Doing the work of Wholeness and Justice

For decades, feminist organisations have been advocating for inclusive and responsive laws and services that make available, and accessible, protections and support for members of marginalised communities in Trinidad and Tobago. In more recent years, the voices of LGBTI+ communities have become prominent as advocacy has sought to reconstruct the human rights landscape in pursuit of equal rights and protections for queer folk. Out of this work, particularly that of the Alliance for Justice and Diversity (AJD) and given the lack of responsiveness from the State to protect the LGBTI+ community, CAISO: Sex and Gender Justice established the Wholeness and Justice programme. Funded by grants from the Arcus and Astrea Foundations, the Wholeness and Justice programme is the first of its kind in Trinidad and Tobago, offering a combination of legal, clinical, and wholeness services to members of the ITLGB+ community in the country. ITLGB+ is the acronym used by the programme as it places at the