PUBLICATIONS
Conducted in year 2017, it is the very first study being conducted on LGBTIQ+ community while focusing on lesbain, bi-sexual and Transman. The research was aiming at having an understanding of LBT issues which were never been before. It was a participatory research which ended up as a torchbearer for the LGBTIQ+ community in the country. This research was conducted by Arcoiris, supported by ASEAN SOGIESC Caucus and administered through Rede Feto.
In year 2022, Arcoiris Mentor had provided consultancy to UN Human rights Advisor’s Unit in Timor Leste in carrying out qualitative research on Discrimination and access to education for LGBTIQ community in Timor Leste. This is first research in the country, which is being conducted to understand and document the issues faced by LGBTIQ+ community in the education settings.
Named as ‘Wellness Survey of LGBTIQ+ community in Timor Leste’ was carried out in year 2023-2024 and finally published in March 2025. It is one of the most important and rare reference document on the situation of LGBTIQ+ community in Timor Leste. This research was participatory in nature and reached out to LGBTIQ+ members, their families, service providers and local leaders. This is supported by Women Fund Asia and ASEAN SOGIESC Caucus under the project titled, ‘From Local to Regional: Access to Justice for LGBTIQ persons in ASEAN’, using feminist participatory research approach.