Guyana Rainbow Foundation (GuyBow) is the premiere LBQ women’s organization in Guyana, representing the interest of lesbian, bisexual and queer women, through services, capacity building and an exclusive safe space. Guybow started in the latter part of 1999, with an informal gathering of persons who shared similar interests of advancing the cause of all LGBTQ persons in Guyana and was formalized in December 2000. In June, 2012, through a network of LBQ women, the organization shifted its focus towards empowering women by providing activities, programs and services designed for enhancing and sustaining their health and wellbeing.
GuyBow is currently a network of local LBQ women across the ten administrative regions of Guyana dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbian, bisexual and queer women and their liberation from all forms of discrimination. GuyBow is committed to working with all local, national and international agencies to strengthen the human rights advocacy and to secure equal opportunities for all LBQ Guyanese while advocating on behalf of people who experience discrimination or abuse on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Specifically, GuyBow provides avenues for its constituencies to increase their means of sustainability and improve their prospects of employability. This is achieved through engaging in skills building programs and diversity education initiatives with the private sector and their employees with the aim of creating a more LGBTI inclusive work environment.