Brazilian Association of Homotransaffective Families

The Brazilian Association of Homotransaffective Families (Associação Brasileira de Famílias Homotransafetivas, ABRAFH) is a non-profit civil society organization based in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Registered under CNPJ 23.420.475/0001-32, it was founded in 2015 and operates throughout the national territory. Its stated purpose is to protect and safeguard the interests, rights and well-being of Brazilian LGBTI+ families, with particular attention to children and adolescents. ABRAFH emerged from the organization of groups of homoaffective families originally connected through social media. The association describes its origin as a natural response to the need for LGBTI+ families to exchange experiences and to seek rights and protection for their members, especially children and adolescents. Because specific protective legislation did not exist, ABRAFH from the outset claimed the right to protect and safeguard the interests, rights and well-being of LGBTI+ families and their children, with the broader dream of one day forming a "Brazilian Association of All Families." The organization engages in advocacy, public awareness and coalition-building. According to its website, ABRAFH seeks to represent the interests of families that often face unique challenges and discrimination across various sectors of society. It uses its voice to sensitize public opinion, contribute to public policies and combat prejudice. It also works to raise society's awareness of family diversity, promoting inclusion and respect through events, educational campaigns and strategic partnerships. ABRAFH's public activities include participation in the 7th National March for the End of Violence Against Women and Girls, and engagement with the national leadership of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), which received ABRAFH members and other LGBTI+ social movements. Together with the National LGBTI+ Alliance, ABRAFH publicly celebrated and thanked the Supreme Federal Court (STF) for a victory defending GBTI+ men in same-sex relationships against domestic violence. The association maintains sections on its website for an agenda, an ABRAFH Congress, transparency, and news. As a civil society organization rather than a commercial enterprise, ABRAFH does not sell products in the conventional market sense; its "products" are advocacy, representation, campaigns and events. It is a membership-based association of families and operates as a private, non-profit entity.

ABRAFH – the Brazilian Association of Homotransaffective Families – was founded in 2015 and is registered as a non-profit civil society organization under CNPJ 23.420.475/0001-32, with its headquarters in Curitiba, Paraná. It operates throughout Brazil. The association's own account of its origins traces the organization to groups of homoaffective families that initially connected through social media. These families came together out of a natural need to exchange experiences and to pursue rights and protection for their members, especially children and adolescents. Because there was no specific protective legislation, ABRAFH from the beginning claimed the right to protect and safeguard the interests, rights and well-being of LGBTI+ families and their children. Its stated aspiration was to strengthen every family nucleus, with the dream of one day forming a "Brazilian Association of All Families." A key early step toward political representation was a public hearing organized in December 2013 at the Human Rights Commission of the Brazilian Senate to discuss "New Families." The hearing was organized by Marília Serra, a public servant and mother in a homoaffective family, and established the first contact with the Senate's Human Rights Commission (CDH), then chaired by Senator Ana Rita (PT-ES). Participants included Laura Castro (cultural producer and mother in a homoaffective family), Cristina Lerosa (businesswoman and mother in a homoaffective family), and Dr. Maria Berenice Dias (lawyer). This hearing preceded the formal founding of ABRAFH in 2015 and helped lay the groundwork for the association's advocacy work. Since its founding, ABRAFH has engaged in advocacy, public awareness and coalition-building. It describes its mission as representing families that often face unique challenges and discrimination across various sectors of society, sensitizing public opinion, contributing to public policies and combating prejudice. It also promotes awareness of family diversity through events, educational campaigns and strategic partnerships. Among its public activities, ABRAFH has participated in the 7th National March for the End of Violence Against Women and Girls. It has engaged with the national leadership of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), which received ABRAFH members and other LGBTI+ social movements. Together with the National LGBTI+ Alliance, ABRAFH publicly celebrated and thanked the Supreme Federal Court (STF) for a victory defending GBTI+ men in homoaffective relationships against domestic violence. The association maintains an online presence with sections for its agenda, an ABRAFH Congress, transparency, and news.

• 2015

  ABRAFH founded as a non-profit civil society organization.

• 2013

  Public hearing on "New Families" held at the Human Rights Commission of the Brazilian Senate, organized by Marília Serra, establishing first contact with the Senate CDH.

A national non-profit civil society organization advocating for the recognition, rights and protection of LGBTI+ families in Brazil.

• Advocacy and representation

  Incisive advocacy to sensitize public opinion, contribute to public policies and combat prejudice against homotransaffective families.

• Awareness campaigns and events

  Events, educational campaigns and strategic partnerships to give visibility to the stories, challenges and achievements of homotransaffective families.

• ABRAFH Congress

  A congress listed on the association's website as part of its activities.

1. 1Página inicial | ABRAFHabrafh.org.br
2. 2Sobre | ABRAFHabrafh.org.br
3. 3Brazilian Association of Homotransaffective Familieswikidata.org