Dastan Kasmamytov

Dastan Kasmamytov or Danik^[1] (born 1991/1992),^[2] is a Kyrgyz LGBTIQ rights activist.

Dastan Kasmamytov
Born	1991/1992 (age 30–31) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Nationality	Kyrgyz
Education	Oslo/ Norway, Berlin/ Germany

Kasmamytov is a member of the steering committees of the Global Forum on MSM & HIV and the Eurasian Coalition on Male Health, a board member of Labrys, a co-founder of Bishkek Feminist Collective SQ, and a coordinator for Kyrgyz Indigo, LGBTIQ Initiative and Youth Initiative.^[1][3][4]

Kasmamytov studied in Metropolitan University in Oslo (Norway), Free University in Berlin (Germany), American University in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Pierce College^{[disambiguation needed]} (USA).^[5]

Kasmamytov came out at a press conference on a Human Rights Watch report on police violence against gay and bisexual people in Kyrgyzstan. He has, as a result of coming out and of his activism, received multiple death threats.^[6]

Kasmamytov lives and studies now in Europe.^[7]

Kasmamytov cycled from Central Asia to Germany and founded Pink Summits, a campaign to conquer 7 Summits for a sake of LGBT visibility.^{[5][8][9][10]}

See also

• LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan

References

1. . ECOM. Eurasian Coalition on Male Health. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. Hernandez, Peter (25 April 2013). "Panel looks at inequities among gays globally". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
3. "Governance". MSMGF. Global Forum on MSM & HIV. from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
4. Tanhira, Miles Rutendo. . SOGI News. RFSL. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
5. "Team". Pink Summits. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
6. Yuryeva, Nika; Mamytov, Alex; Kasmamytov, Dastan; Orsekov, Erlan; Kim, Ruslan; Votslava, Julia (March 2014). "Alternative report on the implementation of the provisions of ICCPR related to LGBT people in Kyrgyzstan" (PDF). UN Treaty Body Database. Geneva: Kyrgyz Indigo & Labrys.
7. . www.unicornsintech.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
8. "Scaling Mountains To Battle Homophobia". DADDY Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
9. "KYRGYZSTAN: REACHING NEW HEIGHTS IN LGBTI RIGHTS". World Wide Wave. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
10. mmoneymaker (26 July 2019). "Conquering Summits and Negative Stereotypes". Global LGBT Human Rights. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

Further reading

• . Il Grande Colibri. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – includes an interview with Kasmamytov.
• Tanhira, Miles Rutendo (13 November 2013). . SOGI News. RFSL. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013 – another interview with Kasmamytov.