ia , ▁the ▁G GB ▁was ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁public ▁service ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Salvador ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Les bian ▁and ▁Gay ▁Association , ▁it ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Les bian ▁and ▁Gay ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission , ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Black ▁and ▁White ▁Men ▁T ogether , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁" t win " ▁of ▁the ▁R FS L ▁of ▁Stockholm . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁He ath ' s ▁National ▁Commission ▁to ▁Control ▁A ID S , ▁and ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁coordin ators ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Association ▁of ▁G ays , ▁Les bi ans ▁and ▁Trans vest ites . ▁The ▁G GB ▁was ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁several ▁groups ▁in ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁hom osex uals ▁in ▁other ▁states ▁of ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁it ▁provides ▁a ▁meeting ▁space ▁for ▁the ▁Les bian ▁Group ▁of ▁Bah ia , ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Trans vest ites ▁of ▁Salvador , ▁and ▁the ▁Anti - A ID S ▁Center ▁of ▁Bah ia , ▁entities ▁which ▁are ▁al lied ▁with ▁yet ▁independent ▁from ▁the ▁G GB . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁G GB ▁promoted