{"id":101,"date":"2017-10-25T23:22:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T04:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gayliberation.net\/blog\/?p=101"},"modified":"2017-10-27T23:50:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T04:50:58","slug":"nelson-arambu-rest-in-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gayliberation.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/25\/nelson-arambu-rest-in-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Arambu: Rest in Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Originally published February 11, 2015<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/57c194ba9b4712be34160a911\/images\/b026f68c-b3fb-4719-8930-c92d339a0186.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Arambu\" width=\"440\" align=\"none\" height=\"248\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Last night we were saddened to hear that LGBT leader Nelson Arambu of Honduras has died. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nelson was an activist for LGBT rights and freedom for his nation&#8217;s 99% in the most difficult of circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Honduras has had by far the world&#8217;s highest murder rate since a U.S.-supported coup d&#8217;etat overthrew their elected government. &nbsp;While Nelson died of&nbsp;brain edema (swelling of the brain), many of his fellow LGBT activists have died in politically motivated murders at the hands of a government and wealthy oligarchy armed by the United States.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Those of you who had the pleasure to attend his meeting last July that the Gay Liberation Network co-hosted with La Voz de los de Abajo and the Chicago Religious Leadership Network will remember Nelson as a sweet, modest man with a first-rate intellect.&nbsp;<\/span>He spoke cogently to a packed house on a wide variety of topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>We will miss you, Nelson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p><strong>Your loss is a huge one for our international LGBT movement, and for the people of Honduras, who have lost so many others already.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can read more about Nelson&#8217;s life and accomplishments in this&nbsp;<em>Washington Blade&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2015\/02\/11\/prominent-honduran-lgbt-rights-advocate-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remembrance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Rest in peace our friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/57c194ba9b4712be34160a911\/images\/86a579ac-d4b6-4f0f-9c7e-2bf4ec6dda4f.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Arambu\" width=\"440\" align=\"none\" height=\"248\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/57c194ba9b4712be34160a911\/images\/960c184c-8c6e-4cbd-8d9b-708863bbe54d.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Arambu\" width=\"440\" align=\"none\" height=\"132\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/57c194ba9b4712be34160a911\/images\/d7eff4c0-3ad1-4583-9e44-59a8a5f40cca.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Arambu\" width=\"440\" align=\"none\" height=\"248\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/57c194ba9b4712be34160a911\/images\/9ecbc92f-f948-45d5-b114-8d9071eab944.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Arambu\" width=\"440\" align=\"none\" height=\"445\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally published February 11, 2015 Last night we were saddened to hear that LGBT leader Nelson Arambu of Honduras has died. &nbsp; 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