CHEVS is about us – people and our power when we come together as communities. Some of us identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer.  some of us are sex workers. We are young and  Some of us identify with or embody several of the above. All of us are criminalized or discriminated against in one way or another due to our identity or behavior or purely for political reasons. Every year, tens of thousands of us are arrested, prosecuted, incarcerated, fined, or denied access to health and justice in our countries, as well as being forced out of our communities and countries just because of who we are.