[7] The study prompted discussions, primarily in Orange Walk Town, which lead to the founding of UNIBAM's predecessor organisation, UNIDAD 96, by Alex Avalos, Fernando Novelo, Caleb Orozco, William Smith, and Jerry Mendoza, 'along with many other nameless colleagues.
[10][note 4] Notably, UNIBAM successfully challenged the long-standing statutory criminalisation of homosexuality in Belize in the 2010–2016 Orozco v Attorney General case.
'[15] The following year, the organisation engaged the support of social activist Abigail McKay, and began Conversations, their hallmark programme, deemed 'a critical component of PETAL's work.
'[16][17][note 6] In 2015, they secured a six-month grant from the United Belize Advocacy Movement, and registered as a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation on 29 December 2015, with a pro tempore board consisting of Simone Hill, Ifáṣínà Efunyemi, Charrice Talbert, and Abigail McKay.
[27] BYEC were registered as a non-governmental organisation in 2013, by fellows and alumni of the Youth Leadership in Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Environment Programme of GOBelize.
[33][31][note 7] BYEC are a youth-led organisation which aim 'to represent the voices and dreams of young Belizeans with a focus on LGBT youth and [their] empowerment.
'[42] Their early activities included social events and trips aimed at fostering a cohesive LGBT community and eroding the aforementioned stereotype.
[42] Notably, Our Circle served as co-chairs of the International Family Equality Day Network from 2015 – March 2018, commemorated the first International Family Equality Day in Belize in May 2017, opened a physical community resource centre in August 2017, and successfully advocated for the inclusion of LGBT-inclusive language in the national census in December 2019.
They were registered as a non-governmental organisation in October 2018, and are engaged in in-person outreach to transgender men and women, especially those involved in sex work in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye.