The journey
of the Let Voice Be Hard (LVBH) began in 2015 as a campaign platform in East
London. Following several incidents of heinous attracts on LGBT campaigners and
eminent blog writers in Bangladesh, people with the heart of empathy and
compassion came together and stood up against the despicable act of killing of
renowned blogger Avijit Roy and voiced their concerns and draw the attention of
world mainstream medias.
In the same
year, several rallies, and marches were organised by LGBT students in London
protesting the attracts on LGBT and other minority groups in Bangladesh and in
South East Asian regions. The first formal meeting was held in June 2016 at the
Whitechapel area of East London in attendance of many Bangladeshi LGBT
refugees, students, and other supporters of freedom of speech.
The need for
a campaign platform to organise mass rallies, campaigns and activities were
felt heavily by the attendees of the meeting and the name “Let Voice Be Heard”
was proposed and accepted by the attendees as a campaign platform.