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

Dastan Kasmamytov
Born1991 or 1992 (age 32–33)
NationalityKyrgyz
EducationOslo/ 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 (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]

Today, Kasmamytov lives and studies in Europe.[7]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Steering Committee". 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Governance". MSMGF. Global Forum on MSM & HIV. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ Tanhira, Miles Rutendo. "Deterred but not destroyed". SOGI News. RFSL. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Contact | Unicorns in Tech". 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. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

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