To realize its goal, SMU carries out a variety of activities in the areas of research, prevention, education, psychosocial care, and human rights advocacy.

On the first of November 2005, the NGO Suriname Men United was founded [1] and it was launched on the first of December 2006, World AIDS Day.

For the launching of SMU, the organization received assistance from the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), a regional public health institution based in Port of Spain.

Human rights: In November 2008, a Caribbean telecommunication company organized a free concert with two Jamaican Dancehall artists who are known for their homophobic and discriminatory song lyrics, in which they speak of promoting violence and hate against the MSM community and women.

Based on Article 8(2) of the Surinamese Constitution[citation needed], which prohibits discriminatory treatment on any ground, SMU demanded that the organizers of the concert guarantee that the performances of the two artists would respect the laws of Suriname.

The infomercial activity was funded by the Caribbean Vulnerable Community Coalition and inspired by the successful campaign "We are Jamaicans".

Despite this general acceptance, SMU in its operations does receive some resistance from individuals and organizations based on personal or faith-based beliefs.

[15] In October 2013, a fairly well known religious leader publicly opposed the decision of the Surinamese First Lady to hang out the rainbow flag during the Coming Out Week.

The hanging of the flag was in support of the aim to create a society in which everyone, including LGBT individuals, can live up to their maximum potential.