On June 12, 2019, Ecuador passed the Same-Sex Marriage Act. At Kaleidos’ PRIDE lab, we are tracking the public backlash against the LGBTQ community following this law through the analysis of social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram). In this project, we are collaborating with “Sin...Read more
Due to various legal advances that have occurred in Ecuador in recent years, academics, activists, highschool teachers, and the general public are in need of information on LGBTQ rights and challenges. We want to create accessible educational resources for all those seeking information in...Read more
We are currently conducting a social media sentiment analysis of the public reaction to the same-sex marriage law in an effort to link the digital discourses with the reality of the wellbeing of LGBTQ people in Ecuador. Through collaboration with quantitative researchers, we are carrying...Read more
In Kaleidos’ PRIDE lab, we are working within the disciplines of Anthropology and Systems Engineering. Our theoretical framework is grounded in queer theory and our research initiatives fundamentally interrogate the foundational categories of gender, sexuality, and identity. We also...Read more
While various legal human rights have been established for the LGBTQ community (such as the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1997, the Gender Identity Law in 2016, and same-sex marriage in 2019), public sentiment among Ecuadorians has not been in sync with these legal advances. After...Read more
Through our work at Kaleidos’ PRIDE lab, we operate within numerous infrastructures. Kaleidos is situated within two top-level Ecuadorian universities (University of Cuenca and FLACSO Ecuador) that provide a research community of scholars and activists who share a deep commitment to...Read more
