Research Team


Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights brings together an international, interdisciplinary research team of community partners, academics, community researchers, videographers and students. The Governance structure is composed of an Executive Committee made up by the chairs and co-chairs of five Research Teams: Africa, Canada, Caribbean, India, and Law & Human Rights Mechanisms.


Founder and project lead, Nancy Nicol, is a documentary filmmaker and Visual Arts professor at York University, Toronto. Envisioning is based in a methodology of participatory action research and participatory documentary, dedicated to documenting LGBTIQ histories and advancing societal change.


Envisioning Executive Team
Nancy Nicol (project lead), Douglas Elliott, Erika Gates-Gasse, Richard Lusimbo, Nick Mulé, Kenita Placide, Susan Ursel, Kim Vance, Phyllis Waugh, Charmaine Williams.


AFRICA Research Team: Richard Lusimbo (Chair, SMUG), Eric Gitari (Kenya), Adrian Jjuuko (Uganda), Caroline Kaara (Kenya), Lydia Makoroka (Canada), Jim Muthuri (Kenya), Nancy Nicol (Canada), Brian Nkoyooyo (Uganda), Junic Wokuri (Uganda), Monica Tabengwa (Kenya), Caine Youngman (Botswana).




CANADA Research Team: Nick Mulé (Academic Chair), Erika Gates-Gasse (Community Chair, OCASI), Barry Adam, Carol Chery-James, Ryan Dyck, Lisa Gore-Duplessis, Erin Ewing, Sharalyn Jordan, Gary Kinsman, Grant Lehmann, Becky McFarlane, David Murray, Pride Uganda Alliance International representative, Rohan Sajnani, Ramraajh Sharvendiran, Anna Travers, Phyllis Waugh, Melissa White, Davidson William, Paulina Wyrzyowski.




CARIBBEAN Research Team: Charmaine Williams (Academic Chair, Canada), Kenita Placide (Community Chair, United and Strong St. Lucia), Montgomry Danton (St. Lucia), Maria Fontenelle (St. Lucia), Jermaine Grant (Guyana), Namela Baynes Henry (Guyana), Gareth Henry (Canada), Dane Lewis (Jamaica), Avellina Stacy Nelson (St. Lucia), Nancy Nicol (Canada), Latoya Nugent (Jamaica), Caleb Orozco (Belize), Marlon Thompson (Jamaica), Maurice Tomlinson (Jamaica), Kendale Trapp (Belize), Ulelli Verbeke (Guyana), Amar Wahab (Canada), Brian-Paul Welsh (Jamaica), Karlene Williams Clark (Canada).


Caribbean Partners: J-FLAG (Jamaica); United and Strong (St. Lucia); United Belize Advocacy Movement (Belize); Society Against Sexual Discrimination, (Guyana).


INDIA Research Team: Nancy Nicol (Chair): Naisargi Dave, Enakshi Dua, Phyllis Waugh (Canada).


Indian Partners: Naz Foundation India Trust (India); Naz Foundation International in conjunction with the Maan Foundation (India); Sangini India Trust (India); Alliance For South Asian AIDS Prevention (Canada).


LAW & HUMAN RIGHTS Research Team: Douglas Elliott (Co-Chair), Kim Vance (Co-Chair). AFRICA CAUCUS: Susan Ursel (Chair, Canada), Eric Gitari (Kenya), Adrian Jjuuko (Uganda), Monica Mbaru (Kenya), Daniel Sheppard (Canada), Monica Tabengwa (Kenya). CARIBBEAN CAUCUS: Douglas Elliott (Canada), Maurice Tomlinson (Jamaica). INDIA CAUCUS: Andrew Pinto, Atulya Sharman (Canada). HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS CAUCUS: Nick Mulé, Kim Vance (Canada).






We wish to acknowledge the contributions of former Envisioning members:

Aditya Bondyopadhyay, Kyle Scanlon, El-Farouk Khaki, Janet Rowe, Hurly Meraveles, Immah Reid, Kat Dearham, Robert Lidstone, Junior Molefe, Shivananda Khan, Gurbeen Bhasin (former project administrator), Tuna Mabuza, Pam Shime, Jennifer Hyndman.