segment of the population comes up against the lack of commitment on the part of local governments. Of the 27 Federation units, 19 do not have a specific plan or program for the LGBTI+ population. In addition, only 52% of the Federation units have laws for the use of the social name of transsexuals and transvestites and 51% establish administrative penalties for gender bias and sexual orientation. “I agree that there is a lack of commitment on the part of many state and municipal governments, but I think that the results also point to the task of building [a nível federal] a national policy for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ population”, added the secretary in an interview with Agência Brasil and Rádio Nacional, vehicles of Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC). For Symmy Larrat, the ideal would be for federal deputies and senators to approve a bill discussed with society, but if the debate does not move forward, the federal government will have to be proactive. “We cannot be at the mercy of anyone’s omissions. We need to focus on what concerns the Executive Branch to do”, said the national secretary, noting that, initially, it is the role of the Federal Executive Branch to “build” the dialogue with the National Congress and with sectors of organized civil society to try to make the debate advance. “We will need to intensify the dialogue and mediate the construction of public policies. It can be via bill or by decree. But we will need to dialogue with the more progressive wing of the National Congress and also with the more conservative sectors, whom we have to convince about the importance of these lives. We will have to move forward with what we have ”, she concluded. The secretary recalled that the demand for a specific national policy for the LGBTQIA+ segment is not new, having even been debated with society during the thirteen years of the PT administration (2003-2016). “There is already a backlog. This would even be one of the themes of the 4th National Conference [de Políticas Públicas e Direitos Humanos de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais]which would have taken place in 2019, but which did not happen”, mentioned the secretary, referring to the decision of the government of former president Jair Bolsonaro, which, amid the covid-19 pandemic, decided to revoke the decision to hold the conference.
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